Tracy Lynn's Journal - As transparent as it gets.

Hi Tracy, WELCOME to the DG family. Hope you are feeling much better now. I see you are in step 24 of your goal list, but you may be surprised that some step may rotate and work in your favor. It is good to revisit some of those steps overtime. It is always good to see action being taken if at times it is just visiting the site or re-reading the books. I wish you everything you wish yourself and more. God Bless.

Sandra

So today was a half waste day.

Its about 1am here so im really tired. Got up this morning with the intent of getting an early start on making some flyers and sending out emails to find a realtor and broker...

Long story short, Justin got upset. I guess he talked to his aunt little miss "super realtor" (you can bet i rolled my eyes as i typed that) and I dont know what she said to him but he told me I need to stop wasting my time because im never going to get anywhere with it, its a scam, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Well the whole time he's going on and on, i was tabbing pages in the book. He said if I didnt stop he was going to "throw the thing out in the rain and mud"

I left the house. Went out for a drive. showed up to work about 3 hours early, sat in the parking lot in the back and had myself a good little cry. yaay me.

good news: made a little money to put towards the success academy.

Well, I'll try again tomorrow to do what I wanted to get accomplished this morning. Hopefully it goes better.

Tracy:

Don't look back...only forward! There are "dream killers" everywhere.

You can eat an elephant a bite at a time. The DG family will keep you inspired!

Best regards,

Buddy

I feel like I've come to a dead end. I dont know. I feel like im going about this all wrong. I would wake up every morning excited to get on the site and learn new ways to get started with REI and just be happy bout it. My mom has been really mean to me lately.. Saying Im useless and all I do is waste my time on the computer and that I wasted my money getting the internet because this isnt worth it. Not just her either, theres her husband, justin, my friends, my co workers and the random people that I try telling about REI.

I still believe in Deans strategies. I still want to be a REI. I just... I dont know. I feel like I cant get started on my own. So, I guess what Im saying is that im probably just going to wait to start doing anything until I can afford the coaching.

Dont get me wrong, this site is great. You are all so nice and so supportive. I just so bombarded here at "home".... this isnt home, its... well, nevermind. Point is no matter how hard i try i still am so insecure about it all.

Maybe I am just better off living in that 30 foot piece of tin fifth wheel trailer in the back of justins dads junk yard. I really hate that thing. Its horrible, but living here isnt happy. its not fun. its not nice. its depressing. my routine is work, home, cry, sleep--repeat. Same useless stuff.

I wish I could just set up a camera and record all the crap that goes on in my life. Get some opinions and find out if its just me thats to blame. I dont know. I really dont. Well, back to my useless crying.

Hey Tracy!!

Ok, I need to say something, and please remember this is becuase I care for you. You are very much like myself, always doubting, continuingly worrying, etc.

STOP!

I have to make a concerted effor every day to put on a happy face, positive attitude, etc. and it is extremely dificult, but I truly believe you have to do this in order to attract that positive energy back towards yourself. Unfortunately, if all you can do is ponder the "negative" side of things, it seems, at least for me, to "cling" on and never let loose. You really are so much like myself, it is amazing, but I'm learning to keep the negative feeling somewhat contained and put a positive spin on how I talk, act, react, ya know!

I hate to hear you say to have a camera and record all the crap in your life... We all have that crap in some way or another... We really do! I promise, it's not just you! lol Unfortunately, life is definately not fair, and in my line of work, I see so many people take advantage of the system and seemingly never suffer the consequences. But they will get theirs! Your a sweet, passionate, beautiful woman and I just want to look forward to hearing from you on a more positive note, that's all, becuase the drama and worry and "why me" mentality isn't going to change it. I learned, or should I say learning, that feeling that way and expressing yourself in that way just tends to make it worse. So, I'm hoping you understand where I'm coming from and don't hate me forever, ok? Don't worry about how fast or slow this REI stuff comes along... Like I said before, it may be a week for you and a year long process for me, but let the process run it's course whatever it is.

You have a passion, drive & determination that is impecable so you will find success. I truly believe that. Just take it as it comes and roll with the punches as well as you can!

I believe in you, I'm sure many others on this site believe in you, so the key is making sure "YOU" believe in you. The law of attraction really seems to work, no matter how crazy it seems, so believe, believe, believe!!

God Bless Ya!

Robert, thank you for your concern. I truly, sincerely appreciate your support and faith in me. I'd like to think that your life is perfect or at least close to. You're smart, have a beautiful family, a respectable job... everything is in place. So it might sound weird but strangely its comforting to hear you say we're alike. Makes me feel like there might be hope. I dont know if any of this is making sense.. It sounds right in my head but when I type it out it just seems silly.

I know I have only been at this for about two weeks or so, but like i said, I was so excited getting online to see what I could learn next. I wanted so bad to get on that first deal. Now just like in the movies, as I reach out to open the door, it just gets further and further away.. or is that farther.. I have no idea. Point is, I feel like maybe being stuck in this situation combined with everyone elses uncanny drive to see me fail made me overload myself with what I needed to get done.. Like I made things more difficult than they needed to be. I felt like I needed to get it done in that same day it crossed my mind.

Again, not knowing if anything makes sense once I type it out.

The past couple of days I have just sat around depressing myself. I know its my fault. I know Im the only one who can change my life and that nothing changes if nothing changes. Change is good but its hard to do. At least its feeling that way. i dont know.. i dont i dont i dont.. I just dont know.

On my homepage I have my 'favorite links' all listed and one of them is my county homepage.. I saw.. or seen.. once again, i dont know which is appropriate but point is something caught my eye.

Apparently home foreclosure filings increased in August. there was 207 home foreclosures in aug. which was 80 more than july.. I suppose thats a good thing for me as a prospective investor? Once again, I dont know.

One thing i do know, Im not going to get anywhere or change anything doing nothing... but its 1am again.. sleep sounds nice right about now.

Nighty night.

I dont want to come across as little miss giving up.

IM NOT.

Im just disappointed. Upset that I was sooo very excited about it all. I wanted to tell everyone, then I was shot down. Insulted. My feelings got hurt and then my friends and family just shut me out. I hear them saying things about me and its not nice. I mean, these are my friends and family.. Its not nice. Not nice at all and most definitely not motivating or uplifting in any way.

Rina told me that even if I cant get the coaching right away that its okay because I have this site. I still believe that. Its just that the coaching seems like it would be soo very perfect. Im still saving for it. I have $218 to put towards it and this week I only need to make money for three more bills. all the rest of this month will go to the success academy fund. and then its success all the way for me I hope.

Okay. sleepy time.

Hey girl.... I'm glad your back... Just keep coming back, that is for sure!

Thank you so much for the kind words about myself, my family, job, etc. But I have to emphasize this. Yes, I truly feel blessed with having triplet girls and another 8 year old little girl!!! I really do. But, I think God is really setting me up for something big, becuase boy has he tested me and continues to do so. With out a doubt, these past 2 years have been by far the toughest of my life, but for some reason God needs me to experience this for some reason... When I want to give up, I just take consolence that he has a plan for me, in some way or another, but not without difficulty.

So, I'm far from perfect... Big Time. Send me a PM with your phone number and we can definately talk, OK.

I'm also glad to see you starting to settle into this REI thing. Despite all the energy and lerning you put into it; when it all comes down to it, sometimes it's just a huge chunck of luck! SERIOUSLY!!!! But as you believe more and more that you will get luckier and find more and more successful deals, ultimately they will start falling in your lap. Take Rina for example... She is at a point of no return right now, becuase even if she tried to stop, so many things fall into her lap so to speak, that it would be virtually impossible for her to not keep going. I know she did not start that way!!

Get some good rest and take consolence that many of us out here in DG land are rooting for you, praying for you, and most definately supporting you! Who else do you need, right?? lol

Thanks for not hating on me for my last post... Like I said, I just want to see / hear about you simply putting a smile on your face and simply taking each day one day at a time! Beleive it will happen long enough and someday it will. The key word is someday and the question is can you remain positive until that day and hold onto it... Most don't, that's why most aren't that successful, so you have to hold on. You got to hold on, ok!!!!

I hope you have a better Wednesday, ok!

Take care and God Bless!

I can really relate in many ways to your story Tracy Lynn...
All I can say is that it's true about keeping positive (even when it seems impossible) I feel like I often have to search pretty darn hard for things to validate what I'm trying to accomplish here, but you know what...I CAN always seem to find those things if I look hard enough.

Example... I had a kind of rough weekend with my husband. Turns out I was pushing him too hard about jumping onto the REi bandwagon with me and he was starting to resent it. We kind of got into an argument and I thought "Well I'm on my own..." Then when I stepped back to reflect on my role in our disagreement I could see where I was literally cramming it down his throat and nobody likes that so I knew I needed to back off some and what do you know that when I did several days later he came to me and started listing off his goals for the week and one was to read a couple of chapters of Dean's book and another was to write a letter to a developer in our subdivision who's started a new phase of over 100 homes that my husband is going to try and see if he could help do the engineering work on. (He's a civil engineer and land developer) So, I've learned that when what I'm doing isn't working, it's really helpful for me to take a close look at what I've been doing and to see if I can figure out how to shift a little in order to achieve better results.

Keep your head up and make sure to check into this site EVERY day to get the little shot in the arm of positive motivation that we ALL need to keep heading towards our goals.

I haven't "made it yet" but I know I will and I know you will too!!

Take care,
Suzi : )

I wish I was better at with words and knew the right thing to say. It's been said before in one way or another on other posts but I'll repeat it. Don't let others take your dream(s) away!!

You are an intellegent, kind and caring person. You deserve to be successful and happy and you have what it takes. When people say mean, cruel and negative things they honestly don't know any better (if people knew better they would be better.) This doesn't make it right or easy by any means.

Please know that you have the support of me your DG family. If the going gets tough please feel free to PM me.

Here are 2 quotes that I like that I hope are helpful to you during difficult and stressful times:

I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that will not work. Failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success. ~Thomas Alva Edison~

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. ~The Dalai Lama~

Lea
SPR Property Solutions, LLC

Thank you all so much for your posts of encouragement. I truly appreciate every word.

I havent posted anything for a few days now but I was kinda just taking a break from myself. I pretty much just worked worked worked the days away.

Great news, my cousin just got engaged and asked me to be the maid of honor. I love my cousin to pieces as she does me. We are more like sisters. She is one month and one day older than me and we pretty much grew up and raised eachother. Her fiance is a great man. I couldnt be happier for them.

Im going to try and get back in the groove of things again. Im going to need to have my own place before christmas. Im not going to go another year without a tree!!

Also, her wedding is in April (i've been engaged since april of 07.. yeah. whatever) and its going to be in Cali so I have a lot of planning to do, money to save up and I cant do that with my lovely job at Olive Garden so I really have to make this REI thing work!

Today Im going to go to chapparal. Its a small little town a good ways out but along the way Im sure to spot some neighborhoods that have that sign of hope in the front yard. Maybe I'll even find some in Chapparal.

So, once again, cross your fingers and wish me luck.

Hello Thrcy,
I wish I had half your passion and drive. We all have to struggle with things in life, if its not one thing its another. lol sometimes I have to wonder where Im at. I read your journal today and you are doing all the right things. Please dont give up your dreams in REI. I am a newbie too hon. I think we joined up about the same time lol. You have done way more than me and your focus and the steps you have taken are just awsome. I must say I wasnt comfortable reading your journal at first but the more I read well as someone just starting out its just that good. You have detailed everything your doing and thats just so helpful to all of us starting out. We all have our ups and downsides here. These are hard times sure lol Im old and you have it all in front. lol sometimes I dont even know if I will beable to feed myself month to month but that is something that motivates me to try harder. lol failure is not an option. You are going to run into people that are going to say things that will bring you down. ok fine after you get done feeling bad get up and show them just how wrong they are. I dont know why people are that way they just are. Some of the people that I thought would support me the most were the most negative lol go figure. Im broke and my credit score is way down, debt to income and my credit cards are maxed lol. When I told those people that know my financial situation that I had signed up for the success academy omg they though I had gone over the hill. lol and I guess it didnt help that I just stood there and laughed. They ask me all the time now if I have made my millions yet. lol havent made a penny (yet). But I aint giving up! Im working on doing assigns and bird dogging. I called all the "we buy houses" ads I could fined and out of all of them I found one investor that said yes. Hon it just takes one to get you going! I put out ads on the internet asking for investors. I got an email from one refering me to a web site called http://****. Its a free website for investors nation wide and its a resorse to other buyers in your area. I hope you dont give into all the negative things going on in your life. Its easy to do. But if you quit I have to tell you we, the DG family will lose a very good resorse in you. From reading your journal I gather more strength to move forward and to overcome my negatives. You have given me insite in steps I can take that will move me closer to my goals. THANK YOU SO MUCH for what you have given so freely, so openly, and honestly. You are helping others. YOU GO GIRL!

Was happy to see your post and glad to hear about your cousin. I wish you the best finding your new place and having your Christmas tree this year. How exciting!

Looking forward to hearing about what you find along the way to Chaparal. I'm keeping good thoughts for you.

Lea
SPR Property Solutions, LLC

First of all, thank you Kenneth and Lea. Its always good to know that someone else is out there reading and actually cares. Thank you for your comments, I truly appreciate every word.

I am sooooo very sick of this place. I cant take anymore. I know I need to get out and off into my own place. I wont live in that fifth wheel trailer again and I cant take it here anymore.

With that said, I have posted a forum. I am going to buy a house. for me. I guess im going to need a loan or something and well, I posted the forum here's the link http://www.deangraziosi.com/real-estate-forums/buying-foreclosures-reos-...

If you would please post some advice I'd really reallyyyy love to hear it. I have no idea what im getting myself into I just know what i need to get myself out of.

Please help.

thank you all once again.

With more questions of course..

Again, I could really use any help you may be able to offer.

Thanks a mil. You guys are the best.

I love it! I love your 53 steps, or Dean's steps...that you wrote out. That is great news! I have been skimming your journal as I just stumbled across it and I wish I could just download it all instantly to my brain. I'll have to go back and re-read some.

Hang in there! You are DOING GREAT!!! And inspiring me

Don't worry about #23. She will hear about you a year from now and wonder why she didn't work with you! Don't let her steal your dreams! Keep on it! You will find a great fit with an agent...just think "NEXT"....it make take several to find the diamond, but you will find it! The timing will fall into place when it is right...stay at it!

Keep us posted!
Cheers to your success!!
Louisa

Tracy Ann,

I am a newbie here my self, and I just sat here and and read your journal. You are an inspiration to me. Congradulations on the steps that you have accomplished. Keep up the good work. I want to leave you with something I learned in college.

"If you plan to fail, you fail to plan" I did this for years, until now!!!

I think it is wonderful that you are not planning to fail, and not failing to plan, you are planning without the option of failing because your doing something everyday to accomplish your goals. Thanks for the inspiration.

Yasiah

Thank you all so much for all the GREAT advice! I wasnt expecting such a huge response but I greatly appreciate every word! Your help is incredible to me.

I went for a small drive today but didnt find any places for sale that I liked. I havent found a single house for rent either, but im more interested in buying anyhow.

I looked at the HUD website and found some homes in El Paso that are owned by HUD. Im still lost about the whole process. I have no idea what im doing. Im worried that using a realtor will only increase costs. I read this on the HUD page:

"HUD is offering a $100 Down Payment Initiative. The $100 down payment is for owner occupants purchasing a HUD Home with FHA financing, with full price or higher offers. This incentive is also available to owner occupant purchasers who obtain a FHA Home Repair loan (203K) with a full price offer or higher. If the purchase price is greater than the appraised value, the purchaser must pay the difference between the FHA appraised value and the purchase price in addition to the $100 down payment. It`s a great time to Purchase a HUD Home with FHA financing."

So if I finance with FHA (which I just learned is Federal Housing Administration) well.. I have no idea what that paragraph means. I feel so stupid when it comes to this stuff. Thats why I didnt want to start without Deans Coaching program. Boy are they going to think im about as smart as a rock with all the questions I have.

Basically I found a couple of houses owned by HUD that I might be able to afford. I got my credit report but im still iffy bout spending the teeny bit extra for my score. Im REALLY tight on funds. But the houses I found.. the pics are not glamorous. Holes in the walls. horrid roofs. Nasty bathrooms. yick. I dont know if I can do this anymore. I think I didnt know what I was getting myself into.

I know its about buying a house and theres a lot of steps to it. I just for some reason thought there would be a "buy a house wizard" I could click on and viola! Ha. Funny right? Maybe not.

If I get a loan from these FHA people, how would I go about doing that?
I looked it up but to me it seems like maybe I have to go through someone else to get a loan from them? I thought there might be a FHA website but I couldnt find one. I guess I'd like to know how much money I can get approved for as a home loan before I start looking at prices because I dont know if i'll even qualify.

I went to my bank this morning and asked about getting the FHA loan. They looked at me like I was crazy or speaking a different language. She said she had never heard of it before then after speaking with someone else she said that the government doesnt do that anymore. I left there assuming that they didnt know anymore than me and/or just didnt want to do the work and help me out.

After the bank this morning I was driving to look at a house that I found on craigslist. The one that was take over payments for 32k--HORRID!!! there was black some kind of stuff all over the walls. The ceiling was uneven and there was no toilet! the faucets were all missing too. There was no carpet and some nails sticking out of random parts of the house. Windows were like brand new but the rest of the house was falling down and rotting around them. I couldnt have gotten out of there any faster than I did.

Good news:
Though Im still interested in the HUD homes because of the $100 down deal and the FHA loan being easier to get, I have another option.

My fiance's father is giving us some land. He was renting the land out to a couple but they have moved so the lot is vacant. Its two acres of land but only one acre is flat and fenced in. He is giving half of the fenced in acre to us and the other half to his other son (who lives in Dallas). All the hook ups for water and cable are already in place so this is all good news.

Now, I cant very well roll out a sleeping bag and live in the dirt out there. So obviously im going to have to get a mobile home if we are going to live there. After looking at the house of doom, I was hesitant about going to look at the mobile homes. I was thinking they were going to be small, cramped up and poorly set up.

But I found a place that sold mobile homes and the couple that runs the place was very nice. They gave me a key that could unlock all the homes and said I could go look around and gave me a map of the yard that listed the info on all the homes.

Some were new some repo's. They said Century 21 takes the repos and repaints recarpets.. well, just redoes everything to the homes. They all looked like new and were actually quite nice. Plus I am in no position to be picky.

One that I liked was brand new but it was 98k. Another I liked was a repo but really really nice and it was 68k. I told my Fiance and he said they were way to expensive but im going to take him to look anyway. We are going to go again on Saturday.

Now I was wondering...

I know a lot of people dont like to work with mobile homes but, does anyone know of a way to talk down the cost of one? The brand new one has been out there for 6 months.

Its just going to be something for us to live in until I can really get going and get good at being an investor. So I dont want to spend too much but I dont want trash either because Im thinkin of renting it out once we find another place to live. I dont want to rent out garbage let alone live in it.

Hey girl.... Sounds like things are going so much better. I'm very proud of you as I think most of the other DG members are as well... I never got a PM from you so definately send me one and give me your number so I can give you a call. I think after I speak with you, I could hopefully make you feel much better....

I hope you take advantage of the offer!

Thanks,

I went to look at the mobile homes again today and I took Justin with me.

I didnt have to work today so I was able to dedicate the day to figuring out what we were going to do as far as living.

The situation is that we have to until the Nov. 5th to vacate this house. So, we have to find another place to live and fast. I really really really really really REALLY do not want to go back to the fifth wheel trailer. Its HORRID! I will post a pic of it sometime so you all can see im not making it up.

Justins father is giving us that land and it already has all the connections we need to set a mobile home on it.

We spent all day looking at some used ones and the lady showing us the homes made it clear that its better to buy a new one because its warranteed and comes with all appliances, transport, set up, and all that good stuff.

I absolutely love one home and it doesnt even look like a mobile home! I never thought mobile homes could look like this. I'll post pics. keep in mind, this whole thing is completely new to me.

The home I picked is actually the least expensive of them all. But is still really expensive to me. . . . Its 110k. How in the world am I going to afford this, I have no idea. . . I'm going to see if I can find the FHA website and see if i can apply for a loan for the mobile home... I hope that works. I really really do.

PS:
Robert, I will send you a PM. Sorry, I've just been really preoccupied lately. whew.

I said I was going to post a pic... well I cant figure out how to do it..

Tracy, you have what it takes to achieve your dreams in real estate. Do not think for once that the road to success is easy, if it was so everyone would have succeeded by now. A career in real estate is for those who could accept the lows and rejoice/triumph in successes. If you say one more time, "I think I didn't know what I was getting myself into," I would scream. You know what you were getting yourself into, and you know that you have to begin thinking about you for once in your life. Leave the past in the past and now move forward. There is a brighter future on the horizon waiting for you to enjoy, reach out and take what is yours. We love you dearly and look forward to your first deal in the next few days. God Bless.

Sandra

You couldnt be more right and I know that its going to be hard.. well its been very hard for me ever since I ordered the book. I find myself at a dead end every day. I sit in front of my computer crying and rummaging through all kinds of government help sites for assistance with buying houses and im on this site reading post after post and bookmarking everything and re-reading them and taking notes but I just keep coming to that wall where I look around and I feel like im still right where I started. So today I made a list of everything i've accomplished. As Dean would call a "plateau of success". And its actually a pretty lengthy list. So Everyday i suppose im getting that much closer to my ultimate goal of successful investing.

My time is running short though. We have to move out of here by Nov. 5th. I have absolutely nowhere else to move other than the fifth wheel trailer that my fiance and I use to live. The difference now is that there isnt anything hooked up to it. No electricity, no water, no power at all. Its located my fiance's fathers company construction yard that has recently closed down. so everything has been disconnected. I just cant live there again especially without power. Its about 25-30ft long and now there is a broken window in it from the hail storm. there might even be some leaks in it from the same storm but im not sure. Also if we move back into it, there's nowhere for my computer or internet to be connected so I wont be able to get on this site

What would I do without you guys!?!?!

I have been looking for a mobile home to set up on the land that justins dad has given us because he said he will only sign it over if we can show him that we really want it by buying a home to set up out there.

Obviously I cant afford it on my own. Justin is still looking for work. So im the only one with income. I have also been looking to get a second job. Its time for the holidays so I should be able to get a job at this place Cattlemans Steakhouse in Fabens. Its about a 45 minute drive into the desert but I have an interview on wednesday at 6.

I just sat and read through your journal. You are an incredibly strong woman with the most important ingredients for success....motiviation,determination and faith! You are working under very hard circumstances and I know you will find a way to make it through. Just remember it takes hard work and lots of no's and dead ends for all of us, but as long as you keep focused on your ultimate goal you will get there. Keep your goals realistic to start so that you can feel and accomplish small successes one step at a time each day. I truly hope you find a good solution to your own living situation too. And I'm also so happy Justin has decided to work WITH you. Now you have not only the support of your DG family but of your fiance. Thats awesome! All the best to you!

I have been reading through your journal for the past couple of days, and to be honest, GIRL YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK!! I see that fifth wheel trailer that you don't want to be in as inspiration to find a nice trailer and set up on the land that Justin's father gave you. That's a blessing in and of itself! I just talked to my agent about the very same thing (FHA financing) and the $100 down sounds great! I know this is going to work out for you.

You are right about the holiday season. They are always looking to hire help around this time. So I know you'll do great on your interview on Wednesday. Did you guys find something when you and Justin went the other day? If not, you can still find something by Nov 5th and it won't be that fifth wheel trailer!

I cant stress enough how much your support helps me get through the day.

I really am going to have to post a pic of that 5th wheel to show what im talking about.

Getting pretty excited about my interview tomorrow. Its just another waitressing job but its a really nice expensive steakhouse. people drive from 2-3 hours away just eat there. And with the holidays here, I can make alot of money. Its a 45 minute drive from where i live and I'll have to work thanksgiving and christmas but thats just fine by me!

So I was looking at the property that we're getting and I noticed something silly. The property stretches from one street to the next street. I could set the house up facing towards one street and have a large backyard that would have a back gate exiting on the street behind the house.. I tried explaining that the best way I could..

Well, point is, One street is Lynn rd and the other is Dean dr!

How how funny!!!! My name and Deans name both lead to where my new home will sit one day!

If that isnt a sign for success I dont know what is

Best of luck to you on your interview tomorrow - I know they'll realize how lucky they would be to have you.

I'm not sure how to post a picture but if I get it figured out I'll let you know.

That is just too funny about Lynn Rd & Dean Dr. Yes, that is definitely a sign of success!

Looking forward to hearing about how it goes tomorrow.

Lea
SPR Property Solutions, LLC

So, as you know, I had an interview for a new job at the steakhouse. I went in with a resume and filled out and application at a table in the bar area. The bartender gave me some water and made conversation. He tells me that if I dont get a number to call to submit to a background check within two weeks that I shouldnt waste my time calling back for the job because, basically, that means they arent going to hire me. I turned my app into the hiring manager and after briefly going over my application he starts off by telling me that he already has enough servers on board to handle the holidays, says they dont hire people from el paso given the long drive and goes on to say that they also dont hire people who already have a job. Well, even with 3 strikes against me already I still felt strangely confident so I just spoke with him a bit. After about 10-15 minutes or so of talking, he was laughing and asking more questions about why I wanted the job and he seemed a lot more open to the idea of hiring me. Well about that time he says wait here just a second. He comes right back with his business card and a number to call to submit to a background check. He tells me that after I pass the check he will call me by tomorrow night and let me know when I need to come back in to pick up my new uniform. I didnt have to wait 2 weeks. I got the job the same day I filled out the app.

My aunt has always said I can sell ice chips to an eskimo. That got me thinking a bit more, maybe I will turn out to be pretty decent at real estate investing once i get the ball rolling.

Well, this job should be pretty good for now. Most of the servers have been there 2-15 years. I was told they make over $40k a year on tips alone. Waaay more than what I make now. Should be fun

Hey girl....

Sorry I have not been around much at all! AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!! See, things are starting to happen! I just wanted to be one of the first to congratulate you!!

You deserve it...

By the way, I did get your message and I will try to give you a call soon. I barely have time to breathe right now so hopefully you understand.... lol But, I promise I will get back to ya!!

Got to go back to work.... Just popped on for a second!

Take care