Real Estate Investing - Don’t Underestimate How Bad Things Can Get
Real Estate Investing (REI) is a super popular path many folks take when they try to get to early FI. If you buy correctly, sure, you could have a field day and make more gains than you ever dreamed possible. Unfortunately, it isn’t always that easy to
Real Estate Investing - Identifying and Searching for Future Class A/Tier 1 Properties
So, lately I’ve been having lots of epiphanies when it comes to Real Estate Investing (REI), and more than ever before, I’m holding firm in my newfound belief to focus entirely (pretty much) on sticking to Class A/Tier 1 properties.
Naturally, because I made my life-changing gains via Bay Area Class A/Tier 1 rental properties, I always like to use them as an example… But astute readers
Real Estate Investing - Learning from My Mistakes
Real life is all about learning from our mistakes, growing/improving, and if we are lucky enough to be able to do so (which I am) share our insights/wisdom/knowledge gained with others. Unfortunately, the problem with the above approach, right off the bat, is admitting to ourselves (and to the world) that we even made a mistake to begin with…
I’ve been blogging since 2012, so you don’t have to tell me twice, and I know full well by now that attempting to be upfront and honest with people is not gonna win you many fans/followers…
For the most part, people aren’t interested in the truth when it comes to early FI… Instead, they want you to feed them a happy fairytale where the entire ride is smooth sailing and there are never any major bumps in the road…
I hate to break it to you, but sometimes, it is very necessary to dwell on and reflect
Second Life - Picking Up the Pieces and Starting Over (Again)
I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, as I try and process everything that’s happened this year and attempt to put the past firmly behind me. As mentioned in many posts of late, I recently (finally) eradicated myself free from an absolutely horrible situation in
Moving On - New Beginnings (Good Riddance to Junk Properties)!
As I’ve shared with readers in previous posts (albeit very vaguely), I’ve gone through some very trying and difficult times this year. More specifically (and succinctly) — My junk properties in South Chicago were losing me money hand over fist, driving me insane, and causing endless grief/frustration. In other words, I saw the
New Beginnings… Again? (July 1, 2018)
To say that it’s been a rough and tumble 2018 so far would be a pretty accurate assessment of how things have been going for me… As readers may recall, I’ve thrown out multiple hints in recent posts about some of the struggles (beyond aggravating frustration) that I’ve been dealing