Let the investor know, “I’d like to prove myself and show you I’m trustworthy, and I’m willing to take a small pay cut to earn that trust.”

Fellow investors,Brutally honest question: How many hours did you spend last week on tasks like...Uploading photos to listing sitesResponding to tenant inquiriesUpdating spreadsheets with property dataResearching comps and market dataManaging contractor communicationsIf it's more than 5-10 hours, you're literally paying yourself minimum wage to do work that doesn't scale.Here's the math that'll make you sick: If you're earning $150K+/year from REI, your effective hourly rate is ~$75.

On the real estate agent side, there might also be opportunities to reduce your taxes depending on how much you’re earning and setting aside.In short, combining REPS status with cost segregation gives you a strong path to reduce your 2025 taxes, but it depends on your income level, bracket, and making sure the hours are properly tracked.

In foreclosure conversations especially, I’ve learned to earn trust first: listen, reflect back what I’m hearing, and only then walk through options.

And in doing so, shows off his expertise and he takes the higher ground.AJ: keep doing what you are doing.And if I'm buying on the Oregon coast, you are my go-to, as you have earned it.

You get tax free growth on earnings and you do not have to worry about which bracket you will be in during retirement.

And after that, you will essentially have a bank account that instead of you earning interest for the money being there, the lender earns interest when the money isn’t there.

Could I earn interest on it in the short term?

Earn money.2.

I’ll be earning around $90,000 stating in May 2026 with another pay bump in 2027.