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A Journey From 0 to 7 Investment Properties in 1 Year – Interview with Ronda and Breon Swanigan

By 7 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Investor Profiles

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 with Ronda and Breon Swanigan from the Dallas-Ft.Worth, Texas area. Just under a year ago, they had a goal to buy one new [Continue Reading]

How to Apply Warren Buffet’s Investing Principles to Real Estate – Interview With Robert Leonard

By 15 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Rentals & Landlording

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 with Robert Leonard, a 25-year-old dad, house hacker, and rental property owner. And oh yeah, he also has a full-time job as an accounting [Continue Reading]

The Cashflow Quadrant Explained – How You Earn Income Matters

By 18 Comments Filed Under: Entrepreneurship & Business, Financial Independence & Early Retirement

The CASHFLOW Quadrant represents the different methods by which income or money is generated … Different methods of income generation require different technical skills, different educational paths, and different types of people.” Robert Kiyosaki, Cashflow Quadrant The Cashflow Quadrant. It’s the main idea of Robert Kiyosaki’s book by the same name. And it’s a powerful one that [Continue Reading]

The Modern Impact of Redlining & Disinvestment in Cities Around the U.S.

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As a real estate investor, I’ve always paid close attention to neighborhoods. The location of your real estate investment has a big impact on its long-term profitability. But until recently, I admittedly did not pay enough attention to the historical forces, both government and private, that created modern neighborhoods as we know them. That’s the topic of this [Continue Reading]

Podcast Episode #127: How the Charm City Buyers Are Making Money and Making a Difference

By 4 Comments Filed Under: Entrepreneurship & Business, Rentals & Landlording

  Episode #127 – In this interview, the Charm City Buyers (Khalil Uqdah and Kyara Gray) share how they created enough rental income in Baltimore, Maryland to be financially independent before 30 years old. BUT they didn’t stop there. They’re also on a mission to positively transform the community and neighborhoods where they invest, and [Continue Reading]

How a First Generation Immigrant Bought 50 Apartment Units in 10 Years

By 2 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Investor Profiles

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 with Vitaliy Volpov, an attorney and investor from Albany, NY. In addition to his full-time law practice, Vitaliy has bought over 50 units in [Continue Reading]

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