House Hacking: 10 Ways to Live for Free (Even in a Single-Family Home)
I live for free. Before that, I only paid around 30% of my mortgage payment. How? By finding ways to have other people pay my housing costs. It’s called house hacking, and there are many ways to achieve it. Not all of them require you to move, either. Here’s...
How to Build Credit Fast: The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Credit
Size matters. At least where your credit score is concerned. Consider two would-be investors. Sandra has a high credit score, and qualifies for an 80% LTV loan at a 6% interest rate with two points. Billy has shoddy credit. The lender offers him only 65% LTV, at 10%...
How to Finance Rental Properties When You’re Self-Employed
Yes, getting a mortgage for a rental property can be tricky for the self-employed. But as a self-employed entrepreneur, you do harder things every day. If you want passive income and financial freedom sooner rather than later, leveraging other people’s money is...
How to Negotiate Real Estate Deals: The Investor’s Go-To Guide
In a scorching real estate market with sky-high property prices, how can you compete against other investors? Just landing any acceptable rental property can seem impossible, let alone scoring a stellar deal. But you can propel yourself to the top of a long line of...
How One Couple Moved Abroad & Retired by 30 with Rentals
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 blog remains one of the best...Free Landlord Tools
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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.
G. 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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