How to Grow Your IRA From $5,500 to $204,345 With a Single Rental Property
IRAs are an incredible way to build massive wealth over time with real estate. Check out some strategies -- and pitfalls -- here.
FIRE & Retirement
Financial Freedom: 14 Steps to Stop Relying on Your 9-5 Job’s Income
Financial freedom. To me, this means having enough money to do what YOU want to do — enough money to live the life you choose, rather than a life of…
How to Achieve Financial Freedom By Calculating Your “Rat Race Number”
Do you dream of quitting your job with real estate and escaping the rate race? If so, you’re not alone. It’s probably the main reason we’re all in real estate.…
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…
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.…
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…
Real Estate Notes vs. 401k: Which Investment Wins Out Over 30 Years?
Having fun conversations all day is what consistently turns my work into play. Even on the frantic days, when at the end of the day I can feel my IQ begin…
Why Your 401k Is A Retirement Income Loser!
A savvy commenter and a couple buddies made known to me that last week’s post at a sentence or two they didn’t quite grasp. I read it myself, and calling…
The 7 Things to Know When Using A Self-Directed IRA For Investing In Real Estate
Real estate investing is an excellent means of diversifying your funds and can be accomplished through a self-directed IRA (SDIRA). There are several big pitfalls that investors can succumb to…
The Best Retirement Plans for Investors: The Battle Between the Solo(k) and IRA
There has been a lot of buzz in the real estate community about some of the benefits of “QRPs.” What exactly are QRPs? Do these benefits really exist? Or is…
