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Live-In Flip Update: 9 Months In

September 8, 2020 by Mr. 1500 Days 26 Comments

We moved into our latest home in November of 2019. The home is a dated, split-level with 1970s paneling, ugly wallpaper, carpet everywhere, and snot yellow walls. Fun!:Oh, throw in some cigarette stench and a dilapidated pool. This is the home only a flipper can love. But that's what I am, so we bought it. It's time to provide an update on our progress.While Mindy … [Read more...] about Live-In Flip Update: 9 Months In

Adventures in Live-In Flipping

November 1, 2016 by Mr. 1500 Days 8 Comments

Today, I'm guest posting over on Coach Carson. I encourage you to go visit him, but if you'd like to read my best life advice and the story of how I met Chad first, read on. No one has ever asked me this: What is your best advice for achieving a successful life? However, I know exactly how I'd answer: Surround yourself with the best people who will have you. Simple, right? … [Read more...] about Adventures in Live-In Flipping

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
2/1: $3,582,368

Overall
2023 investment gains: $469,547
Investment gains since 1/1/2013: $2,996,325
Net worth***: $3,812,368

* 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!