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As early as the 1800s, entrepreneurs knew that the road to riches could be found in real estate. The late Andrew Carnegie, a 19th-century steel industrial pioneer and billionaire, is famously quoted as saying, “Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.”
Read MoreThere is an age-old debate about whether owning a house is considered an asset or a liability. Many will argue that because you’re building up equity in your home, it’s an asset. Yet for many real estate investors who have applied for a commercial loan will tell you that the lender regards your primary home as a liability, not an asset. Below are just a few examples of ways to generate cash flow from you primary home.
Read MoreREITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) have become increasingly popular in the investor community as people look to diversify outside of the stock market and into alternative investments. It is easy to confuse REITs with multifamily real estate syndications from the outside perspective. However, several differences exist between REITs and multifamily syndications, including taxation, liquidity, and more. We will get into these differences in this blog.
Read MoreI love bacon.
I’m not talking about the cheap, thin, diner-style bacon that shrivels into nothing once it’s cooked. I’m talking about juicy, salty, mouth-watering, thick-cut bacon that rocks your taste buds when you bite into it.
Read MoreIt seems almost automatic these days, to buy a house as the first major investment you’ll make. But what if renting is actually better than owning a home in some cases? Here are some reasons why renting could be more favorable than owning a home, especially in today’s market.
Read MoreWorking less and making more is my current reality.
Its unfolding in front of me like a map.
It wasn't always this way. I was in The Grind shortly after leaving my full-time W2 job and I will never forget when my daughter looked up at me one night and said something that shook me to my core.
This week's article reads more like a journal entry. But this is the most open I can be in sharing with you the reality of creating my FI lifestyle.
Goal setting is never more fun than when we think about independence from the daily grind as an employee. Goals that allow us to create something from nothing and shatter our own self-imposed Glass Ceilings is powerful and important for our growth. Our goals need direction and commitment. Read on to find out the components and steps to setting meaningful, clear goals so you can meet them and exceed them.
Read MoreCreating a Roadmap for your Financial Independence is both easy and difficult. Easy in the sense that there are plenty of proven formulas out there. Difficult in the sense that, when applied to your personal situation, all the details seem to get in the way. Showing constraint and following a plan will help make your Financial Independence vision come to life. Read more in Part II about how to find money for savings and investing to get yourself on the right path.
Read MoreMIndset is everything. We all know that, right? But where do you start and what do you do? If our goal is Financial Independence and we ignore the work on our beliefs and daily thoughts about what’s possible for ourselves, we are missing the point entirely. Get started today, with the actionable items in this article, on creating a mindset that will propel you forward into the tactical work of investing in real estate.
Read MoreWho doesn’t want some extra CASH for their investments? More money to Invest means reading Financial Independence faster. From selling your stuff to creating handmade goods to generate, we want to share 9 creative ways to add money to your bank account and grow your investing potential without a College degree.
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