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In preparation to become a real estate investor, the most essential step to take is establishing your investment goals.   What do you want investing to do for your life? Are you in pursuit of passive income to match your salary? Are you investing to build a retirement account?    These questions, in addition to…

Lets take a look at investing in real estate vs relying on a 401k. We will examine the tow drastically different retirement outcomes.   It used to be that you went to college, got a good job with a pension, and rode that wave until the day you retired. Things aren’t like that anymore and…

Inflation is defined as a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. In a nutshell, inflation means that the prices of essential goods and services are rising as our income remains the same. Unfortunately, in the U.S., we’re currently experiencing record high inflation, the highest we’ve seen in 30 years. …

Taxes aren’t the most exciting aspect of real estate investing, but they’re important to understand nonetheless. As a real estate investor, it’s much more fun to focus on great returns and upgrading your lifestyle, but you must be sure to not overlook taxes completely.  As a passive investor in a real estate syndication, your sponsor…

Are you considering investing in a real estate syndication but are leery that it sounds a little too good to be true? You’re not alone. Many investors are shocked when they first learn about the potential cash flow returns they could receive through investing passively in real estate syndications.  The key, though, to putting your…

Imagine spotting an old bookshelf sitting out on the curb. You pull over to check it out, and since it’s in good shape, you proceed to lug it home and give it a fresh coat of paint. A few years later, you sell the shelf to someone else who claims to have the perfect spot…

Fifty thousand dollars is a LOT of money. Nevermind fifty thousand dollars per year. I get it, but hear me out. Once you see the potential results, I strongly believe you might be more willing to put forth the effort required to get there. I’ve seen regular people with regular salaries do this and change…

The two terms, financial independence and financial freedom are used interchangeably, but what does financial independence really mean, and how’s it different from financial freedom? Consider a toddler learning to walk. Once they figure out how to pull up and take a few steps on their own, they have achieved a new mobility level. They…

As you learn about real estate syndications and decide to invest, one of the main questions that come to mind is about how and where to get the money to fund this investment decision. Passive income sounds fantastic, but you’ve got to set up your personal finances strategically, so the distributions benefit you in the…

It happens to the best of us – we get caught up in economic news, assumptions about where the market is going, and we can’t help but wonder, “What’s the best investment strategy in today’s environment?” Once you decide you’re going to invest in a real estate syndication deal, and you hurdle questions about risk,…

In this article, we will share with you 7 biggest differences between REITs & Real Estate Syndications. Many time, people believe in the power of real estate investing. If real estate investing seems interesting to you, but you’d rather avoid becoming a landlord, you’re not alone. Fixing toilet emergencies at 3am isn’t appealing to most people.…

Your life-long personal financial management and investing journey can feel like a roller coaster.   You get a raise, yeay!  The stock market crashes, boo.  You find a quadplex at a steal, score!  Foreign transaction fees hit your credit card, thumbs down.    Occasionally, the extreme highs, lows, and multiple medium-intensity moments occur all in…

Any time “investing” is brought up, peoples’ minds flash between images of Warren Buffet, memories of the Great Recession, and those #goals filed in their “someday” folder.  Unfortunately, 60 percent of Americans find investing to be scary or intimidating, according to a new independent market survey.  Alternatively, 60 percent also recognize that “someday” they will…

As a new passive investor or someone interested in becoming one, you’re likely hitting a steep learning curve. There are many terms, deal structures, and markets to learn about along your journey toward investing in your first real estate syndication deal.  Among other terms, there is cap rate, capital stack, NOI, ROI, and now IRR…

Whether you’re just beginning your journey toward financial freedom or you’ve been investing for years, it remains important to simultaneously save and invest, always keeping an eye out for opportunity AND potential pitfalls. Beginning investors sometimes need a little nudge toward the savings vs investing balance, and if that’s you, you’re in the right place!…

I know I’m not alone in wondering what’s missing from our parenting practices as I’m irked by the constant question, “Can I have this?” from my kids, meanwhile the continuous job of reminding them to turn off lights and quit wasting water looms large. As parents, it’s easy to feel like the kids have no value…