If they have paid off property (especially if the investor is much older), they probably have a healthy stock portfolio as well :) Debt has worked for me, and I'm glad it works for you too!

Rents can’t realistically continue to appreciate at the rate they were if we are to maintain a healthy housing sector.

When you are looking at estimated provided by the seller take them with a healthy grain of salt.

I will keep you posted where I end up with my first property :) I wish you all a happy and healthy 2025.

Since the home health is provided by a third party, the community does not need to be licensed as a care facility, so costs related to regulatory compliance with inspections and staffing are facilities are not added to the cost of care.

Obviously, this is just my own analysis but the new administration anticipation is the flavor of the year.I'm still yet to be fully sold that we're healthy as a country and that 100% of what we're being told will happen-- I'm betting less than 50%.

You don't live "bad" financial discipline, accrue wealth and THAN gain healthy financial habits from the $, that's nonsensical.

2.) looking for advice on how to deploy 600+ thousand dollars into real estate and start receiving the cash flow from it without having to pull the 401(k) out and swallow the tax ramifications.I currently own 13 units and receive healthy cash flow from all of them, but I am looking to increase my cash flow so I can ease into the next phase of my life which includes work of a different kind but not doesn’t having a 9 to 5 job.Thanks in advance!

After 35 years I’ve developed a healthy respect for this business from the school of hard knocks.The day I’ve discovered this business is easy or simple will be a good day to retire.

However, for the purpose of a healthy and helpful discussion, I invite you to the the do the following exercise to get the facts first:1.