For this deal journal I talked to my friend William who just got a rental property under contract. He talks about the process of finding the deal, some of the hitches he's already running into, and he talks about the attitude necessary to keep going.

PS. You'll notice I mentioned editing bloopers out, but the bloopers still show up in the episode. Anchor is a wonderful podcasting tools, but it's challenging when you want to cut out bits of audio. So the bloopers stay.

(EXPLICIT) After ranting a bit about the necessity of risk in our lives (in Episode 7, Risky F***ing Business), here's an interview with a man who is comfortable with more risk in his art and faith than most other people.

Hear Joe on: The Joe Long Show, and Love > Poverty.

What my day-to-day life looks like. How I'm pursuing my goal of getting a property under contract by Christmas day.

Generosity is the foundation of success. I'm betting on it.

How I found, negotiated, and closed my very first real estate wholesale deal.

The past 3 years have shown us how potent community, family and relationships are. Those are 3 words that are in danger of becoming inflated buzzwords, but when you experience each one through real struggles, their power is immeasurable.

How do you avoid risk? When is an investment too risky? Is there such thing as a safe investment?

Setting a goal is the glue that holds your passion to the fulfillment of your purpose... What? Speak it out. Then watch it manifest.

Asking "why" seems ridiculous. Until you're left with anxiety, worried about the risk you just took, wondering if you made the right move. That's when "why" proves powerful. So here's my "why."

There aren't any ethical "get rich quick" schemes, but there are strategies to build wealth quicker than most people realize is possible. What's step 1, 2 , 3 and 4?