Here's a subject I can't wait to get your thoughts on. As I noted in Financial Details of My Real Estate Investments, we ran into an older, retired gentleman at property #3. He was the owner and seller of the property. He walked us around and we chatted for 30 minutes or so. He was a very nice and interesting man. As you might suspect, the subject came up of why he wanted … [Read more...]

Now that I've posted on the Financial Details of My Real Estate Investments, I wanted to share what I felt I did well in this effort and where I could have improved. I'm hopeful that my learnings can be helpful to others who are interested in real estate investing. What Went Well Here are the things I think that went well: Got knowledge from someone who knew what … [Read more...]

Now that I've shared how I got started in real estate investing, I thought I'd give you the details on my rental properties. Before I get into the specifics, I want to share a few general comments: There are three properties with a total of 14 units. They are in-line with my real estate objectives and strategy. Before I purchase any property, I run financials … [Read more...]

I've talked a few times about the fact that I own rental real estate. Today I want to share with you how I got started in it several years ago. Basketball Connection It all started several years ago when my son began playing basketball. A couple years into the process, a new family joined the team. Their sons had never played basketball, but they were both over 6 feet tall … [Read more...]

As I mentioned in Invest Overview: Fueling Your Net Worth and My Plan for Total Financial Freedom (AKA My Retirement Plan), real estate is a key part of both my investment and financial freedom plans. In a future post I'll share details and the financial performance of my rental properties. Before I do that, I wanted to highlight my objectives for investing in rental real … [Read more...]