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5 Reasons You Should Be Investing In Apartment Complexes
Should You Be Investing In Apartment Complexes? If you’ve read My Story, then you’re well aware that I’m on a mission with three goals. First, I’m in the process of creating enough passive income through real estate syndications to replace my income. That’s #1. Second, to share everything that I’m learning along the way so…
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Robo-Advisors – The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Robo-Advisors – The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Kevin who runs the personal finance website Just Start Investing, where he focuses on making investing easy. Just Start Investing has been featured on Business Insider, Forbes, and US News & World Report, among other major publications…
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401k vs Real Estate – Which Is Best For Retirement?
401k vs Real Estate – Which Should You Invest In? For the first part of my career, I invested the traditional way that most of us do in the stock market with a retirement plan. I did this because it was all I knew to do and also how most of the millionaires in the…
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8 Easy Steps To Get Your Life Together (Financially)
How to Get Your Life Together (Financially) [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Michael Dinich who blogs over at Your Money Geek. He’s worked in the personal finance industry since 1999, where he helped families plan for retirement, reduce taxes, eliminate unnecessary expenses, and plan their estates.] *********************************************************************** In adulting 101, we learn…
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How To Create Passive Income With Real Estate Note Investing
Real Estate Note Investing I’m all about investing in real estate but also want to avoid the hassles that come with being a landlord. A few years ago, I thought I wanted to start investing in single family homes and reached out to some local investors that did it full-time. When I saw the amount…
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11 Triple Net Lease Pros And Cons
11 Triple Net Lease Pros And Cons I recently spoke with one of my dad’s friends (Mr. Eddie) in a grocery store. He’s one of the wealthiest people in Louisiana and has made the majority of his money in commercial real estate. I asked if I could stop by his office to pick his brain…
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13 Top Apps To Make Money For Passive Income
13 Top Apps To Make Money For Passive Income Best Apps To Make Money For An Easy Financial Boost [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Bob, The Frugal Fellow, who is a freelance personal finance writer and blogger. After paying off nearly six figures in student loan debt, he decided to not only…
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7 Elements Of Achieving True Wealth
Todd Tresidder over at the Financial Mentor once stated that “Freedom Isn’t Just Financial, And True Wealth Is More Than Just Money.” There’s too many docs and other high-income professionals with the illusion that building wealth involves always wanting MORE so they can get better with a different lifestyle versus everyone else. Unfortunately, if this…
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17 Pros And Cons Of Owning Storage Units
17 Pros And Cons Of Owning Storage Units A friend of mine owns a local specialty pharmacy distribution company but also owns commercial real estate on the side. It seems like the more successful people I talk to, the more I find out that they also dabble in different forms of real estate. This is…
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Debt In The United States – Just How Bad Has It Gotten?
Debt In The United States [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Brian who blogs over at Debt Discipline. He started his site after becoming debt-free. His passion now is in helping others also break free of debt.] Let’s face it, debt in the United States is a problem. From our national debt,…
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Emergency Funds – What You Should Know To Stay Out Of Trouble
The Complete Guide on Emergency Funds and Cash Reserves [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Mr. SR who blogs over at Semi-Retire Plan. He enjoys teaching others what it takes to become semi-retired early in life.] One of the few personal finance concepts that garners near-universal praise is the emergency fund. For…
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fatFIRE! How A Computer Programmer Retired At 38!
When I recently read in Joe Fairless’s Best Ever Report about how Lue Chen achieved financial independence (or in his case fatFIRE) at only age 38, I had to reach out to him…and boy am I glad I did! Because I knew that this call was going to be chop full of great information, I…
