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Jane Garvey began her career in education, and after studying industrial engineering and management sciences, she started teaching. Then, while she was a professor at Loyola University’s business school, she began real estate investing.
In the mid-eighties she left her teaching position to begin a full-time career in real estate investing. During this time she also [...]

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David Finkel is a former Olympic-level hockey player whose injuries forced him to change careers … he turned to real estate. Finkel’s first investment advisement company, Mentor Financial Group, was formed with partner Peter Conti.
Working as a team, they jointly published several real estate investment books such as “Real Estate Fast Track,” “Making Big Money [...]

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Dolf de Roos was born in New Zealand and received a PhD in Engineering from the University of Canterbury. He began investing in property as an undergraduate student after studying the business practices of various wealthy individuals throughout Australia.  In the 1990s, de Roos formed a company, Property Ventures Limited, to further his involvement in [...]

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John Beck is an attorney in California with a law practice that emphasizes real estate issues—particularly foreclosures. In addition to his law practice, Beck is the author or co-author of various books and articles on real estate investing. His first workbook was titled, “The Forced Sale.” “Take This House, Please! The Complete Guide to Buying [...]

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Jim Banks is an Indiana University graduate who initially received teaching credentials in secondary education. Then after attending graduate school at the University of Southern California, he decided to pursue a career in software. After leaving his full-time job and enrolling in law school, he decided to pursue a career in real estate.
His first real [...]

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Dwan Twyford gained knowledge in real estate investing from attending seminars and speaking with mentors. Her first real estate investment was a house flipping venture and, similar to other real estate coaches, she shares her real estate experiences of becoming financially self-sufficient as a single mom in a “rags to riches” story when teaching her [...]

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Donna Bauer, otherwise known as “The NoteBuyer,” provides investment advice on discounted notes, seller financing, and preforeclosures. Prior to creating her own company, The NoteBuyer, Inc., she was a property manager for residential and commercial properties. Her company now focuses on investing in notes and preforeclosures, and also offers a variety of educational information on [...]

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Licensed as a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, real estate broker, and general contractor in both North and South Carolina, Larry Goins is also a mentor who has created his own coaching program. With a history of almost 20 years in real estate investing, Goins developed strategies for buying and selling properties with The Ultimate Buying [...]

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After experiencing success at a young age by investments in the auto industry and in his real estate investments, Dean Graziosi was inspired to teach others his methods. He first gained recognition from his infomercials, Motor Millions and Think A Little Different, and the success of the programs presented in these infomercials led Graziosi [...]

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David Lindahl began his career as a landscaper with little experience in the real estate industry. His initial foray into real estate investments began with rehabbing and flipping properties.
Then he was impressed by a speech given by Harry Helmsley regarding the wealth he had obtained from apartment investing.   So after consistently working in the “house [...]