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Oops I Did It Again

September 13, 2022 by Mr. 1500 Days 7 Comments

When Mindy and I first moved to Colorado, we spent $400,000 on a nice house. We had just completed a huge remodel and wanted a place that didn't need any work. We'd enjoy Colorado life.But we weren't happy with our new neighborhood. Many of our neighbors didn't share our values. The high school kids who lived around us had nicer cars than us. No one mowed their own lawn, … [Read more...] about Oops I Did It Again

JL Collins And The Difficult Path To Wealth

November 23, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 1 Comment

Hey look, JL Collins, author of The Simple Path To Wealth, is out with a new book:How I Lost Money In Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable is JL's true story of a disastrous real estate transaction. Short of being electrocuted, everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. And then some.The story starts with JL trying to decide whether he should buy a Porsche or … [Read more...] about JL Collins And The Difficult Path To Wealth

How To Successfully Flip Homes For Fun And Profit!

August 30, 2021 by Mr. 1500 Days 15 Comments

Live-in flipping is a great way to make large amounts of money tax-free. You have to live somewhere, so why not live in a home that will help make you rich?In this post, I'll share:How I got started with home flippingMy deals including my numbersMy best tips for live-in flippingLearning How To Get My Hands DirtyI never planned to be a DIY home flipper. I just … [Read more...] about How To Successfully Flip Homes For Fun And Profit!

To Rent Or Own: An Odd Tale Of Buyer’s Remorse

February 3, 2020 by Mr. 1500 Days 9 Comments

Today's guest post comes from Leif over at Five Year FIRE Escape. Leif bought a home, but now questions the purchase...Have you heard the sad, sad news that us millennials will be stuck renting forever? I know. How unfair. And here’s some more sad news: If you do own a house, it sucks in retirement. From your math teachers to your parents to the random … [Read more...] about To Rent Or Own: An Odd Tale Of Buyer’s Remorse

Five Tips For Finding Your Next Frank Lloyd Wrong Home To Flip (with Video)

October 14, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 14 Comments

Live-in flips are how Mindy and I built the core of our nest egg. The huge advantage of a live-in flip is that unless you're making loads of money, you don't have to pay taxes on the gains. As long as you've lived and owned the home for 2 of the past 5 years, a married couple can make up to $500,000 in profit and pay NO taxes (the limit is $250,000 for the unmarried). And if … [Read more...] about Five Tips For Finding Your Next Frank Lloyd Wrong Home To Flip (with Video)

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My goal was to build a portfolio of $1,000,000 by February of 2017; 1500 days from the birth of this blog (January 1, 2013). And hey look, I’ve since retired!

Investments only (primary home excluded)
1/1/13 (The Start): $586,043
1/1/14 (1 Yr Later): $869,635
1/1/15 (2 Yrs Later): $987,351
1/1/16 (3 Yrs Later): $1,057,961
1/1/17 (4 Yrs Later): $1,257,128
1/1/18 (5 Yrs Later): $1,527,701
1/1/19 (6 Yrs Later): $1,549,440
1/1/20 (7 Yrs Later): $2,035,040*
1/1/21 (8 Yrs Later): $3,379,746**
1/1/22 (9 Yrs Later): $4,762,642
1/1/23 (10 Yrs Later): $3,112,821

2023: Investments only
1/1: $3,112,821

Overall
2023 investment gains: $0
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,526,778
Net worth***: $3,342,821

* The big jump between 2019 and 2020 was partly because we bought another home, but kept the previous (much more expensive) one as a rental. We have since sold it.

** Tesla.

*** Includes our primary home equity in addition to our investment portfolio.

Finally, we still have about $290,000 in mortgage debt (which I love!). No regrets about the debts!

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