As a real estate investor, there are few more important decisions than where to buy an investment property. It’s like making sure you have fertile soil before you plant seeds for your crops. Your “farming” of good investments begins by understanding the big picture criteria for the best investing locations within your country and region. But [Continue Reading]
What Suze Orman Got Wrong About the FIRE Movement
Recently my friend Paula Pant interviewed the matriarch of money, Suze Orman on her podcast Afford Anything. Less than 2 minutes into the interview, the conversation got very interesting: “Have you heard of the FIRE movement?,” Paula asked. “Yes, of course I have,” Suze said. “And I hate it.” “Really?” “I hate it, I hate [Continue Reading]
I Wrote a Book! Behind the Scenes of Retire Early With Real Estate
I wrote a book! If you’re on my newsletter or in one of my courses, you certainly know this by now. But I thought it would be fun to share a sneak peek behind the scenes of my new book Retire Early With Real Estate. You can get the print, Kindle, and (hopefully very soon!) Audible versions HERE on [Continue Reading]
The First Investment Property of a 32-Year-Old World Traveler
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 Rolando Archila, a 32-year-old new investor who lives in northern Kentucky (just outside of Cincinnati). Rolando participated in my premium online course & community, [Continue Reading]
More Options or More Money? What Will You Choose?
In Oliver Stone’s iconic movie, Wall Street, Charlie Sheen plays a young hotshot in the stock market. At one point he shares a secret dream with his girl friend: “I think if I can make a bundle of cash before I’m thirty and get out of this racket, I’ll be able to ride my motorcycle [Continue Reading]
Cap Rate Explained (And Why It Matters With Rental Properties)
How do you analyze rental properties? In other articles, I showed how to run the numbers with back-of-the-envelope analysis, including the super-simple one percent rule. But the most important rental analysis tool I use is something called a cap rate. In this article, I’ll explain what a cap rate (aka a capitalization rate) is. I’ll [Continue Reading]
Guest Post on GoCurryCracker: How to Never Pay Taxes Again Using Rental Properties
Hey team Coach! This week’s post is a little different. I’m guest posting on GoCurryCracker today, an awesome FIRE blog all about travel and living life on your own terms. If you haven’t read GoCurryCracker before, the blog is written by Jeremy and Winnie, who retired in 2012 at the ages of 38 and 33 to travel [Continue Reading]
How a 38-Year-Old Replaced His Job Income With Rentals (After Almost Giving Up)
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 Anthony Petz, a real estate investor from Bellingham, Washington. I have gotten to know Anthony very well through a multi-year real estate mastermind group. [Continue Reading]
Five I.D.E.A.L. Benefits of Real Estate Investing
Real estate investing isn’t your only choice to build wealth and achieve financial independence. Other vehicles like dividend stocks, bonds, small businesses, index funds, bank certificate of deposits, annuities, and more can help you. But real estate investing has five I.D.E.A.L. benefits that set it apart from the rest. In this article, I’ll explain each [Continue Reading]
How Paula Pant Built $43,000/Year of Rental Income by Age 34
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 Paula Pant from affordanything.com. Paula is a real estate investor who created enough rental income from her 8 properties to reach financial independence in her [Continue Reading]
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