My family and I moved to Cuenca, Ecuador for a mini-retirement trip almost 16 months ago. But our rental properties stayed behind in the United States to support us financially. Essentially we became ultra long distance landlords (2,611 miles to be exact!). So, the landlording (aka property management) processes and relationships we built over the [Continue Reading]
Archives for April 2018
How a Recent Full-Time Investor Does Flips, Rentals, & Airbnb (While Having a Blast!)
In my Investor Profile Series, I use a question & answer format to share the stories of actual real estate investors at different stages of their investing careers. Today’s investor profile is about Khristi “Vee” Viktoriany, and you’re in for a treat! I met Khristi when she joined the inaugural group of my Real Estate Start School online class [Continue Reading]
The One Percent Rule – Quick Math For Positive Cash Flow Rental Properties
The one percent rule is an analysis tool used by real estate investors to quickly screen potential rental properties. I briefly covered the one percent rule in How to Run the Numbers Using Back-of-the-Envelope Analysis. But in this article I’ll go into more depth about what it is, when to use it (and when not to!), [Continue Reading]
The Stoic Real Estate Investor – Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Economy
Stoicism – have you heard of it? It was an ancient philosophy of life very popular for hundreds of years in ancient Greece and Rome. But its wisdom applies to us in the modern world. Stoicism can help you to become a better investor and a happier, more fulfilled person. And relevant to the mission [Continue Reading]
From Enlisted in the Navy to 35 Rentals in Only 11 Years
In my Investor Profile Series, I use a question & answer format to share the stories of actual real estate investors at different stages of their investing careers. Today’s investor profile is about Anton Ivanov. This is a story of hard work, grit, and self-education as Anton worked his way from an enlisted career in the Navy, [Continue Reading]