How Real Estate Investing Helps You Think Long Term

We are constantly inundated with news hyping up new investment opportunities like NFT’s, crypto currencies, and even individual stocks that are easier than ever to buy through platforms like Robinhood. Real estate investors, specifically those that invest in multifamily syndications, are actually conditioned to think differently because of the nature of their investment. While many other investments focus the investor on the “right timing”, apartment syndications focus the investor on creating a plan that can be carried out regardless of the market conditions, and executing that plan over the course of several years. When you’ve built a plan that accounts for less favorable conditions and the return you will receive is controlled by you (or your syndication team), you don’t have to worry as much about timing and uncontrollable external factors.

What Rich People Tell Themselves When It Comes to Investing (And You Should Too)

Do you ever notice that the rich tend to think about things differently than those who seem stuck in progressing their financial goals? It can be difficult to shift that mindset while you are still working on building your wealth. But it’s so important to start speaking to yourself like the rich do if that’s where you want to be in the future. In this article, we will outline 5 ways that the rich think differently and how to flip your internal script to unblock any limiting beliefs that may be holding you back from achieving your financial independence goals.

MindsetElisa ZhangJuly 12, 2022Investing advice from the rich

How to Prepare for an Impending Recession as an Investor

There’s no denying that 2022 has started off more turbulent than most of us would have predicted. Inflation is at a 40-year high. Nearly half the crypto market has been wiped out. Don’t let this scare you into hiding money under your mattress, though. In this article, we’ll explain what we’re seeing in the current economy and why signs point to recession, how it can impact different asset types, and what you can do to prepare.

The Surprising Answer to How to Win Deals in Competitive Real Estate Markets

The competition for landing solid deals has never been higher for active real estate investors. This is especially true for those of us doing business in a market that’s on fire right now like Texas or Arizona. Most properties don’t even make it onto the market before they already have multiple offers on the table. So how can you as an investor actually win deals in a cut throat environment like this? The answers might surprise you. It has nothing to do with your market research, underwriting process, or the size of your team. It has everything to do with how you treat people.

Active Investing, Tips, MindsetElisa ZhangMarch 3, 2022best real estate markets

4 Fun Ways to Simplify Goal Setting

Let’s face it; Goal setting usually feels like a massive chore that you just keep pushing to the bottom of the to-do list and hoping that all the things you want to accomplish will magically manifest without you having to write them down.

Mindset, Productivity, TipsKristen TejadaFebruary 18, 2022goal setting

How to Take COVID-19 Isolation from Boring to Beneficial

For those of you who may have experienced a mild or asymptomatic case like myself, and are finding some extra time on your hands while you are in isolation, I wanted to share how you can focus on the silver lining instead of the grey cloud. Instead of fixating on all of the things you can’t do during this time, focus on what you can do! Here’s a list of the best ways to make your time in isolation beneficial, both personally and professionally.

MindsetElisa ZhangJanuary 26, 2022COVID, productivity hacks, self care, self improvement

A Personal Letter to BreadWinHers

As hardworking and successful career women and mothers, you don’t need me to tell you that you have earned the right to sit at the big table. Your beautiful children glow when they see you (if you don’t have children, your friends and family members do too).

Why You Hate Your Job and What You Can Do About It

If you’re like 50% of the US workforce, then you’ve said you’re unhappy with your job at some point in your career. But have you ever actually sat down to try to identify what the source of that unhappiness is? After all, the ultimate goal of reaching FI is the pursuit of happiness.

Student Success: How to Leverage Your Liabilities to Accelerate Your FI Journey

“So, where do you live?” Before last year, this was one of the easiest questions to answer. “I have a house just north of Seattle.” I even felt a swell of pride when telling other people I bought myself a house as a single woman at 29 years old and seeing their surprised (and sometimes impressed) reactions. Today, my answer is very different though, and brings with it even more pride and a feeling of liberation.

Year In Review - 2020

Even though many are saying that 2020 was one of the worst years ever, I like to challenge myself to find the ways that it was one of the best years for growth in my business and personal life. This article shares some of the lessons that 2020 taught me about business and some of the opportunities I found that would have never been presented without these times we live in. Happy New Year and may 2021 serve you well!

The Stories We Tell Ourselves - A Guest Post by Ashley Wolfe

The stories we tell ourselves are often reported like the news. A bleak list of facts of the constant goings-on of our lives and how “hard it is” or that “nothing much has changed.” But what if we could create a narrative that will develop into the life we truly want? Good news, we can. Read on to hear one of the stories that I’ve been believing that started coming true right now.

MindsetAshley WolfeDecember 24, 2020 Comments

One Suitcase to Rule Them All - The Joy of Minimalism

Minimalism has sparked joy for me as my family and I have traveled incredibly light in our 5-month long road trip. Not only have I found relief in less time doing laundry and deciding what to wear, I have also had more freedom in my mind to think of more important things, like how much fun it is sitting in the white sands of Cabo with the ones I love the most.

Mindset, TipsAshley WolfeDecember 20, 2020 Comments

9 Side Gigs to Create Cash That Do Not Require You to Go Back to School

Who 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.

Mindset, Financial IndependenceElisa ZhangAugust 12, 2020Comment