Each year in December my tradition is to reflect on the past year and plan for the next (see my Annual Review process). As part of this process, I review my progress and plans for everything in my business and personal life. In the article and podcast episode that follow, you’ll get the highlights from [Continue Reading]
The Modern Impact of Redlining & Disinvestment in Cities Around the U.S.
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]
The Emergency Real Estate Survival Kit – 5 Tools For Tough Times
In the trunk of my family’s Toyota we have an emergency roadside kit. It’s a backpack with all of the essentials we’d need should we unexpectedly get stuck on the side of the road. In 2020, all of us are stuck on the proverbial side of the economic road. The crisis related to the spread [Continue Reading]
How Will the Coronavirus Affect Real Estate Investing?
It’s the topic on everyone’s minds right now: the Coronavirus. Like all of you, I’m just a citizen of planet earth who is concerned and paying close attention. And I’m sad for the people who are actually directly affected by it. So, I don’t have anything new to offer on the details of the virus [Continue Reading]
10 Impactful Ideas From the First 100 Podcast Episodes (Ep 100 Show Notes)
Listen to the Podcast Here Show Notes We’ve made it to 100 Podcast Episodes of the Real Estate & Financial Independence Podcast! In honor of this milestone, episode #100 is titled “10 Impactful Ideas From the First 100 Episodes.” Below, you can listen to the entire episode and find a written transcript. Here are the [Continue Reading]
Mr. Money Mustache on Purposeful Work & Life After Financial Independence
Mr. Money Mustache (aka Pete Adeney) is a 46-year-old father who retired at age 30 after he and his then-wife saved about $800,000. He also started sharing his philosophy of simple, happy, bicycle-filled living on his now wildly popular blog at mrmoneymustache.com. I first met Pete at a meet-up in Ecuador called the Chautauqua. While hiking [Continue Reading]