Real Deal REInvestor Network

This isn't a blog with a special 'how to', or a quick technique to make a million.  I just wanted to write and say how thankful I am for my life, family and everything I have learned by being part of this community.  There are so many social networks out there, and places to 'learn real estate investing'.  And after years of investing, reading courses, networking, etc.  I really believe more than ever in the whole concept of Acres of Diamonds.  (If you haven't read that book, go download it for free in the download section.  Right now!)  The idea of tapping and tapping because you are sure that with the next tap you will find that vein of gold in the rock, or that quartz-encased prize of a diamond, is so true.  It's the vision that keeps you working at the rock, enduring the heat, the sweat and discomfort.  And what's even better, is that the vision is Real.  
 There are many times in my investing career that I have wanted to give up.  Many deals don't work out, and many people and 'mentors' aren't what I thought they would be.  Sometimes just the pressures of life felt like too much (and they will feel like that again, probably tomorrow!).  But the great thing about continuing to tap, tap, tap is that I look back at how far I have come and I recognize how much larger the diamond is that I have been going after- and it is amazing.  And it has now become more fun.  Most days I truly enjoy the adventure of it, learning and growing and doing things that even some of my closest friends would not believe...but the vision is deeply planted in my heart and spurs me on.  (And my friends will get to enjoy the fruits of it, even if they weren't always helping me 'tap'. ) So I am very grateful to this community, to Rick Melero and Danny Welsh specifically, and to the people here who have been so inspirational and have dug beside and with me.  I am thankful to be pursuing visions that not long ago I could not have imagined, and so glad that I did not ever give up.  And congratulations to all of you here for pursuing your dreams also...may you find your vein of gold or buried diamond, and I am here to support you, too.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!