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Yes, You Can “Short-Term” Rent Your FHA Property—But You Need to Extend the Timeline
FHA mortgages offer an excellent opportunity to buy a home due to their low down payment and lenient credit score criteria. However, they are designa…
$6.2 Billion In Potential Savings Slipped Away Last Week—How Should Investors Look at Rates Now?
Anyone who’s had anything to do with real estate has played the “will they or won’t they” guessing game surrounding the Federal Reserve’s decisions a…
Meta Benefits, RSU Details, 401k Match, and more
Discover everything you need to know about Meta's exceptional employee benefits. From competitive compensation and stock grants to generous parental …
2 Resources OTHER Than Money You Can Use to Get into Real Estate Investing
Want to invest in real estate but feel like you don’t have everything it takes? You know you need money for a down payment, skills to manage tenants/…
$30K/Year Cash Flow from 2 Properties by Doing What Other Investors Won’t
Has the Airbnb market become TOO saturated? It might not matter if you can rise above the competition and make your property stand out like Katie Cli…
The Cities With the Most Stable Landlord Insurance Costs for Investors
When it comes to real estate investing and deal analysis, one often overlooked aspect is landlord insurance. In an ever-changing market, finding area…
Should You Keep or Sell Your House? Use This Tool to Find Out in Minutes
Should you sell your house or keep it as a rental property in 2024? What you do with your home today could create a million-dollar swing in your port…
Public Housing As a “Solution” Only Makes Affordable Housing Worse
Think of public housing, and a familiar picture comes to mind: hulking, run-down brick tenement buildings, graffiti-strewn malfunctioning elevators, …
8 Reasons Why REITs Are More Rewarding Than Rentals
I wrote an article explaining why I am investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) instead of rental properties. In short, REITs are still dis…
Building Your Real Estate Investing Team Like an NFL Coach: The Key Traits for Success
You need the right mix of talent, clear goals, and strong communication to build a winning team.
How to Calculate Rent On Any Property
Knowing how to price your rental property has been an issue since the dawn of time (or whenever the first rental was). Before the internet and modern…
House of Mirrors
House-hunting in any US city will cause one simple question to bulldoze all the others: How can so many people afford to buy these houses? If you typ…
Rental Demand Could “Catch Up” in These Oversupplied, Struggling Markets
America is experiencing a strange housing supply problem. On one hand, we don’t have enough housing supply nationally; on the other, we have too much…
The Right Way to Do “Value-Add” Real Estate in 2024
What’s the best way to build wealth in 2024? For many, it’s “value-add” real estate investing. You might know what this is, but you may have never he…
Buying Her First Rental (on a Teacher’s Wage) by Looking Beyond Her Backyard
Do you want to buy your first rental property but can’t find affordable real estate in your area? You’re not alone! As a science teacher living in Ne…
Six Dumb Misconceptions About The Economy (that the Politicians Want You To Believe)
Well, it looks like we’re here in another US election year already. As Advanced Mustachians, we already know that the ongoing battle of Harris …
The Problem With Cash for Retirement Planning—And How Real Estate Solves It
the traditional retirement model just doesn’t work well. To put it bluntly, the math sucks. I can do better—and so can you.
6 Creative Ways to Cover Your Kids’ College Costs with Real Estate
When you start them early enough, your investments can perform shocking feats of strength. They can even keep pace with the runaway cost of college t…
8 Reasons Suburban Housing Should Be Your Go-To Investment
Suburban migration didn’t end with the pandemic. If anything, we’ve seen a long-term shift in American priorities concerning housing, which has led t…
Cash Flow or Equity: Which One Should Beginners Invest for? (Rookie Reply)
Investing for cash flow or equity is an age-old debate, but what’s the best approach for a new investor? Should you focus on making a monthly profit …