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Real Estate

Serial Entrepreneurs Are Kind of Like Bad Boyfriends

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While I'm tagging along with my wife at Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, enjoy this guest post from my friend Eric Bowlin. Like a lot of concepts, serial entrepreneurship might sound amazing at first. But, as you grow as a person, you begin to realize that it takes a lot of energy to grow and develop anything that is worth having. Anecdotally, it seems that if you ask a … [Read more...] about Serial Entrepreneurs Are Kind of Like Bad Boyfriends

Real Estate FIRE Escape, Part II: Diversifying Your Income Streams

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Today's guest post from G. Brian Davis is a continuation of yesterday's. If you haven't yet, make sure you read Part 1. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we looked at the 4% Rule and how rental properties can generate more income from a smaller nest egg. Not convinced that real estate returns can rival equities? Consider a joint study by several US and German … [Read more...] about Real Estate FIRE Escape, Part II: Diversifying Your Income Streams

Real Estate FIRE Escape, Part I: The Math Behind Early Retirement with Rentals

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I'm on vacation this week with Mrs. 1500. She's attending Podcast Movement and I'm exploring Philadelphia with the children. Reader note: Exploring means eating cheese steaks. I've lined up some guest posts for you while I'm wiping the cheese sauce from my face. The first is a two-parter that comes from G. Brian Davis over at Spark Rental. There are a million and one ways to … [Read more...] about Real Estate FIRE Escape, Part I: The Math Behind Early Retirement with Rentals

Honey We Bought A Trailer Park

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Announcement: The Our Next Lifers are coming to town! If you're in Northern Colorado next week, come on down to the meetup. Sign up through Meetup or send me an email for the juicy details. Mrs. 1500 and I are in the process of closing on one of the biggest investments of our lives. We're partnering with a couple of others to purchase a trailer park. Our share will set us back … [Read more...] about Honey We Bought A Trailer Park