Hello again fellow investor!
I have some breaking news. It’s news that many of you will not like but I hope you will come to respect. I’ve done a lot of thinking over the past few months, and I’ve decided that this whole mix of real estate investing, financial independence, and American capitalism in general is not for me. And if I play one more game of softball or take one more vacation, I’ll probably shoot myself. Franky, I’m fed up, and I feel that the madness most stop. I must leave behind this world of money-making and care-free spending that I’ve created for myself if I ever wish to get centered.
So I’ve already made plans to take drastic measures. And take them I will. On this day next week, I will leave the United States for good, and with it, all of my material possessions, including all of my cash, which I have already donated to charity. My new life will begin next week as a worker on a banana plantation in South America … the country of Bolivia to be exact. For 60 hours per week, I will pick bananas and help with the other duties that the plantation owner assigns to me. I will spend another 20 hours per week in deep meditation at the nearby meditation center. And for once, I will re-claim my peace and serenity.
Here are pictures of where I’m headed …
The plantation where I will be working.
The nearby meditation center.
I don’t have anything else to say, so I’ll close now. I hope your investing brings you all the riches you ever desire. But as for me, I have chosen a different path.
Signing off for good.
Doug Smith,
Former Real Estate Investor and Founder of myHouseDeals.com
P.S. APRIL FOOL’S!!! Everything you just read was a big fat lie. Life is great and — like it or not – I’m not going anywhere! 
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Hi Doug,Andrea and I are starting to move on some deals.Really love your site,we will take action very soon.
Hi Doug, love your april fool’s lie very funny!!
that was good but i knew it wasn’t true be safe and good luck with your game
May we have a moment of silence in memory of our friend Doug Smith . Since departed to a better place .That is to Phoenix for the weekend .
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DOUG THANKS FOR THE PLUG
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The first thing I thought was he’s either lying or he’s fleeing the country WITH his money because he knows he could soon lose it here under the Obama fascist regime. Since I didn’t see it till April 4th, the idea of a Fools joke didn’t come to me. My only other observation is my astonishment at the plethora of email you received – didn’t know there was such a following here. You must be raking it in. Nice.
Oh, your site may have houses but they’re all way too far from my location – I’m not driving 100 miles per day or more roundtrip to keep up with houses in Atlanta or south of Atlanta. When I start seeing homes in North Fulton, Forsyth and Cherokee, I’ll be interested. I guess someone is saving all of those for themselves, or there’s just no deals there? Very doubtful on that.
LOL, for a minute there I thought you had lost your mind!!!
I like the meditation center
Hey man ,you had me going.really enjoy hearing from you.
Doug,
Did you even think twice about the e-mail you sent. To say it was “tacky” would be an understatement. You should choose your words (or thoughts) carefully before you put it in writing and send it via e-mail.
Gerard
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I can’t say how much I appreciate all the prelimary work you’ve done to make ensure that we get the updated information in a timely fashion. Thanks again!
Say man it is hard work in a bannana field, might as well stay in the reality field . The sun burning you to a pulp. april foll.
Hey Doug:
I knew you were blowing smoke, there is no way in you know, I would believe you were leaving such a sweet life to go banana picking.(lol) YEAH RIGHT……..You were a day late anyway:)
I didn’t read it, I was dead!
I need help boosting my credit score I need to buy a house
I know that far too many people lose it these days and I am glad to see that you still know the path.
Very funny!!!
Doug, much happiness to you.
OH MY GOSH! I totally believed you until the end and this is one of my best April fools for this year. Awesome I was thinking why you were giving up, but again you got me.
What kind of investor will retire to work in a plantation !!!
yeah!
better luck next time
Happy April Fools day
I knew better!
I could not believe what I was reading until I did see the end of it.
I am so glad that you did not leave us. I am so glad that you did not
go bananas. Isabel
I could not believe what I was reading until the end.
I am glad you did not leave us. So glad you did not go
bananas.
You are crazy! That was funny
Hi Doug , Just wanted you to know your shared blog about helping JA made me remember how much that had meant to me.As soon as I got off your site , I went straight to JA site and signrd up to be a mentor. I had been thinking of what I could do to give back. Thanks for sharing,
I knew this was a put on before I opened the email but I do have an issue. I have secured a lender for 100% financing of reos and shortsales but for the reos I think I will need earnest money, so this is the deal. If anyone would consider loaning the earnest money ( on a contract between parties of course) I will pay 20% interest and the loan will be very short term. my email is rwbuckner@hotmail.com thanks
I first thought ‘how noble’ You can still meditate though.