Retiring at ... 60?
Friday, February 12
I was at a friend's house the other day and they announced that they were going to retire at 60. They sounded happy, as 60 is of course less than 65 or 66 or whenever people generally retire these days.And here I'm thinking ... I'm not even 40 and I'm working because I want to, not because I hav...
Accounting Software for the small investor
Friday, December 04
I recently became acquainted with a new product from Sage Software. For those of you who are not aware of Sage Software, they are an accounting and financials software most well known in the U.S. for a product previously called "Peachtree Accounting" (now known as Sage 50).Sage 100 is an on-prem...
Eviction this morning!
Wednesday, June 03
Ah, inherited tenants!Had to go through the process of evicting an inherited tenant. Luckily Milwaukee is pretty landlord friendly, although they do encourage what are called "stipulated dismissals". That means that if the tenant is willing to work out a payment plan, the court would prefer tha...
Why Real Estate Investors Give Up - Part 3 of 4
Saturday, May 02
For Part 1 of 4, click here.I found this neat graphic on the internet (author credited in link). I wanted to adopt it to why real estate investors give up. Since there are a lot of points on this graphic, I'll cover 4 of them at a time.Feel the World Owes them SomethingSometimes, people feel t...
Why Real Estate Investors Give Up - Part 2 of 4
Friday, May 01
For Part 1 of 4, click here.I found this neat graphic on the internet (author credited in link). I wanted to adopt it to why real estate investors give up. Since there are a lot of points on this graphic, I'll cover 4 of them at a time.Fear the Future"What if my tenants leave and I have a vac...
Why Real Estate Investors Give Up - Part 1 of 4
Thursday, April 30
I found this neat graphic on the internet (author credited in link). I wanted to adopt it to why real estate investors give up. Since there are a lot of points on this graphic, I'll cover 4 of them at a time.Expect Fast ResultsThis is for those who attend the "guru" camps. They get lured in by ...