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29 April 2022 | 1 reply
That’s the thing with us entrepreneur types, we can be independent to a fault!
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28 January 2022 | 10 replies
Currently have 8 rentals but not quite at Financial Independence.
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12 January 2022 | 6 replies
Financial Independence and wealth building takes time but if you start young you'll find the cards stacked in your favor.
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12 January 2022 | 3 replies
Ben, Check with your local independent agent.
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9 September 2022 | 13 replies
Deep dives with Financial Independence (the Mad Fientist), Journey to Launch (Souffrant), Money for the Rest of Us (Stein), Optimal Daily Finance, Stacking Benjamins, Big Picture Retirement, and Radical Personal Finance (Sheets) all have great information.
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3 September 2022 | 2 replies
Would you rather drive a crappy looking car and be a financially independent millionaire, or would you rather drive a nice car and pretend to be wealthier than you are just like the majority of Americans with debt to their eyeballs?
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27 September 2022 | 11 replies
(Without an agent on our side) (independently searching) We now have an extremely professional & experienced REA/REI guiding us through step by step.
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5 September 2022 | 4 replies
If you prefer to have an independent 3rd party give you an opinion of value (which is all an appraisal is "an opinion") then you could ask an appraiser to give you a "limited scope" appraisal.
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14 September 2022 | 4 replies
ThanksI’m at 10 - 12%, with 2-4 points, so essentially 12-16% all inDepends on perceived risk.
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7 September 2022 | 6 replies
My goal is to close on one cash flowing property before the end of the year, in order to support my longer term WHY of becoming financially independent and secure generational wealth.