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2021 Annual Review and ROI of My Rental Property

Yo, yo! Good morning, peeps! I just got my annual profit and loss statement for our rental duplex, and thought I’d share last year‘s results…

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 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 / with (4) Comments

Good morning, wealth builders! How y’all doing today? Ready for a kickass long weekend? I got the following question from a reader and thought it…

by 5am Joel / on April 26, 2021 May 13, 2021 / with (6) Comments

Hey you. Do you want to invest in a real estate project with me? Let’s say I find a massive apartment complex for sale for…

Hey there, money nerds! How’s your 2020 tax return going? Who else out there besides me gets turned on by a long 1040 Form, multiple…

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…

Back in 2013, I bought 25 shares of Tesla stock. I remember seeing electric cars starting to pop up around my neighborhood at the time…

First, I must preface: this is not an anti-real estate post. I think real estate is an excellent wealth building tool, and don’t want to…

I got a question recently from a reader about my net worth tracking… “I was curious why you’re not including your primary residence in your…