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i am working on my lessons.i am upto lesson 1. i completed the orientation and the overview which were lessons in themselves . can i just say that every time i get to the action items i get anxious. amazingly trippy. i wish i could devote more time (not complaining or making excuses) to making progress however right now i am working full-time(84 hours a week and on call nights) for my 1 year old L.O.L.. i am giving all nap times to making progress with my exciting and scary rei business building adventure. so for now my pace is turtle-like but i feel fantastic to be in the game at all. attending the academy alone has given me such a boost. i'm feeling like king kong one minute then i have to do some action items and POOF i'm minnie mouse L.O.L.
ahhh...the joy is in the journey not the destination. Do i want to be a r.e. millionaire? ABSOLUTELY!!! but i want to enjoy,love,appreciate every step of the way.
CYNTHIA
DG familia
well, it's magnificent monday after a super socialite weekend... it was an awesomely fun v-day weekend. and now back to making progress with rei...
i am happy to report i started another lesson today...
i checked my e-mails and listened to dean's blog.
i am loving life! i am loving being in the rei game!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG familia
i'm fried but i completed the lesson i started today... what makes that special is that i kept my word to my academy partner. accountability is a powerful driver.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
p.s. have i told u lately that i love u?
DG familia
today, i had to call the 'hotline' to get de-jumbled...i had taken in so much info that i didn't know which way was up! of course they were amazing and set me straight...now i have to make an offer...pretty scary stuff, my insides r screaming red alert!!! danger will robinson!!! LOL
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
p.s. do i even know how to make an offer? there go those growing pains again...oh well, the ugly duckling became a swan...i think?
DG family
gabriella and i have been sick so getting on to journal has taken a few days.
meanwhile back @ the ranch... i spoke to an advisor... and got some great direction and clarity. i also asked my realtor to research a prop. and get some comps. i watched dean's new show and ordered dean's new book. i selected my biz cards and a new cell too. i also read some awesome posts on b-dogging and shortsales. i'm feeling enthusiastic about my on going growth. change within is going from fear to confidence and security and i can sense that that is my direction...change is taking place, the roots r taking hold... i'm a comin' along
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Great posts.
Look at you on page 3 of your Journal already!
Angela
hi angela
yep... look @ me in my big people shoes... LOL
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
p.s. and i love my brownie points too!
DG family
this journal should be called confessions of an re wanna be...i'm feeling mean jo green and frustrated...being sick stinks...and i lost mo...momentum
ok...that's just called so what...quit whining and get back to work!!!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Cynthia, sure hope you get to feeling better...
Remember, steadily moving ahead (even if slow at times). no such thing as stop.
God bless,
Rina
"Obstacles can slow you down, but they can only stop you with your permission." Dean Graziosi (BARM pg 101)
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
For a little about me, welcome to the site, and a few tips for new DG family members, click on this link: http://www.deangraziosi.com/user/3249
where have u been all my life? u always have great timing... your like the DG fairy godmother of encouragement...i feel embarrassed sometimes i forget people r actually reading my griping sessions. just for the record i am mostly optimistic.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
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i am hiding out in the office(desk in 2nd bdrm)from gabriella or she won't stay with the baby sitter. it takes 007 kinda stuff to play in the re game in this household! LOL
meanwhile, i spoke to my agent,set up an appt. to go see a house i intend to put an offer on...it's my first God so be gentle with me... i know that it takes 25 to get 1 but the 1st is making me sweat. it's just for practice it's not even for keeps bcz i'll be doing assignments to start. oh, tonight i'll be going over some comps with her.
this game is fun(and scary) but so r rollercoasters!!!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
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today i'm going to look @ a property and i am sooo looking forward
to it...it's like i'm a kid going on a field trip. i checked out the comps
and when gabriella goes down for her nap i will do the fmv formula that i got from my coaching. i've come to realize that i get very anxious as if i'm going for a test and i'm not really prepped...and i'll fail. i blame school for that...test taking was torture. can i get a hoorah?
on a totally different note...nothing to do with rei...i went bowling and
beat my beau and son with a comeback score of 170...don't mess with the mama!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Cynthia. You are making great progress. keep going.
I have to laugh sometimes when i read your posts.
Remember , The only thing anyone can do is say no to you. So don't be nervous im sure you heard those words before
Think of it this way, You are already wealthy and have nothing to loose.so there is nothing to be worried about. have fun with it. make your offer after seeing the house. They may say ok or that they need to think about it or no.Eitherway you gain experience and cofidence for the next one.
good luck.
Richie.
hi richie
happy to hear from u... i went to check out the house that is as
ugly as it gets...but the location & schools r great. it's old and needs
an overhaul...can anybody say REHAB? so i'm stumped...tomorrow i'm calling
coaching and i'll take it from there. the house belongs to my friend and i
really want to help him avoid the 4closure but i have to say that i am sooo
speechless...not like me, in case u haven't noticed.
meantime, what do u have going on?
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
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ok people, i did it , i met with a realtor and in true confessions of a wanna be rei style, let me tell ya, i sat in her car thinking... this is soooo awkward...u know those silent moments that r like forever although it's only a few minutes. ugh!
now about the house... anybody know the show extreme home makeover...well
this house would be a great candidate.
i'm not in the position to buy and rehab it myself...i'm in the 'have to do assignments of contracts' boat but this ugly house has potential to make a serious rehabber some dough. of course @ the right price. i'm rackin' my brain. ok, down girl, stop rackin' and tomorrow you'll
talk to coaching and figure something out.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Hey Cynthia it looks like your making great progress. What lesson are you on now? I love reading you journal. It seems like you really have your hands full, but you don't let it stop you. You're a great inspiration to many of us. Keep up the good work.
hi josh
thanks for taking the time to give me a pat on the back...
i'm out of order with my lessons but i've covered...5 of them...
r u in school too?
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Yeah I got my course list Tuesday. I've done 2 of them so far. I'll be doing more this weekend.
hi again
good for you...how r u feeling so far? it's been a trippy emotional journey for me but well worth it!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
wow! it's hard to believe it's march already...
and i haven't journaled since thursday. well, here i am
and i have to tell u that right now i'm letting gabriella make a mess just so i could make an entry...i'm sure it's not gonna be pretty. i don't even want to look. ok, i looked it wasn't so bad.
back to rei...i had a potential buyer on the beat up prop but it's a no go...
i have to decide whether or not to put in an offer or let it go bcz it's in such bad shape and soooo old. one of my thoughts was to call on a builder friend and ask him to take a look...the truth is i'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet...and although this prop has so much of my attention, it's really working my noggin.
i'm also reading dean's new book which is amazing and refreshing and exciting!!!
gotta go...baby's yelling
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
Great idea to get your builder friend to take a look at the property. Don't throw in the towel until you have his input. I am so impressed that you are doing as much as you are with baby in tow!
My babies are 14 and 18 and are supporting me with my efforts and I know that Gabriella will appreciate all of your efforts here when she gets older! Imagine how much fun she will have reading the posts of you filling in your online journal with her yelling in the background! 
Angela
hi angela
i am always so grateful to hear from a friendly encouraging DG family member...
thank u dearly. i have to say that i am feeling more scrabbled than ever...
it's been hard for me to not get side tracked and progress is hard to come by...
as i'm reading deans book i am hoping to gain some clarity again.
how r u doing?
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
i am feeling without direction...i just have to re-group...don't mind me..
we'll talk later...
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
ok, so i'm feeling like a compass that's out of whack...big deal.
i'm not the first and i won't be the last. i understand more todya about rei than ever b4 and i will always be learning. i'm just alittle frustrated that i haven't put together a deal yet. there goes that impatient thing again argh!
meanwhile, i called the hotline to get some clarity on lease options...got it.
i am half-way thru dean's new book...supercool! and although i am overwhelmed with all the info and feel lik a bad student for not doing all of my action items(confession), ihave been doing the lessons. i also went on multiple sites to establish a FMV on the property i looked @...that's homework. i still need to get an estimate on the work it needs. once the research is complete, i'll make an offer and look for someone to assign it to or a money patrner to rehab it with. gotta go...u know who is calling.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
p.s. my thinking problem is being corrected...confidence is on the rise!
DG family
i am feeling the vibe...today i did the formula for finding fmv and it was
like i won a gold medal @ the olympics!!! hooray for me!!! so now i am closer to making an offer on this prop. but it's not only that it's also that it making sense to me reduces fear which increases desire, inspiration and action...loving it. now i have to get an estimate on repairs. i wonder if i need to do that b4 making an offer...i don't think so but i am not secure enough to jump just yet...almost.
did i mention i am 1/2 way through dean's new book...u better get it! u don't know what ur missing.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
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i feel so exhilirated... this prop has definitely gotten me out of my comfort zone. i finished running the numbers and they show a great profit if the bank accepts the offer. it will also be an awesome project to work on.
i priced the cost of an automated number yesterday and it's affordable.
i plan on implementing dean's recipe from his new book so i needed the info.
boy, it feels good to see the big picture. i was feeling lost bcz without a vision people perish, duh.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
i called a contractor and scheduled a time to go to the house to get an estimate on repairs. i also called the S.W.A.T. team (advisors) who suggested i take pictures too. i want to make a strong case for my low offer. more than ever b4 i am so in touch with the fact that there is a person with a story behind every house. this house belongs to a friend and i think that is driving me to keep going onto unchartered waters.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
hi all...today, i went with a contractor to the beat up house. it was fun.
i had fun looking @ this house and seeing what it could be. in a few days i'll have the estimate. i need to take pics but forgot my camera. bottom line is it needs a major overhaul. whatever comes of this process i got out there and followed through. that in and of itself has been a great experience.
my contractor is awesome and he mentioned that he knows someone who is looking for a house to buy and fix up to then rent out. this person has some money to p[lay with. the plot continues. oh and over the weekend, my friends daughter mention that her and her beau want to find a 2 family killer deal.
what i am learning makes me just the person to find it for them. this is so awesome. seek and ye shall find. wow!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
while i was out yesterday, we stopped @ the gas station. the repairman used to work on my old car so he came over to say hello. well, i was inspired to tell him about my IEE program and how i would like to reach out to the latin community with it. he asked for my biz card and proceeded to tell me he rents. he also said that he would like to have his daughter and son prepped to buy their homes. great! i took his number and said i'd be in touch.
that was my study group dry run and what a great response. ok, confession time... i don't even have my biz cards yet. i know i'm building something. i feel like an artist... i don't know what the masterpiece looks like yet but i know it's a beautiful work of art.
i also want to share that i have 2 agents and a contractor so far on my team.
i know i mentioned the agents b4 but it feels good to say.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
i have a p.s. ... i also spoke to loan officer for my future IEE clients...
just thought i'd mention that.
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
DG family
well... i got the call from the contractor today.
he said it would cost 72000 to rehab the house...yes i was sitting down.
aside from that...i'm just about wrapped up with my studies for now...
i just have to become familiar with the docs needed for the strategies i'm going to use and then it's time to roll. feelin' groovy!
here's to living the dream!
cynthia
oops...i just realized i put the wrong month on my last 2 entries...
goofball...i almost freaked out about being away for so long...phew!