Where I am and a farewell.

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Vagabond MD wrote: Glad to hear from you.  Best of luck in the future. Click to expand... hope things are well with you Vagabond. You still doing Rads ?...

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abds wrote: I’m curious as to why you feel the need to announce this; it’s an anonymous Internet forum… if you are going to stop posting then just stop posting. Nob...

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It is difficult to be brief when there is much to say. I will be short though since writing is not my forte. This forum has been great to learn from ...

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OT but,

Im more curious about how kevinmd earns revenue. Barely any ads on the website. Undermonetized? Google adsense is pittance.

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med1287 wrote: Hi all I am a medical student who is hoping to start an online woodworking business. I have been woodworking as a hobby for many years and have been selling...

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Zaphod wrote: Website investing seems very interesting and an inefficient market, but even here like is true many times elsewhere WCI has his own and is familiar with the model. Probably not as ...

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orthodds wrote: I think it would be most effective if WCI kept the web site part of it separate or left it out completely when giving an accounting of his investment returns since web site investi...

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The White Coat Investor wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Not asking for books the implicit query was how to value a website. Partnership breaking up would depend on what fair market value of ...

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Not asking for books the implicit query was how to value a website. Partnership breaking up would depend on what fair market value of the e-commerce ...

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Didn't mean to offend. Was just curious about valuation measures since it's a grey area in online market. Currently e-commerce websites are going for...

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Still vague though , buyout agreement value changes based on...? It has to be revenue and what the website is valued at I was assuming 3x multiple....

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How are you valuing the "equity" in the website leading to 84% growth? 3x the revenue?

 

 

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ZERO.

Next.

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Texas is its own thing. Sorry but it's NOT the south. Parts of it feel like south but it has a unique culture. Conservative but major cities like Austin...

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Great find. More clarity? Definitely not. Guess I have to spend an hour or two to sift through this and decide what to do. kitces is on top of his game t...

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familydocPA wrote: With this being such a small part of the portfolio to limit the downside, it does make me wonder:  why even venture into this space at all?  Adds a good layer of complexity and more tax filings...

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Tim wrote: “If there were issues with getting subcontractors, I wouldn’t have a) done the deal b) have a back up or would assess what needed to be done “. “Assessing “ is adding an awful lot. You...

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How about talk to PD directly? This is what they are there for.

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Dont_know_mind wrote: I don’t like publicly marketed syndications due to the non-transparent pricing and agency risk. I’m not sure if it is that different to a structured financial product. At the end of th...

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The White Coat Investor wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: this sort of thing can be mitigated to flat out avoided Click to expand… Maybe. Maybe not. That’s like the stock pickers saying “you sho...

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Well well well. Log in after a few days and a thread like this... I can say a lot but I'll just keep it short. If you ACTIVELY oversee RE (you don't h...

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First thread I see after logging in after a while and... Eh people posting here are a minority IMHO. They have time to log in and post, stands to reason t...

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Thanks guys. Let me know Johanna if there are any not miss places there I need to stop and eat at @G been super busy are running multiple businesses alo...

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Hey guys, Hope folks are doing well. Haven't been here in a while. Was planning a trip to Santa Fe, NM early January and was wondering if folks had a...

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Phoenixdown99 wrote: lol a person…you dont want to bring extra weight (books)so hopefully you will have memorized the techniques by the time you go! Being a mountain guide is a calling and a...

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Phoenixdown99 wrote: I’ve been training and I’m planning to climb Mount Baker over Labor Day. I have climbed Kilimanjaro, a few mountains in the Alps, Mount Hood as well as a few other moun...

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hightower wrote: The White Coat Investor wrote: August is the time for climbing in the mountains and I try to go every year. This year a partner and I did a one day ascent of The Cathedra...

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Can non-physicians own surgical centers? Just wondering. By all accounts - surgical friends- have had great returns on this.

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Just heard this (still not finished) and it is excellent. I would say that Vagabond has the "podcast voice" as in soothing and flowing. Also he has a...

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I know one at 45 who completely retired. He also had amazing trading/business skills. He would have been successful with or without medicine. He also...

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mapplebum wrote: My husband mostly climbs, but ever since Memorial Day his workout of choice is what he calls the “Half Murph”. The full thing is a mile run, 100 pull ups, ...

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q-school wrote: it really depends on whether they are kipping or not.  cross fit guys kip and can do a lot more.  classic pullups, very few people can do that many. when I ...

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Kamban wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: 50+ dips  Click to expand… The only 50+ dips I have done is with Tostitos and guacamole.  Did not know such a term existed in exer...

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ENT Doc wrote: There was a fairly recent Bogleheads thread about the kind of workout you’re interested in – some good posts on pull ups, specifically.  I am p...

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Rogue Dad, M.D. wrote: Uhm, I am nowhere near athletic or flexible enough to do that. I did just join a gym (that my wife has been using for a year) that does circu...

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I haven't been very active due to vacationing, but mostly to blow off steam (multiple side gigs..NOT easy) I got into Calisthenics. (here are random dudes doing crazy awesome stuff). Anyone here into...

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Not excessive. It's a good buy for lendingtree that is one of bigger players in home mortgage lending. This is classic cornering the market to monopolize...

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Here is my (hot?) Take: I took a look at FB group and yea...its not even close to this forum. Infact I am an exclusive forum user everything else is jus...

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Dr. Soon-Shiong - my hero. Some serious scientific entrepreneurship and current NW. Sick.

That is all.

 

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Fascinating topic. @janettebournes or AlexxT - are there classes for this sort of thing (meaning, gun practice/self defense/how to equip house for i...

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Sure but it's super efficient. I do t do it for reasons more so than what you describe but friend doing it swears by it and he's healthy and works out...

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Try Huel. Google it.

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This whole extra interaction is overkill. But since WCI has data supporting different strokes for different folks I suppose it's a good business decision....

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Agree with that March madness. Regular season college bball is fairly ugly actually (bunch of clunker games)....

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Yea bama is dominant and they cheated to get there but Clemson happens more than not. Georgia beat them almost and that was exciting finals (kirby smart...

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This world cup. So insane. The best thing happening sports wise. Lebron to LA? Whatever; GSW getting richer? What else is new - NBA the worst sport next ...

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We can be rest assured the magic from group rounds is continuing. 10 goals between two knockout games. If there ever was a tournament to show soccer...

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Kamban wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Schadenfreude? Click to expand… Well played. Probably a bit but nothing like the celebrations by the British or Brazilians or the Mexicans. ...

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To the OP Guaranteed the guy with Ferrari doesn't give a hoot about what people think or say. He is not thinking about you. And he is probably enjoying hi...

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Kamban wrote: What an effort by South Korea in the dying moments of the game. The tables got turned against Germany and they are out of the World Cup. Click to expand... Schadenfreude...

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That was only 0.9 of what happened today in Arg vs Nigeria

Yeah. You can't make this up....

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Best world cup ever? No diggity.

Much rather enjoy drama in sports.

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Wonderful Worldcup. Why the heck can't we have international college football or some more high scoring sport ? Do it! Iran could've won against Por...

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What's ROI/IRR on these turn key residential investments? Probably not great. Thus, why bother. These are oversold/overhyped....

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Its probably epidemic.

Anthony Bourdain.

Wonder if all of us are on some scale of burnout.

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Vagabond MD wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Just came back from SF Bay area. The QOL cannot be beat. Amazing weather, things to do etc. I don’t care, you should go for happiness. Its reasonable that y...

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Just came back from SF Bay area. The QOL cannot be beat. Amazing weather, things to do etc. I don't care, you should go for happiness. Its reasonable...

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Yes you are....

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AnjaliFIT wrote: Hi @complete_newbie if the business is service or non service business and you are below the threshold amounts than full 20% QBI but keep in mind there is a lessor of ...

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Excellent discussion   Question for @AnjaliFIT and/or @jfoxcpacfp just confirming as I gear to strategize to minimize taxes form my side businesses...

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Current book: An introduction to Mathematical modelling (I think this will take me 6 months to finish with my schedule lol). Current TV show: Rewatchi...

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Aren't REIT yields  qualified as QBI deduction under the new taxation? I think they are, and if so then it may make a good move to move in now.

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Got great entertainment

Information of unverified veracity...

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hatton1 wrote: The best advice is to know what is available to you personally.  You need to read and study that account.  You need to study again if you change jobs.  There is no rea...

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Vagabond MD wrote: Loved Homo Deus! (Not especially interested in the other one…) Click to expand... What are you reading recently Vagabond?...

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Gonna chime in and say retirement accounts beyond 401K, TIRA/roth ( like SEPIRA, solo k etc) do give me a headache. For whatever reason these rules and...

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ENT Doc wrote: Confirmation bias Click to expand... Totally with you. Still, would like 30 for 30 for entertainment purpose ...

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Had a chance to read on recent vacation while traveling. Pretty entertaining. Also read Homo deus and didn't get the hype. Thoughts? Happy Monday....

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I would like to know what's speculation? Reason is I have seen many RE investors do the vacant land flip. They have access to land somehow where developing...

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Sure. But people take no risks. Or like group risk. Not right or wrong but then they attribute someone who took risk and made it to luck. Nope. Not l...

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Dont_know_mind I think those numbers on ROI are probably true. Ability to project RE , to me, has been easier than to spot the next Netflix. Your airport...

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This has more to do with greed. Personally I see it no different then losing money in stock market. Easy leverage plus higher base price leads to more...

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85/month for what? Thats horrible. it should be 5 bucks a month. This is Whole life level rip off. Switch hosting.

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Harvi wrote: I created this website for psychiatry education purposes two years ago- on wordpress hosted by bluehost. I got this message from bluehost that websi...

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Zaphod wrote: CREGuy wrote: AlexxT wrote: CREGuy wrote: Contrast that to using leverage to invest with stocks where you’re relying pretty much solely on appreciation of the stock f...

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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Please tell me how it practically matters in terms of long term, boglehead style investing where you buy and hold.  Click to expand… That wasn’t ...

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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: What good is definition is what I’m saying. You are correct, but practically its little difference for a disciplined investor. Lets do an experiment:...

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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Illiquid? Aren’t you advocating holding position till retirement and set a portfolio and not meddle with...

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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Illiquid? Aren’t you advocating holding position till retirement and set a portfolio and not meddle with it? Sounds like self imposed illiquidity so ...

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jfoxcpacfp wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Like any investment, its a risk. RE is easier to assess than a security in the stock market imho.  Click to expand… I must disagree in re: the real...

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AlexxT wrote: I agree with everything you posted above.  A few comments: Complete_newbie wrote: . Not certain that RE returns are same as stocks.  Click to expand… I’m not sure eit...

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Seems like you want no stress: taxable account....

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I quickly skimmed the thread but here is my experience as a 34 yo (age doesn't really matter imho) after three years of getting hands dirty 1. You c...

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Zaphod wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: beth928 wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Good to know you are still negotiating. Play hardball and I’m sure you can close this. People disc...

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beth928 wrote: Complete_newbie wrote: Good to know you are still negotiating. Play hardball and I’m sure you can close this. People discount the fact that it is hard and a slow p...

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Good to know you are still negotiating. Play hardball and I'm sure you can close this. People discount the fact that it is hard and a slow process to ...

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kkrm wrote: Thanks a lot G-pathy for the links. An update about the practice. I asked the seller for an independent valuation about the practice. It was done and it apparently cam...

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Does anyone have any resources of data (csv etc) re: NP training and pay anywhere? Please let me know. I'm curious to do an analysis. Thanks!

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MPMD wrote: westcoastdoc wrote: With these disturbing trends — would any of you recommend your kids to go to NP or PA school instead of med school (if your...

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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/3868944-dozens-of-pediatricians-losing-jobs-as-childrens-health-clinics-close/ Word on the street is these peds are ge...

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I am no cardiologist, but besides the incredulous prices of some of those equipments (automatic BP machines are 10K? EKG machine 21 k?!) if you can capture...

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With your NW, what is the goal? Chill? If so doesn't matter. Keep in cash, bonds, donate it, eat it Continue investing then you should invest the c...

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kkrm wrote: I am 2 years out of fellowship and am interested in buying a practice in one of the south eastern states. Here are the details of the practice. I would apprecia...

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Please enlighten us how to invest in DLT. Yea... 99% of ICO are scams. Bitcoin is facing pressures of actually mining efficiently: it can't be at ...

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AR wrote: Miss Bonnie MD wrote: Has anyone else read this book? I am about halfway in and my mind is being blown. Click to expand…     I’ve read a bunch of...

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Bartl007 wrote: I would vote no for buying shares with an anticipated 8% return. Thats really pathetic for the risk you’re taking with an entity you have no control over. K...

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@ Miss Bonnie MD you have been fairly negative recently This is the world we live in where firms (PE/Corporations/Jeff Bezos etc) will look at bus...

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Water is wet?

We landed on the moon?

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spiritrider wrote: Some points to consider: You are overstating likely returns after a phenomenal nine (9) year+ bull market and not considering a likely reversion to the mean. Most projections are f...

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lol this thread again (no offense to OP, more to the inherent basis of the question). Short answer: Take the HELOC. Its a good move. Long(ish) answer...