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Live-In Flip: YouTube Home Tour

September 30, 2019 by Mr. 1500 Days 19 Comments

I never thought that I'd bother with a YouTube channel. Who wants to watch me yammer on? Yikes...But, what better way is there to show a home remodel than with video? So, I started a channel: https://www.youtube.com/1500daysYouTube Channel!The purpose of this YouTube adventure is to document our live-in flip. A live-in flip is where you fix up your primary home. … [Read more...] about Live-In Flip: YouTube Home Tour

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

July 23, 2018 by Mr. 1500 Days 25 Comments

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

How To: Mobile Home Park Investing (Our Crazy $170K Bet)

December 20, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 72 Comments

The beginning of our mobile home park investing... though of course this is an old photo!

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 join the mobile home park investing boom. Our share will set us back $170,000.And I know almost nothing about the investment. Buying a trailer park wasn't on our radar. What could possibly go wrong?Mobile Home Park Investing: How & … [Read more...] about How To: Mobile Home Park Investing (Our Crazy $170K Bet)

How I Invest in Real Estate without the Hassle

July 12, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 43 Comments

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

April 26, 2017 by Mr. 1500 Days 43 Comments

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

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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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