Category: Real Estate Investing

Here are 21 ways to compress the distance from where you are now to financial freedom: Earn more, and save more. Spend less – thus reducing the amount of passive income you need to become financially free. Leverage other people’s time, …Read more  »

With real estate, people often don’t understand how an investor is paid.  I mean, stocks historically provide an annual rate of return of about 10% and are low hassle.  Comparatively, real estate values historically only return about 5% annual appreciation…and …Read more  »

Trump has a 10-point lead on Clinton when Americans are asked about which candidate will spur higher home prices.  Primary results also suggest candidates weren’t popular in places where housing prices had a strong recovery. So of the two presumptive …Read more  »

Look, I’m going to level with you.  I think we’re screwed. We all saw what happened last week because of "Brexit" (British Exit).  The markets are in uncertain territory. Add inflation and the potential for recession – this situation becomes …Read more  »

1. It’s not how much money you make that matters, it’s how much you keep. 2. Don’t let friends, family, or co-workers talk you out of real estate investing unless they have more money than they know what to do …Read more  »

A minister once gave a lecture titled "Acres of Diamonds."  He related the story of an Arab man who wanted to become rich.  Informed by an old priest that he would find diamonds in "a river that runs through white …Read more  »

Please read part 1 of A Balanced Life. Most people are time wasters.  They waste their own time, and they waste your time as well.  To be successful and happy, you must discipline yourself to work all the time you …Read more  »

I just returned from a long-overdue two-week family vacation in Thailand.  It was amazing!  I recommend adding it to your bucket list. Being there gave me some time to think about life's priorities and how to better balance my life.  …Read more  »

When it comes to real estate clichés, “Location, location, location” has all other contenders (including “Not a drive-by!”; “Cash is king!”; “Is that your checkbook or are you just glad to see me?”; and “Worst house, best street”) beat by …Read more  »