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The Best (and Worst) States in the US to Retire in 2024 (FIRE Faster?)
Should you move to reach FIRE? And if so, where to? In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain and revealing the best places to retire in the US…
13 Votes on Housing Proposals to Watch On Election Day
Updated with voting results on Wednesday, November 6. California isn’t the only state that will decide on important housing issues at the ballo…
The Basics to Renting Out One of Your Rooms
If you are lucky enough to have a spare room in your house that is not filled with random junk, congratulations—you may be sitting on some extra cash…
Rates Surge Back Up as the Election “Slowdown” Hits Housing
Everyone is awaiting the 2024 presidential election results—especially homebuyers. As mortgage rates rise again, potential homebuyers are sitting on …
Investing in Real Estate WITHOUT a W2? How I Bought 3 Properties in 2 Years!
Can you start investing in real estate WITHOUT a stable W2 job? How will you get a loan? What happens if you have a fluctuating income? Are you compl…
The Hidden Opportunity of Property “Rezoning” Making This Investor Wealthy
Is property “rezoning” the trick to making much more money in real estate? Our guest is using zoning laws to his favor by finding areas with hidden p…
How Investors Lose Thousands Without Proper Bookkeeping
Real estate investing is one of the best ways to build wealth, but there’s a hidden trap that even seasoned investors fall into—it’s called poor book…
Are Election Jitters Slowing Down the Housing Market? Housing Activity Data Tells a Different Story
As the U.S. anxiously awaits the outcome of the presidential election on Nov. 5, some of that anxiety is reportedly spilling over into the real estat…
How to Buy Multiple Rental Properties a Year + Auctions 101 (Rookie Reply)
Want to build your rental portfolio FAST? Today, we’re teaching you how to buy multiple rental properties per year, the best tips to raise rents whil…
Finance Friday: Signs You’re Saving TOO Much for Retirement
Are you saving TOO much for retirement (or early retirement)? Could you retire years sooner than you think? Will retirement expenses be even less tha…
10 Things We Hate About Real Estate Investing
Real estate investing is great…sometimes. Other times, it’s NOT fun to be a real estate investor. While the pros, like financial freedom, generationa…
Why the True Cost of an Eviction Is (Much) Higher Than You Think
Evictions suck—for everyone. They’re bad for the property owner, the tenant, and America as a whole. On the lowest end of the spectrum, evictions cos…
Six Reasons Why REITs Are Safer Than Rentals
Recently, we shared “8 Reasons Why REITs Are More Rewarding Than Rentals.” In short, studies show that REITs earn 2% to 4% higher annual returns than…
The Latest “No-Landing” Narrative Could Be Bad News for Investors—Here’s Why
The possibility of a recession has been mulled over ad nauseam by seemingly every economist and finance expert over the past couple of years. Hard la…
How to Do Your FIRST House Flip in 2024: Budgets, Renovations, and Loans
Want to know how to flip a house in 2024? We brought on a rookie with a real-life deal to walk through every beginner step of flipping houses so you …
The Housing Market is Changing (Deals Are Coming in Winter)
Discounted real estate deals could be coming THIS winter as the housing market begins to “thaw.” Today, Dave is flying solo, bringing you a housing m…
Reviewing Our FIRE Journeys, Timelines, and Single Biggest Regret
You can attack financial independence from one of two angles. You can create a strict timeline for achieving FIRE, or you can calculate your FIRE num…
Expensive Markets Are Surging—Here’s Where Investors Can Buy Big
Despite mortgage rate unpredictability, the real estate market is growing in some of the country’s priciest cities. According to the latest Zil…
How You Can Scale Your Rental Portfolio Without Losing Track of Your Finances
Scaling a real estate portfolio can feel like a never-ending task; sometimes, the most important steps can slip through the cracks. The last thing yo…
From Dream Homes to Dream Leases: The Rise of Renters By Choice
There’s a peculiar narrative circulating the Internet about affluent lifetime renters who rent by choice rather than out of necessity. Stories are go…