I haven't put much at all into my wife and I's 401ks, but were fortunate that both our employers have contributed on our behalf via profit sharing.

Fortunately with almost no money saved at the time I got in touch with an agent earlier this year and found out I qualified for a no money down loan, which at least got me set up looking at houses around Denver and I could start to picture what I wanted, I also read Scott Trench's Set For Life which is a fantastic book and introduced me to the concept of House Hacking and also the potential power of owning a property.

Fortunately, in my market, Airbnb is the elephant in the room.I've decided to stay on the VRBO platform but will just make sure my listing on VRBO is for 5% more than my listing on Airbnb. 

Here's why a 70 year old might consider becoming a purposeful investor, even with just 15 years left to make a fortune.

As a loan originator it's (fortunately for me) not me being asked to drive all over the world to Kingdom Come showing folks like the below 20 different properties and writing a bunch of lowballs that will get tossed in the trash (tarnishing my local reputation in the process), but I can see where they are coming from.

Yes, we are very fortunate our landlord has priced the home under market value and even her financial advisor tells her she’s losing money on it.

Fortunately, taking a few simple steps to winterize your pipes before the cold season begins can effectively ward off any cold-weather plumbing issues.Store Outdoor FurnitureOutdoor living spaces can be a major selling point for tenants.

Fortunately this I'd come across this property which was seller financed.

A couple hundred dollars spent on an engineer to take a look is money very well spent and can save a fortune or at least buy peace of mind.I have a client finishing up a rehab on a mid century home in town where the county was wanting him to completely rip off about a third of the roof, after the new permitted re-roof.  

We were fortunate to renovate it on one of the HGTV shows so our marketability has been priceless on VRBO & Booking.comWhat was the outcome?