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11 October 2018 | 5 replies
I am retiring this December and packing up my wife and dogs and moving to the greater Austin area of Texas early next year.
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10 October 2018 | 4 replies
Second, we saved up for a few years and pulled from our HELOC on our new primary residence for the downpayment on a 4-plex.
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10 October 2018 | 5 replies
When you place the new mortgage on your property, use the proceeds to retire the balance on your LoC.
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11 October 2018 | 11 replies
Do you have a cash reserve, or have you factored in saving part of monthly rents to build up a reserve?
25 October 2018 | 193 replies
The important point is that you aren't saving enough, fast enough to retire comfortably in the future and any correction only makes things worse.
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12 October 2018 | 20 replies
If there is a large percentage of retired people, they may prefer a single story home that requires less walking, and they may not care as much about some of the amenities.
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14 October 2018 | 5 replies
Plus, aging more for an experienced team will likely be less expensive because they can do it faster and faster saves money in holding costs and opportunity costs.
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18 October 2018 | 10 replies
I know that hiring the guy/girl who does something day in and day out is way better than me at it, and can save me time/money/frustrations.
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10 October 2018 | 4 replies
I gave the buyer more money (through offer and interest income), but I saved almost $10k cost to me, with higher CF, in the process.
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14 October 2018 | 17 replies
Now it's time to buckle down and save, pay off our debts, keep learning, and I want to start networking as well.