Rehabs and Rentals: Newberry Drive
Newberry was our fourth real estate purchase, inclusive of our first residence and first commercial building. Our first three purchases were before the financial crisis...in the easy lending days. BEFORE…
The Mindset of The Rich vs Poor: How Wealthy People Think Differently
I hate to put things in terms of the rich vs poor, but when it comes to amassing and keeping money, wealthy people do think inherently differently from poor people.…
The 5 Critical Components of Real Estate Investing Returns
Real estate investing is a big piece of my financial pie. The way I think about real estate investing, in the same way, I think about public markets investing...I look…
How Co-Working Spaces Can Help Keep Your Business & Personal Life Separate
This post was written for playlouder by Jacob Klein. Jacob is a freelance writer and blog contributor based out of New York. His work primarily concerns business, finance, and startup…
Why Emergency Funds Should Be a High Priority
This is a guest post written for playlouder.com by Aileen Colon. Please note that guest post opinions are of their author. They are not always in strict alignment with my…
Rehabs and Rentals: Belmont Ave
PROPERTY NARRATIVE We bought this property from a "Semi-Turkey" provider. That basically means that they flip the house to the investor, often with a tenant, but then recommend you to…
Get A Business Credit Card That Won’t Affect Your Personal Credit
If you’re a business owner of any type, then you should have a business credit card. It’s a great tool to help with day to day operations, manage cash flow,…
A Robo Advisor Comparison: Can A.I. Get You to the Promised Land?!
So I wanted to put together a distilled robo advisor comparison for you to check out. Largely because they are cool, but also because they are (potentially) a great step…
Rehabs and Rentals: 91st Terrace
PROPERTY NARRATIVE This property was just a total BEEATCH since inception. I would seriously like to walk up to this house and BEEATCH slap it big time. (I really just…
Solo 401k vs SEP IRA: A Comparing For the Self-Employed
Self-employment can offer an excellent work-life balance, as well as other freedoms and lifestyle benefits! Hahaha...wasn't that funny. Seriously though, self-employment will likely be the cause of you working 80…
You Need to Do Your Personal Bookkeeping (Like a Business)…and You Hate It…Now What?!?
There just isn't any way around it. No matter how you earn, invest, slice, dice and spend your money, one financial fundamental will hold true: you have to do personal…
Rehabs and Rentals: Cavern Drive
PROPERTY NARRATIVE COMING SOON! PROPERTY FINANCIALS (I still own this property, but this is about where the numbers would be if I sold it Dec19)
Rehabs and Rentals: Graham Street
BEFORE & AFTER PROPERTY NARRATIVE COMING SOON PROPERTY FINANCIALS (This property has been sold)
Rehabs and Rentals: 92nd Street
PROPERTY NARRATIVE COMING SOON PROPERTY FINANCIALS (This property has been sold)
Land Deals: Belize Lot #8211
Our 5th purchase was beautiful raw land real estate in Belize. We actually ended up visiting Belize after Kristin and I started seriously thinking about early retirement in 2012-2013. Back…
Your Long-Term Health: A (Financially) Valuable Investment
This is a guest post written for playlouder.com by Ava Laurel. Please note that guest post opinions are of their author. They are not always in strict alignment with my…
Rehabs and Rentals: Rawhide Drive
PROPERTY NARRATIVE COMING SOON PROPERTY FINANCIALS (This property has been sold)
Live and Flips: 5th Ave
BEFORE & AFTER PROPERTY NARRATIVE This was the first house that I ever bought, and was also my residence. It was the first of what would eventually be 16 total…