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1 August 2015 | 4 replies
I'm a musician myself and I think lots of us don't take into consideration that we won't be able to rip and run forever!
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12 September 2015 | 7 replies
(This is coming from someone who chose the 'poor as a churchmouse' profession of freelance musician many years a go... and is very relieved I indulged my real estate curiosity as well)
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21 August 2015 | 4 replies
I'm a transportation planner by trade and a rock climber and musician by passion.
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2 July 2015 | 16 replies
Hey guys,Former full-time musician turned corporate sucker turned part-time amateur real estate investor.
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24 July 2015 | 75 replies
We're all big music lovers and would consider ourselves blessed to not only have an accomplished real estate investor in our midst but also an amazing musician.
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8 August 2019 | 4 replies
Hey everyone, just a bit of background, I'm a full-time high school P.E. teacher/football coach, full-time musician, and working on my REI career so that can take the place of teaching eventually!
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3 April 2019 | 7 replies
I’m not a traditional earner, I’m a self-employed musician, and in order for me to get a conventional mortgage, I’d have to pay about 40% in taxes each year.
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23 April 2019 | 10 replies
Everything has already happened and cannot be changed.On the other hand, if you are a political scientist, an engineer, an architect, a musician, and yes, an investor, your success is a function of recognizing a number of different inputs, and a number of different objectives, and synthesizing them together into a working environment.You can't apply deconstruction to investing.
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14 September 2019 | 3 replies
MY WHY:To get off the road and spend more quality time with my family and hobbies.I've spent the last thirteen years on the road as either an adventure travel guide; guiding backpackers on camping and hiking tours all across America and Mexico, or these last eight years working production 300+ days a year for touring musicians and bands.
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23 June 2019 | 5 replies
Hello everyone,I'm a self-employed piano technician (previously musician, theatre production manager, and sound designer/composer) who waited until pretty late to get serious about what my finances are going to look like as I get older.