I first became acquainted with Jack Miller in the early 80’s. I had purchased and managed a few SFH rentals by then and had a hunger and thirst for more knowledge about real estate. Up to that point, most had been through books (Nickerson, Lowery) and the Robert Allen and Mark Haroldsen traveling road shows. Fortunately for me, John Schaub presented at one of those programs and I figured I had found the real deal – finally – and John led me to Jack.
My first Jack Miller seminar was in Vegas. A “Commonweath seminar” with Pete Fortunato.
Wow! Was I blown away! Jack talked about the very stuff that was burning inside me. I had never found anyone yet that could express it like Jack could. I literally hung on every word he said – not only about real estate, but just a lot of principles in life that made so much sense to me.
I never looked back. I continued to practice dentistry, but I was a closet real estate fanatic. I went to far more real estate seminars than dental conventions. Jack was my lightning rod – he helped illuminate and formulate my hopes, my dreams, my desires – not to ever be average, not to ever accept the norm.
Over the years, I practiced what Jack preached, stayed away from banks, learned to buy and sell with low risk and liability….and manage what I owned. I developed a certain attitude about life and investing…..and whenever I started to feel myself go soft, I signed up for another seminar with Jack.
Today, at 50 years of age, I have sold an equity position in my dental practice and for all practical purposes, am no longer managed by a schedule. Though dentistry provided a cash flow business through the years, it was real estate that set me free and real estate that will continue to provide for me and keep my mind strong and resilient the rest of my life.
Jack, I can’t thank you enough, for helping me to define my goals, to achieve them, and to allow me to be free to do what I want to do before typical retirement age. I could have done it sooner, but I have no regrets. You are one of only a handful of people whom I consider to have greatly influenced my life.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom with all of us. The legacy you leave will continue on in the lives of many and generations to come.
It Was Real Estate That Set Me Free!
It Was Real Estate That Set Me Free!