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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

How I Invest in Real Estate without the Hassle

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I love investing in real estate. In the past, I've flipped homes and owned rentals. In the most dramatic example of the former, I flipped a fancy lakefront home: My current home is nothing to sneeze at either: However, I haven't been very successful at flipping or renting lately. We live in a white-hot housing market where bidding wars are the norm for … [Read more...] about How I Invest in Real Estate without the Hassle

Portfolio Update: Dinoriffic Investing Advice

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This blog is supposed to be about money, but I haven't shared my portfolio since the end of 2015. Today, I lay it all out for you.   Before we get to the juicy details, note the following: My portfolio has lots of individual stocks. These are mostly a relic to my days as a stock picker. I'm mostly an index investor now. This isn't investment advice! You'd … [Read more...] about Portfolio Update: Dinoriffic Investing Advice

Real Estate Investing from a Distance

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Today's post was written for us by Rich from Rich on Money. Like Dr. Hartman who grew up to be a cardiologist, Rich was appropriately named at birth, possibly even unconsciously directed toward the path to wealth. Today, Rich shares his thoughts on passive income generation through long distance real estate investing. If real estate interests you, this post gives some really … [Read more...] about Real Estate Investing from a Distance