Work to learn, not to earn: There are concepts that have truly life-altering effects. For us, the idea of working to learn, not to earn was one of them. This notion came from a book we read called “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. If you’ve never read that book, please do. It’ll change the way you look at money, your job and investing forever. In…
How to make your top offer: When you’re looking to buy an investment property, it’s important not to get emotional while evaluating the deal. Let me warn you, failure to keep your emotions in check will cost you big time. Ask me how I know. One of the worst deals Ashley and I ever did was a result of us leaving our excitement unchecked. When we were new…
You need to protect your assets, trust me: When people are getting started in real estate, they often assume they need to form an entity like an LLC or an S corporation first thing. The two main reasons for this are to protect their assets from lawsuit and to take advantage of certain tax breaks. In my opinion, due to formation and maintenance costs, neither of these entities…
“I could just kick myself” Is what the lady said as she teared up and turned away from me standing outside that rental house. It was early evening, just after she and her husband had gotten off of work. With her back turned to me so I didn’t see the tears fall, she said, “I just didn’t know people like you existed.” I was at a loss for…