Lessons learned

Goodbye and thank you 2011! Hello 2012!

by Jay Castillo on January 2, 2012 · 15 comments

Whew, we made it through 2011, and now we start anew! Thank God we made it through! 2011 was truly an awesome year. But before we move on to 2012 I would like to look back at the year that was. May we not forget the challenges we faced, the lessons we have learned, the blessings [...]

The "aha!" moment that made me decide to take action towards financial freedom

by Jay Castillo on August 2, 2011 · 25 comments

in Financial freedom, Lessons learned, Mindsetting, Seminars

I will be starting a series based on the questions that were asked during a panel discussion with Will Abriza, Sha Nacino, and myself, in the recent Manila leg of the Money Summit and Wealth Expo 2011. Due to time constraints, we all gave very short answers. I believe I was not able to say all that I [...]

"The reason I must be rich is because I have kids" – a Father’s Day reflection

by Jay Castillo on June 19, 2011 · 13 comments

in Lessons learned, Real Estate Investing, Reflections of a real estate investor

As we celebrate and greet all fathers out there a Happy Father’s Day today, I can’t help but look back at what I believe are just some of the most powerful words that caused a paradigm shift in me, when I read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. In the book, Robert [...]

Thank you 2010! Let us keep moving forward in 2011…

by Jay Castillo on January 25, 2011 · 13 comments

in Lessons learned, Site Updates

Although it’s already 2011, I simply cannot let 2010 go without giving thanks for another year full of blessings. Let me look back at 2010 for one last time to give thanks and count the blessings for the year that just passed. After all, 2010 was the year… Incoming search terms: it is all about [...]

Top 20 lessons learned in 2010

by Jay Castillo on December 31, 2010 · 15 comments

in Lessons learned, Real Estate Investing, Site Updates

*Last updated on January 1, 2011, 11:00am As 2010 comes to an end, I can’t help but look back and list down just some of the most significant and sometimes painful lessons I personally learned during the past year. I hope these lessons would help us all move forward in 2011.

23 lessons learned from Ondoy

by Jay Castillo on September 21, 2010 · 11 comments

in Lessons learned, Reflections of a real estate investor

Almost a year has passed since Typhoon Ondoy devastated what used to be our home in Provident Village in Marikina last September 26, 2009. We have obviously moved on. However, my wife Cherry and I have come to realize a lot of things during the past year and we would like to share these lessons [...]

Time to outsource my title transfer

by Jay Castillo on May 14, 2010 · 89 comments

in Lessons learned, Real Estate Investing

I have been so busy lately with the title transfer of a foreclosed property that I purchased and I realized that it would be better if I just outsourced the title transfer to someone else. The amount of time that I have already allocated for this could have been put to better use finding more [...]

Don't be a stupid real estate investor!

by Jay Castillo on January 7, 2010 · 7 comments

in Lessons learned, Mindsetting, Real Estate Investing, Reflections of a real estate investor

I hope that got your attention! As we start 2010, I’m sure a lot of you have a lot of New Year resolutions and plans. There’s really nothing wrong with that. However, I can’t help but throw the same question to you as I did to myself, when I started to make plans for 2010. [...]

Top 7 lessons I learned from playing Rich Dad's Cashflow 101 game

by Jay Castillo on November 16, 2009 · 27 comments

in Lessons learned, Real Estate Investing

I first played Rich Dad’s Cashflow 101 game way back in 2007, after I found Think Rich Pinoy Seminar attendees who organized their own cashflow 101 game sessions. I was hooked ever since. I play cashflow 101 whenever I get a chance to do so as part of “sharpening the saw”. I believe that the [...]

How NOT to invest in foreclosures

by Jay Castillo on October 17, 2009 · 30 comments

in Due Diligence, Foreclosure Buying, Lessons learned, Real Estate Investing

Update dated June 2, 2011 – After much thought, I have decided to leave Trace Trajano‘s local coaching program and my role as one of the local coaches. I would also like to inform everyone that I am not part of Trace’s other programs. For those who don’t know, I was once a student of [...]