How One Couple Moved Abroad & Retired at 28 with Rentals
(Article updated 12/18/17) I met Ashley Thompson in a Facebook group of Mustachians. No, she doesn’t have a mustache. She, like tens of thousands of people around the world, has embraced the financial discipline and minimalism preached by Mr. Money Mustache. (His...
Home Loan vs. Investor Loan: What Your Lender Wants You to Know
This is a guest post by Bethany Ramos, a writer and real estate financing expert with Cornerstone Home Lending. Buying an investment property sounds like a far-off fantasy when you buy your first house. But it may comfort you to know that investment home sales are...
Sequence Risk, Retirement & How Rentals Save the Day (Again)
Thought 1: “I think I could retire on what I have invested right now! Woohoo!” Which is quickly followed by Thought 2: “But what if the market crashes the day after I quit my job?” My mother and step-father are in the midst of this conversation right now. That...
Want to Retire Early? The 4% Rule in Today’s Economy & How Rental Income Changes the Math
Why don’t more people dream of retiring young? It could speak to how many people love their jobs, except that’s not true: 70% of people hate their jobs. More likely, most people just don’t think they can retire young. Fortunately, anyone earning the...
Marginal Gains: How to Become a Real Estate Superstar with 1% Improvements
How bright is each of those Chinese lanterns above, by its lonesome? Not very bright. Around what a second-rate pulp novelist might describe as “a dull glow.” But standing in that crowd, with a thousand lanterns in the air above you? I bet you could see...Learn More About:
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Denise Supplee is a landlord and former property manager, with over a decade's experience in legal forms for landlords and property managers. She's also a champion mom and licensed realtor.
Brian Davis is a landlord and real estate investor with 15 rental properties. Husband, rental industry expert and compulsive traveler, Brian visited ten countries last year.
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