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How to Adjust Your Financial Independence Plans as the Market Changes

By Leave a Comment Filed Under: Financial Independence & Early Retirement, Rentals & Landlording

Erion Shehaj (aka the Investing Architect) is back again on the podcast after an extremely popular episode 101 about “An Early Retirement Blueprint.” Erion is a real estate agent & investor who helps clients use real estate to achieve financial independence. He also has an amazing personal story. In 1999 Erion left his home in [Continue Reading]

How I Rented My House and Bought Another – Case Study of a Live-In-Then-Rent

By 11 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Rentals & Landlording

Updated December 6, 2020 Of all the strategies to begin investing in real estate, perhaps the simplest (and safest) of all is to rent your house and buy another. I call this the “Live-In-Then-Rent” strategy. In this article, I want to help you use this strategy for yourself. I’ll share a detailed case study of [Continue Reading]

How a 59-Year-Old Teacher Grew From a House Hack to 13 Properties

By 3 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started, Investor Profiles, 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 about a teacher in Oklahoma named Paul Zimmerebner. Paul began investing in real estate in his 50s when he bought a duplex to “hack” [Continue Reading]

A Prescription For a Good Life With or Without Financial Independence – An Interview with Doc G

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Blog post originally published 12/20/2018. Podcast and article updates on 10/12/2020 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 45-year-old physician from Chicago known as DocG of the Earn & Invest [Continue Reading]

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

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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]

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