Category: Real Estate
Web Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!
Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com 00 INTRODUCTION 00 000 The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 01 FINANCIAL…
Become A Bonafide Real Estate Investor part I: The 1% Rule
Man, do I love starting and completing series. Welcome to the Become a Bonafide Real Estate Investor series, where we will cover some of the basics of real estate investing. I plan to review some terms, methods, and investing techniques to give you an idea of the real estate professionals’ actions. I am not a…
Mortgage Positive: Make Cash Flow from Your Primary Residence
Six months ago, I wrote one of my favorite articles of all time, “Mortgage Zero: The Art of Paying No Out-of-Pocket Living Costs.” This article is still my most linked piece ever because it is such a vital topic to me. Mortgage Zero proposes that you use your home as an income generator. Whenever I…
Pay for College with Real Estate 105: Rental Wins
Welcome back to the Pay for College with Real Estate series (101, 102, 103, 104), where we use the capital appreciation of real estate to counteract rising college prices. Today, we are looking at keeping our home and using the rental income to pay for college. Let’s do a quick refresher. We bought a home…
The Business of RV Life
Do you dream of one day cruising around the countryside in an RV, visiting national parks and museums? Well, there has never been a better time to become an RV person or family. Not only are housing prices growing out of control, but the pandemic has shown that the ability to travel independently will be…
Pay for College with Real Estate 104: Cash-Out Refinance
Welcome back to the Pay for College with Real Estate series (101, 102, 103). Today is a good day because we will take advantage of low mortgage rates to refinance our house to pay for our kids’ or grandkids’ college. Let’s do a quick refresher. We bought a home in Yuma, Arizona, for $538,000, and…
A Shortage in Starter Homes: How to Buy Homes Today
Wow, this is a crazy time to attempt to get into the housing market. Prices are at all-time highs, we are starting to recover from a timber shortage, and we can’t build enough homes to keep up with demand. Even homes going up for sale are going through bidding wars with other buyers—what is a…
The Succeeding in Reading: 54 Takeaways from 54 Books
We just discussed why reading is vital to building wealth in the article “The Succeeding in Reading.” Now let’s look at the 54 books I have completed in the last ten months. “10 Other Real Estate Investments You Can Make” There are many ways to profit with real estate, outside of owning rental homes. “40…
Pay for College with Real Estate 103: Leverage Home Equity Loans
It’s time to jump back into our Pay for College with Real Estate 101 Series (101, 102). Last time we covered the concept of buying a home and selling it to pay for college. This method offered a clean-cut experience with no residual stress from real estate. But, you don’t keep any residual cash flow…
Inflation vs. Rents
The pinch is real. Do you feel a little lighter in the wallet as you walk out of the store? If you are a budget hawk, you already know what is going on. Some people may think that their invisible budget has ballooned out of control, but that is not the case. Inflation is upon…
5 Takeaways from “40 Ways to Increase the Net Income of Your Rental Property”
Man, I sure do love passive income! And the book “40 Ways to Increase The Net Income of Your Rental Property” by Al Williamson delivers on the promise to reveal ideas on ways to increase passive income sources. The book is split up into multiple categories, each containing passive income ideas. It is mainly for…
Pay for College with Real Estate 102: Buy a House, Sell a House
Good day, and welcome back to the Pay for College with Real Estate Series (101). Today, we will start our technical analysis of ways to leverage real estate to cover the escalating prices of college. Let’s review our assumptions: we will need $150,000 profit, our child is going to an in-state school, the house will…
The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever
The Biggest Book Ever of Passive Income includes 310+ Chapters, 1,000+ Pages, 350,000+ Words! And did I mention that each chapter has its own individually crafted chapter artwork? This should keep you motivated to reach the end. If you can finish this book, your outlook on life will be vastly different. Good Luck on your…
Pay for College with Real Estate 101: Real Estate vs. 529 Plan
College costs are skyrocketing every year, and there is nowhere to hide. Sure, your kid may get a full scholarship, but chances are they will have to pay some costs out of pocket. As parents, we have to also worry about our retirements and college for our children. This financial situation is tough to put…
The Magic of Rents: Consistent Wealth
Ahh, wouldn’t it be nice to sit back on your chair, relax, and still make tons of money? I guess that would be the ideal way to receive cash passively. I never thought about passive income this way until a strange event happened in my life. My wife and I had just bought our third…
Run a Property Management Business
Life is good, isn’t it, especially when you have money? Even though my wife and I have our financial act together, we are always on the hunt for ways to add additional income streams to our portfolio. I just finished a book on opening a business in the physical world called “How to Start a…
Creative Financing in Real Estate 106: Business Credit
Another day, another financing idea. The purpose of the Creative Financing in Real Estate Series (101, 102, 103, 104, 105) is to brainstorm methods for us to buy properties. The real estate market is at its top, and every penny we can leverage is invaluable. Today, we will talk about business credit lines. I do…
5 Takeaways from “The Book on Managing Rental Properties”
Do you want to save a ton of money throughout your lifetime? Yeah, who doesn’t? Managing your own rental properties can save you thousands upon thousands of dollars over the course of your life. But is it something that you genuinely want to do? “The Book on Managing Rental Properties” by Brandon and Heather Turner…
Creative Financing in Real Estate 105: Hard Money
So you want to become a house flipper, like those on HGTV? Flipping homes is the best use case of hard money loans. But hard money lending is not for everyone. If there is a way to avoid it, you may want to find a different approach. Before we get into all that, don’t forget…
Is Rental Income the Best Type of Passive Income?
Passive Income is the equivalent of a king sitting on a comfortable bed fed grapes and fruits by his servants. There is nothing quite like passive income for making you feel excited about the next day. When it comes to passive income, the granddaddy of them all is rent. Rental income is money that you…
