Can Real Estate Investing Help Me Pay Off $180,000 of Dangerous Debt?
I think we can all agree that too much debt is dangerous, especially when that debt is from student loans. That’s why today I wanted to share the email exchange…
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The 4 Pillars of Wealth: How to Retire With More Income Than You Ever Made at Work
So often while at various seminars, conventions, and events, I get asked questions about my basic approach to investing for retirement. It’s a fairly simple philosophy, though often the execution…
Can Buy & Hold Real Estate Fund a Comfortable Retirement? Check Out the Numbers!
I LOVE spreadsheets—lots of information, details flying around everywhere, on everything from expenses to profits. I love detail. The more, the better. We as investors spend a ton of time pouring…
Just a Guessing Game: Should You Be Picking Stocks?
Is there a science to picking stocks? It depends on who you ask. Indeed, almost anyone would tell you that there is a science, but another way to answer that…
5 Ways to Use Real Estate Investing to Teach Your Kids About Finance
It’s never too early to start imparting wise money ways to the next generation. Teaching children about money can be a challenge. Ask me how I know this! I have…
If You Ever Hope to Reach Financial Freedom, Master This Concept
There is one major prerequisite to becoming a successful real estate investor or entrepreneur that any aspiring person must master. That prerequisite is the deferral of gratification. Namely, to live below…
You Should NOT Bank on Your 401k For Retirement. Here’s the Superior Alternative.
Put nine investors in a room, and you’ll generate 10 opinions on the most reliable investment strategy as it relates to creating wealth and/or retirement income. Let’s begin with the…
How Much Do I Need to Retire?
“How much do I need to retire?” When I searched online, the results showed a host of retirement calculators purporting to tell me how much money I will need to retire.…
How to Become an Accredited Investor
For the majority of my life, I never really knew what it meant to be an accredited investor, or that there was such thing for that matter. It wasn’t until…
The 5-Rung Wealth Ladder: How to Climb Your Way to Financial Independence
My entire working career (12 years) has been in the arena of real estate investing. More particularly, all of my real estate investing efforts have been focused on the big picture…
Of These 4 Financial Paths, You Can Only Choose One. Does Yours Lead to Financial Freedom?
If I could sum up why I invest in real estate in one word, it would be this: Freedom. I believe that investing in real estate will allow me to…
Living Frugally vs. Spending on What Matters: How I Achieve a Happy Medium
Frugality isn’t about being “cheap” — it is about investing in what is important to you and living cheaply in the other areas that you don’t care about. It is about…
The Foolproof Monthly Budget: How to Save Up Money to Buy Investment Properties
People often write to tell me about their biggest challenge: How to save money to acquire income-producing investment properties and execute our Blueprint Real Estate Investing Strategy. Getting started is…
