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5 February 2025 | 17 replies
Financial freedom is all about buying and hold properties for the rest of your life - that's how you get appreciation, cash flow, principal paydown, and depreciation.
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30 January 2025 | 2 replies
I figure nothing in life is that easy.
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5 February 2025 | 15 replies
Marketing Etc etc I have done this all my life.
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18 January 2025 | 18 replies
Or paying off my debt, while I provide them with a nice house to live in instead of an apartment.
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4 February 2025 | 4 replies
It doesn’t cost you anything and gives the tenant time to rearrange their entire life around your decision.
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20 January 2025 | 37 replies
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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23 January 2025 | 4 replies
Oversimplifying it just a bit, the investor profits from:- a non-refundable option paid by the tenant-buyer which gives them the right to purchase the property within their option period- the spread between the rent paid by the investor to the property owner and the rent paid to the investor by the tenant-buyer over the life of the option- the spread between the price ultimately paid by the investor when they exercise their option with the owner and the price ultimately paid by the tenant-buyer when they exercise their option with the investorClear as mud?
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29 January 2025 | 0 replies
I started this company because I want to be a source for people and be that stepping stone for people who want a better life.
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21 January 2025 | 7 replies
Don't make your life more complicated than it has to be.
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
My family has been in it all my life.