I am sort of beginning my journey, and I'm excited to embark on a road that will make me and my family financially stable, no longer living on commissions, self-sufficient, and financially independent.

But when I look at a new market I look at statistics like job growth, population growth, favorable(to landlords) political climate. 

We have a dynamic rental market and your mentor needs to know it like the back of their hand...or you could be another statistic.  

My primary goal is to achieve financial independence and be able to avoid the 9-5 job requirement.

4) Statistics?

I am evaluating a senior independent housing units.

Hello everybody, I am from Santa Fe, New Mexico and just starting my journey to financial independence and need help wrapping my head around the real estate investing.

My long-term goal is to achieve financial independence through semi-passive real estate income combined with my wife's salary.   

In high school while others were reading harry potter, I was reading "rich dad" and the "guide to financial independence".

Statistically, the bulk of fatal heart attacks occur in the morning hours when people are rising and getting ready for the day.Not using leverage INCREASES your risk because now you have exposure you wouldn't have with leverage, such as coming up short on funding.Here's a little more about that example from earlier: he bought and repaired the house for $145K, but borrowed $175K on an appraisal of $225K in the house's existing condition before repairs.