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Rental Secrets – Getting More Value from Your Housing Dollars

I met a guy recently who introduced himself like this… “Hi, I’m Justin. I teach renters how landlords think so they can get better deals…

by 5am Joel / on July 30, 2021 July 30, 2021 / with (14) Comments

Happy Friday, happy people! About 6 months ago, I wrote a blog post about plans to downsize my real estate assets. Specifically, the plan was…

by 5am Joel / on May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021 / with (10) Comments

Bugger! I just found out my rental property in Texas needs a new roof! There was a nasty hail storm last month that ripped through…

My friend Christine just reached a pretty huge financial milestone… She and her husband have paid off their mortgage and now own their home free…

I got the following note from a reader the other day… “Joel, I noticed you keep a big emergency fund for your rental property. 2…

In 2015 my wife and I bought our first rental property together. We were living in Los Angeles at the time and couldn’t afford to…

by 5am Joel / on June 8, 2020 April 1, 2021 / with (30) Comments

Good morning, all. Happy Monday! Some of you are excited to learn more about real estate investing. I’m no expert, but I do have a…

by J. Money / on May 6, 2020 October 2, 2024 / with (26) Comments

Just saw this tweet and about spit my coffee out! No house!! Or possessions! From a BILLIONAIRE who can have anything and everything under the…

Morning, guys!! Stumbled across an old comment on the blog I tagged to share some day, and decided today’s that day before I forget again!…

If you ever wanted to talk about toilets on this blog, today’s your day! Got this text from my Auntie who asked if I’d ever…