Blogging June 2020 Income Report This is my first post of blogging about blogging. Hopefully this will be useful in determining how the blog is going over time. It should also be helpful in determining
Lifestyle But Seriously, Stop Watching the News When I first had the idea for this article, there was a dizzying frenzy of coverage of the impeachment of Donald Trump. I know this from catching the headlines during
Time Management The Importance of a Routine in Lifestyle Design I have been sitting on the notes for this post for a while. It seems with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the keeping a routine only becomes more relevant. With the
Real Estate 33 KPI's for Real Estate Investors To combat your money becoming fat and lazy, you can refinance the property to decrease the amount of equity in the property. Another option is to sell the property and use the increased equity to buy a larger property with larger cashflows.
Self Improvement Brought by Pandemic It is certainly a weird time. Staying at home is no longer considered lazy but a revered trait. Searches for easy family meals have skyrocketed on pinterest. Facebook feeds are
Flipping How to Estimate Rehab Costs One of the most common questions I get from new real estate investors is: How do you know how much it will cost to renovate a property to either flip,
Real Estate Forced Appreciation One of my favorite reasons to use real estate as an investment vehicle is forced appreciation. In real estate, there are two types of appreciation. There is market appreciation, or
Real Estate Mistakes When Calculating a Flip ARV Flipping a house is full of uncertaintly. Common questions that can cause an investor anxiety are wether buyers will like it enough to put in an offer, how much will
Investing 45 Inspiring Warren Buffett Quotes Character and LifeWarren's character comes through in his temperament, his view of the long term, and his humbleness. “Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are
Real Estate Real Estate Syndication Advice From John Casmon I attended the Joe Fairless' Best Ever Real Estate Meetup where the speaker was John Casmon. He discussed what he learned while scaling from 13 units 4 years ago to
Airbnb My Second Airbnb (The Before) After a pretty successful launch of my first Airbnb, I am going to be working on my second one. I purchased this house 13 years ago for $101,000. I
Real Estate House Hacking Your Way to Financial Independence In this article, I did some math on retiring on 60,000 a year. To retire, you needed to save up about 2.7 Million. Now lets look at things
Retirement Doing the Math for Early Retirement What are you working for? Saving for retirement is hard. The entire concept is fraught with uncertainty, and there is an entire industry dedicated to alleviate the pain of you
Real Estate Why The 2% Rule for Real Estate Doesn't Matter The 2% Rule can be a great tool to help with screening. You can use it to quickly process through hundreds or thousands of listings to determine which properties that warrant further investigation.
2020 Q1 Reading List In 2018 I made a grand reading list for the whole year. It was pretty cool, but mostly intimidating. While I did not get through every title, I stuck with it. Though I kind of wished I had shorter cycles. As I read, I
Financial Management Maybe Spending to Broke Isn't So Bad The new get rich quick scheme– spend all your money. Many experts advise to save piles of money diligently and invest in slow money. This is terrible advice for many
Airbnb Long term Vs Short term rentals This article is written from the perspective of pre-acquisition. Once you own a property, the decision is a bit different. Photo by Alex Block / UnsplashWhich one makes more money?In
Time Management Important vs Urgent Identifying what is urgent and important in your life in real time as they enter your life feels a bit like a ninja skill. Here are few examples of urgent vs important:
Airbnb Furnishing an Airbnb A visually attractive space is a major way to increase bookings. Decide Budget and ThemeWhile budget and market research is outside the scope of this article. You will want to
