Will your home be a good investment?
Saturday, July 04
You finally saved up an emergency fund and paid off your high interest credit cards. You believe you are ready to invest and buy a house, the largest purchase you will make in your life so far. You need a place to live and you are tired of “throwing your money away” each month to your landlord. Y...
Real Estate Investing vs the 4% Retirement Rule
Monday, June 08
A recent discussion on a financial community site that got me thinking – how does the 4% rule work? This is a simple enough question and one many investors ask to check on their progress toward retirement. The "4% rule" is a theory that states you should be able to retire and safely withdraw ...
The Key to Long Term Success
Friday, May 29
The key to long term success – forming a real estate teamThis is part 4 of 4 on how my family got started in real estate Closing day is finally here. You now own a rental property! Congratulations!! For me the process would end here: I close on the property and immediately hand the keys over to m...
The power of leverage!
Wednesday, May 20
The power of leverage! – Time is money, use them both wisely.This is part 3 of 4 on how I got started in real estateNow that we are discussing mortgages we can talk about the concept that sets real estate apart from other investments: leverage. Leverage is simply using other people’s money to mak...
The money and basic math behind investing in real estate
Wednesday, May 13
The money and math behind investing in real estate – if you want to invest in real estate you will need to be able to do some basic mathIf you followed the advice from my first article, you decided where to invest and your tenant demographic. The next step is to evaluate a property’s ability to m...
How I got started in real estate - are you ready to be a landlord?
Thursday, May 07
There are many ways to get started in real estate. For this first of several articles on real estate investing, I want to talk about my background, where you might invest, and who you might rent to so you can begin earning money each month. I hope you can learn something from the path we chose.My...