My wife is super pessimistic with things and worst case is the first thing to her mind about most things.  I wan't to do a BRRRR but she has a hard time wrapping her head around the idea. Not sure how to get her on bo...

On a vacation to Whistler this past week I managed to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad (in between shredding the slopes) and thought that it was an interesting read. The concept of the rich buy assets versus buying liabilit...

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

In 2005 my oldest brother asked me how my house sale was going. I mentioned it went under contract in three days and we were making $125,000 profit. I was in the military and would be considered lower middle-income at...

I have been reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad” for the first time and I have to say...mind blown. I always saw my dad as very financially responsible, coming from a very poor upbringing and making a comfortable life for our ...

Being in a relatively expensive market I know how discouraging it can be to try and break into real estate scene, particularly the multifamily space. We're in Portland, Oregon and very few cases can you hit the 1% "ru...