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When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Hire a Financial Advisor | Life After FIRE
Could hiring a financial advisor help you reach financial independence and retire early? This isn’t a popular move in the FIRE community, but it gave…
The Ultimate Underrated Rental Property of 2025 (for Small Investors)
What’s the best rental property for the average investor? It’s not a single-family rental, it’s not a large apartment building, it’s not even a duple…
Motley Fool’s Ricky Mulvey: Why I’m Buying MORE Stocks Despite Growing Recession Risk
Are we headed right for a recession, or are stocks on sale? We don’t own a crystal ball, but Ricky Mulvey from The Motley Fool is capitalizing on the…
Young Americans Are Increasingly Moving to Rural Markets
Traditionally, young people have been desperate to leave their small towns and strike out for high-paying jobs in the big city. However, the exorbita…
Why Owning Real Estate is Always a Winning Strategy—Especially in Times of Uncertainty
When uncertainty looms over the economy, investors face a difficult choice: stick with volatile markets or move toward stability. Stocks experience u…
Making $2,400/Month Cash Flow and Getting Rich Slowly with “Boring” Rentals
Want the time-tested investing strategy that will make you rich 10, 20, or 30 years from now? Despite market uncertainty, buying rentals is still a s…
13 Rental Units with a “Rinse and Repeat” Investing Method
This investor built a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio with low-money-down loans and little cash-to-close. Thanks to his smart “rinse and re…
Buyers Return as Lower Rates Hold, Trump Trades Federal Land for BIG Housing Bet
Buyers are finally funneling back to the housing market thanks to recently lower mortgage rates. But, we’ve still got a BIG housing problem to fix—un…
How $100 Can Unlock Cash Flow & Kickstart Your Rental Portfolio
I want to build wealth through real estate, and I’m guessing you do too. But traditional real estate investing is not always convenient and eas…
Red State vs. Blue State: Does It Actually Impact Home Price Growth?
My BiggerPockets forum post got some buzz when I published data on whether blue states “appreciate” more than red. My intention here is to expand on …
March 2025 Housing Market Update: Are Price Declines Coming?
The housing market saw significant “softening” in February, with inventory rising, demand shrinking, and buyers regaining more control while sellers …
5 Things You Can’t Afford to Get Wrong When Analyzing Deals (Rookie Reply)
Anyone can analyze a rental property, but if you’re not careful, it’s easy to overlook significant costs that wipe out your cash flow and put you in …
Is the 4% Rule Dead?
Is the 4% rule dead? Most FIRE-chasers are using this retirement rule completely wrong, and it could cost them their financial freedom. With stock pr…
100% Bonus Depreciation Could Return This Year: 2025 Tax Update
Real estate is one of the most tax-advantaged investments in the country. With bonus depreciation, opportunity zone investing, 1031 exchanges, and mo…
The Threat Facing Real Estate Investors Today and Why Tenants Should Be Treated as Clients
When I first started investing in real estate around 2006 (yeah, I know, not a great time to start), the biggest dangers to the industry were things …
How to Save Up to 20% on New Construction Homes
In real estate, timing is everything. Right now, builders across the country are sitting on excess inventory, offering some of the most attractive di…
BUILD, Don’t Buy: The Rookie-Friendly Investing Strategy with 6-Figure Upside
A single-family home could give you some extra cash flow, but what if there was a way to make six-figure returns from “rentals” that breathe new life…
Losing $150K, Starting Over, and STILL Retiring Early | Life After FIRE
Think you’ve blown your chances of achieving FIRE? You haven’t! Just ask Nik Johnson, who spent years growing his nest egg, only to have it completel…
How to Unlock Your Home’s Hidden Passive Income Stream (ADUs 101)
There’s a hidden passive income stream in your basement, backyard, or garage, and only one investing strategy can unlock it. More and more homeowners…
How to Stay Rich During FIRE by Dodging the 4 Financial “Horsemen”
You’ve worked so hard to finally achieve FIRE (financial independence, retire early); the last thing you want is your wealth to dwindle or disappear …