Have you found it tough to buy your first investment property? If so, this article is written specifically for you. I will share 6 real examples of how new investors bought their first investment properties. The common theme with all 6 examples is that they used their home (aka principal residence) to help them get [Continue Reading]
The Philosophy of the Climb – When Slower is Faster in Life & Investing
One bright, bone-dry day in 2009, I hiked 3,600 feet down to the bottom of the Colca Canyon in Peru. My wife and our Peruvian friend Lizeth were my hiking companions. For some reason, we also climbed back up that same day! By nightfall, I finally stumbled back into the village at 10,926 feet above [Continue Reading]
From Corporate Career to Financial Independence in His 50s
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 John from the blog ESIMoney.com. I’ve enjoyed his blog for a while, but I finally got to meet him at the FinCon blogging conference [Continue Reading]
My Rental Retirement Strategy (or How to Not Run Out of Money)
This article was inspired by a series of posts by fellow early retirement bloggers about how to live off your wealth during retirement (thanks, PoF and Fritz for getting it started). They called this a retirement drawdown or withdrawal strategy, which, by the way, could be very different than your strategy to build wealth. I [Continue Reading]
Hustle – The Entrepreneur’s Secret Superpower
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or gazelle. When the sun [Continue Reading]
How to Fund Mini-Retirements With a Little Rental Income
I LOVE mini-retirements. As many of you know, my family and I are on a 17-month mini-retirement in Ecuador as I write this. Mini-retirements, whether it’s a month or more than a year, allow you to reap the benefits of a traditional retirement lifestyle without waiting until the end of your life to enjoy it. So, [Continue Reading]
The Best of 2017 From Coach Carson
At the end of each year, I take time to reflect on the past year (see my Annual Review). As part of that process, I review my writing and other creative activities at coachcarson.com. Then I share the best new content of the year. That’s what you’ll find in the rest of this article. The last two [Continue Reading]
Here’s to Doing What Matters – A Manifesto
At coachcarson.com I Iike to share practical strategies, step-by-step explanations, and real-world case studies. Each time you visit my site, I want you to leave more prepared to take action on real estate investing, money, and being your best. But there is a deeper motivation for me beneath the tactics and practical information. What really [Continue Reading]
How to Save For College With Real Estate Investing
If you are a parent or grandparent, the question of how to save for college for your kids (or grand kids) has probably crossed your mind. And in this article I will show how my plan is to save for college with real estate investing. We could have a long, fabulous discussion about how much we [Continue Reading]
A Buy & Hold Rental Retirement Plan at 60-Years-Old
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 a buy and hold real estate investor named Robert “Skeeter” Askey from Mathews, NC near Charlotte. Skeeter is 60 years old, and he is [Continue Reading]
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