Real estate is one of the best long-term investments you can make. Articles covering why to buy real estate as well as how to navigate purchase and management.
The following is an interview with LaMar Alexander we did five years ago. Lamar runs the website SimpleSolarHomesteading.com and is well-known for his 14×14′ home that he built for under $2k. He’s written several books on living off the grid and living a minimalist lifestyle. He also has a large collection of homesteading YouTube videos
A few weeks ago, my wife and I put our final signatures on a stack of papers which gave up our rights to the rental property we had for over nine years. It had been a difficult decision to come to this point – but the timing seemed right and were happy to see it go to
I decided to invest in real estate because my wife and I were discussing how to fund our first baby’s college. She was only a few months old when we started a 529 Plan. However, I felt uncomfortable with that because it seems to me that the stock market is like a casino and values
A few years ago when the tiny house movement was heating up, we connected with LaMar Alexander, an off-the-grid, tiny-home dweller to share about his lifestyle and experiences. We thought it would be fun to connect with him again and see how things have been going. He has over 84,000 YouTube subscribers now, sells architectural plans
First month of 2017 is in the books and we are off to a fast start! Boy are things off to a blazing start with our goals and focus of creating passive income streams to payoff my mortgage and exit into debt freedom. I’m excited about what the year holds in store for generating passive
Over the last three months as I’ve delved into doing Airbnb, I’ve realized there are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of it compared to traditional renting. What has been even odder is that the house I’m Airbnb’ing is sitting next to a house that has been vacant for four months while it awaits new
For the past 7 or 8 years I have been a big proponent of gold and silver investing. I am a big opponent of paper money and our fiat currency. Plus, the ever increasing national and global debts doesn’t make me optimistic about where things are headed and does not comfort me at night. Regardless,
I’m a big fan of negotiating to get a better deal and to save more money. I know it’s not often easy in our society or comfortable – but it can be worth the effort. Like they always say, “it doesn’t hurt to ask“. One of the biggest – and overlooked tactic in negotiating for
This post is written and sponsored by U.S. Bank Seems you’ve got a bit of a dilemma on your hands. That big project you’ve had in your head for what feels like forever is now actually coming together on paper and just waiting to be started. You have the time to do it and – best
If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you know that we are a big fan of giving. So when I heard about these interesting “hidden cash” events going on in California where an anonymous person(s) hides cash and provides clues via Twitter as to its whereabouts – I was intrigued.
