I’m a lot like Cardi Bin that song Money and I like it because like her, Now I like dollars, I like diamonds! However, in order to fund that lifestyle you have to have money in the bank.
I want deep-pockets; therefore, I avoid debt, save and invest.
And between you and me, I can’t stand debt. That’s no secret if you have been reading my blog. It just weighs you down.
I figured out a way to make myself feel better about paying off debt. I tend to use the debt-snowball method. I like small wins. And you should too, if it helps you continue to work on paying off your debt over several years, which can be 2-5 years.
The debt–snowball method is a debt reduction strategy, whereby one who owes on more than one account pays off the accounts starting with the smallest balances first, while paying the minimum payment on larger debts. You typically use this method when paying off revolving credit card debt.
Dave Ramsey discusses this and the debt avalanche, paying off debt with highest interest rate first, both are good methods of paying off debt.
But my favorite is the debt-snowball method. This strategy is where you pay off debt in order of smallest to largest, gaining momentum as you knock out each balance.
When the smallest debt is paid in full, you roll the money you were paying on that debt into the next smallest balance. You get a chance to celebrate your hard work by knocking out small debts and slowly working your way toward paying them all off.
For example, I have done the following:
Paying off my payday loan in the early 2000’s, I wrote the final check for $333.
Paying off my car note in 2009, once it got down to under $2,000, I wrote the final check for $1,500 and paid that sucker off!
Paying off my personal loan for $20,000, once I got down to the end, I wrote the final check for $3,500.
Paying off my credit card I got in 2005, once I got it down under $15,000, I wrote the final check (electronic) payment for $14,745, so then I could continue to live my best life.
I did this by saving up my money, paying the minimums on all my accounts until I saved up a certain dollar amount and then I wrote big fat checks to pay off what I owe. I like to pay in lump sums and pay off huge chunks of debt at a time. It makes me feel better. I call it the debt-chunk method. I like to see big results.
I got this idea from reading personal finance blogs like Millennial Money and books like I Will Teach You To Be Rich and Set For Life. In addition to studying the self-made. I combined my knowledge of reading about the money habits of Grammy-winner John Legend and Millennial Money founder Grant Sabatier.
Basically, I combined two different philosophies on saving and debt.
From John Legend I learned that once you have money in your hand you should pay off your debt IMMEDIATELY. If you have the full amount, then pay it all off. Thereby, paying off debt in huge chunks!
From Millennial Money I learned to save huge amounts of money over time by making small increases in may savings rate. I also make sure to take other good advice as well.
For instance, over the years, I have learned to listen to the following:
My partner Charlie says there is only three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies and leverage – Warren Buffett
Find ways to advertise for less or free. Leverage what you know by thinking outside the box. – Daymond John, The Power Of Broke
Find ways to start or build a business for less, cheaper alternatives out there or for $0 to start. – Zac Bissonnette, Debt Free U
There has never been a time when reading a book has not helped me. Work 10X harder, get 10X the results. – Grant Cardone, The 10X Rule
Work out. Have Discipline. Save and invest your money. I started in real estate and built wealth that allowed me to devote more time to the things I wanted to do. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Try to save $5 a day. And increase your savings by 1% a month or more. Network. I bought coffee for those I wanted to learn from every week! – Grant Sabatier, Millennial Money
Save $25,000 to stop living paycheck-to-paycheck. Spend more on fun not less. Spend money on the things you care about and cut spending on the things you don’t. – Scott Trench. Set For Life, Bigger Pockets podcast
Spend extravagantly on the things you love, and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t. – Ramit Sethi
Focus your energy on the big wins!
If you can cut your housing and car costs, your stand a chance to save $500 or more per month. That is a nice amount to start stashing away in your 401k.
Cutting out $5 lattes and couponing alone are not going to get you to amassing a fortune. But first, before you do anything, you must save!
It is far easier to control and cut your spending than it is to go out and earn more.
Besides, the more you make the more Uncle Sam takes! I am all for people earning more money, but it will make no difference if you spend every last dime.
Therefore, start focusing on slashing expenses, cutting costs, saving an emergency fund (for big expenses), a rainy day fund (for short-term expenses i.e. a flat tire) and paying off ALL YOUR DEBT!!! Doing those five things can start you on the path from broke millennial to millionaire.
And that is because all millionaires know you get there by saving $10 bucks at a time. – Mr. Money Mustache
Therefore, if you want to get rich, just start by saving $10 bucks at a time.
“Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before
you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait.
Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before
you die, give.” — William A. Ward
That’s right folks. Step right up. Don’t be shy.
I’m about to simplify your life. Your financial life anyway. A one-tweet financial plan is the way to go.
You see that quote at the start of this blog post.
There, I just gave it to you in the quote stated above. The
end.
Just kidding. But seriously, it is in the quote above. I will just expand upon it.
Warning this post is full of tweets! But lots of information. Stay with me! 😉
WHAT IS A ONE-TWEET FINANCIAL PLAN?
A financial plan that is 240 characters or less and can be sent out in a tweet.
"Whenever I make a decision, I always try to decide: Would I do this for $1?" – David Blaine @davidblaine
I know what you’re thinking. Yeah, right. Well, since seeing
is believing I will show you exactly what I mean.
Here is my one-tweet financial plan.
My 1-tweet financial plan
1. Have a 2-month emergency fund 2. Open a Roth IRA 3. Buy a home for 25% less than you can afford 4. Pay off student, personal, and auto loans ASAP 5. Max out your 401(k)
And due to the recent government shutdown, I have also created a one-tweet financial plan government shutdown edition. 😉 It’s kind of like how they created the Scrabble game deluxe. You take an already good thing and then just expand upon it and make it even better.
My 1-tweet financial plan government #shutdown edition. 😉
1. Save a 9-month emergency fund 2. Instead of maxing Roth IRA use extra funds for your rainy day fund 3. Do not get any student loans 4. Do not buy a new car, home, or go on vacation until rainy day acct 100% funded pic.twitter.com/Xmslbml3qC
I also like to think ahead to the future and plan for my taxes. You need to save today because the future gets more expensive. What costs a $1 today will cost $1.25 in the future. Plan ahead.
The committee’s analysis also found that Americans earning $75,000 a year or less would also face large tax increases by 2027 because of the Senate’s plan to allow individual tax cuts to expire at the end of 2025.
At the heart of the argument is new analysis by congressional number crunchers that finds the plan cuts taxes at first but by 2027 actually raises taxes for anyone making less than $75,000.
Courage is never giving up. Love that its spelled out here using letters from my favorite game: Scrabble. So never give up on your dreams. https://t.co/b7dQUUpZSZ
It is one of the best qualities you can have. Being a good listener can lead to lasting marriages, better employment, and happier relationships.
Fincon18 lessons: 1. Do not challenge @dreamer_money to a dance-off. 2. Take whatever advice @mjp2520 gives you. 3. Anonymous blogging is only annoying when trying to organize a group photo. 4. If you're too shy to approach people, challenging them to tic tac toe is 1 way to go
I started reading about personal finance and attending
seminars or conferences long before I started writing and tweeting about it.
Coming from a place of experience and information gives you a different point
of view (POV). That POV can make you an expert in your field. Never
underestimate the power of just listening and observing.
THINK
I want you to write down your goals, thoughts, wants, needs, and desires. Like I said before, seeing is believing. Think before you act.
My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to be financially independent.
There is nothing wrong with moving slowly or with caution. However, that does not give you the right to move like a turtle. First, think. Then act and move expeditiously once a decision has been made. Move quick. Make haste. Do not overthink it. This can lead to analysis paralysis.
Be careful not to overwhelm yourself, and only follow advice from credible sources, so you don’t fall victim to progress paralysis or unsuitable and potentially dangerous investments.
Moving slowly does allow you to more clearly see the path
ahead. But once you see it, I want you to run toward your goal. Not walk. RUN!
EARN
You have to earn money to save it. It is just that simple.
I was in debt up to my eyeballs. However, I did not toss my hands in the air and say who cares as I will be in debt forever. Nope. Not me. I chipped away at my debt. Then, I slowly started to have savings. I emerged from the debt cocoon I was in and became a soon to be debt-free butterfly.
All the reasons I want you to pursue financial indepence.
1. Freedom 2-100 see number one
That is the answer always, in the illustrious words of #buzzlightyear To infinity and beyond. 😂
I found ways to get rid of my debt. By any means necessary.
It didn’t matter if I had to sell items, save my change, get 0% deals on every
item I purchased, or stop buying chewing gum just to save a buck.
Once the debt started going away, I had tons of disposable income. Go figure.
I got inspired by @johnlegend to start paying off all my credit card debt from a book by @KSchwarzenegger. thank you. My 🙏 were answered because I needed some inspiration to payoff my debt. Money advice I got from John Legend https://t.co/jZmr1PMgew
I cannot stress this enough. Investing can be the difference between you being one of the haves or have nots. I hate to break it to you, but the top earners invest.
Investing is a long game.
I read the wealthy invest up to 20 percent or more of their income each and every year.
"On average, millionaires invest 20% of their household income each year. Their wealth isn't measured by the amount they make each year, but by how they've saved and invested over time," writes Ramit Sethi in his New York Times bestseller, "I Will Teach You To Be Rich."
The 1 percent are making a killing in the stock market. And you can too.
When I decided I was going to be rich, I turned my attention
toward investing. If you want to know where Greenbacks Magnet is investing,
then check out my post below. 😉
May I recommend the books The Millionaire Next Door, The Automatic Millionaire, and Prince Charming Isn't Coming by Barbara Stanny to add to your growing list 😉
According to Grant Cardone, CEO’s read 60 books and attend 6 conferences a year. The average person reads less than one book a year. I read that in the 10X Rule.
Read the 10x rule. Took his advice. Set 10x goals and do 10x more action. It worked. Many thanks! Went from saving $10 to $10k a year. #OBSESSED
I agree. I got like 11 books on my nightstand right now. Reading taught me how to say no to things and people. Money has to be respected and not just squandered. When I say no I tell people its not personal, it's just business. pic.twitter.com/wBARNSbLJ9
You know all those overnight success stories you hear? Well, those are garbage. It takes years of hard work, persistence, determination and sacrifice to get anywhere worth going.
According to the book The Millionaire Next Door, 80-86% of millionaires in America are self-made. Most wealth is earned. Meaning less than 20% inherit their wealth. This is down from a high of 50% or more who did so around the early 1900’s.
All those bands you hear about or people you see on television. They were honing their craft long before records executives starting signing them to deals.
Gene Simmons said he was going from gig to gig in an old van living off hot dogs with his bandmates in KISS.
Don’t be like Beetlejuice. Remember that scene in the movie where he took his number and was impatient. It was hilarious. One of Michael Keaton’s most memorable roles.
The point is that you have to be patient. I do not mean wait forever. I just mean that all good things do take some amount of time.
Don’t be so quick to judge or criticize others, before you know the full story.
“I praise loudly. I blame softly.” – Catherine II, Catherine the Great
FORGIVE
They say it’s divine.
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde
And I make sure to forgive. I always forgive, once.
Investing is the ability to research, seek answers, make decisions & being patient. You may make mistakes but forgive yourself & move on. pic.twitter.com/BlJl4Smv26
Don’t be a quitter. Try first. You will never know if you
have got the goods to make it, unless you get out there and do it. Do
something. Don’t just wait to be discovered. Get out there and meet people.
Shake some hands. Knock down some doors. Make some phone calls. Just try.
SAVE
This one thing can change your life. Saving. It is the start of all things to come. The act alone is a reflection of who you are and what you value.
This is how I started, but on an even smaller scale. It took me six years, but I went from saving $1 a day to over $11,000 a year. NEVER give up on your goals. https://t.co/KK1UBABCLx
I read it is good to have 25 times your salary in life insurance. This is to protect your loved ones. At the very least I say 10 times. Just a suggestion. That means for 25x your income, if you make: $20k = $500,000 $40k = $1 million $50k = $1.25 million Are you insured enough?
Dealerships are offering 84 month car loans! Thats 7 years! Forget that. Do you know what you can do in 7 years? 1. Graduate college (twice) 2. Get married 3. Write the next great American novel 4. Learn a new language 5. Start a business 6. Watch all 13 seasons of #Supernatural
You give as a way to reach back and help those that come after you. It is a way to show your gratitude for all the things those that came before you have done.
There was a time there was no stock market. Or anesthesia. 😮
Let’s take a little walk down Wall Street.
The NYSE celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1992. Wall Street started under a tree in 1792 with commodities.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was founded in 1896 with only 12 industrial stocks. Those 12 companies: American Cotton Oil, American Sugar, American Tobacco, Chicago Gas, Distilling & Cattle Feeding, General Electric, Laclede Gas, National Lead, North American, Tennessee Coal and Iron, U.S. Leather and U.S. Rubber.
My how things have changed. None of those stocks are now part of the DJIA.
The good thing about indexes is that unlike individual stocks, when things go south and a business performs badly or goes under, it is culled. That’s right. They remove it from the DJIA and replace it with another business. Usually one that is performing well. That is the reason you invest in indexes. For the protection against a business going out of business and you losing your shirt!
General Electric (GE) is the only member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average that has been in the index since it’s beginning in 1896. It is being taken out and replaced by Walgreens (WBA) as reported of July 2018. That’s a 122-year run.
They have made it easier for you to invest now than 100
years ago.
Dale Carnegie had to ask his mother to mortgage the house so that he could invest the funds in stocks that he knew. That was how he built his fortune. Remember to invest in what you know. Earn a fortune and then give it away.
Giving is one of the best ways to be philanthropic.
Remember that part in the movie Troy where Achilles asks his mother if he should go to Troy. And she says to him only if he wants his name to be remembered and live on throughout the ages.
Giving is a way to have immortality.
Case in point, Ms. Oseola McCarty inspired many others to donate to charity as well after she donated her life savings of $150,000 to a college in 1995. How’s that for a swan song? One of the biggest donors she inspired: Media Magnate and Mogul Ted Turner.
So why is it even noteworthy when Oseola McCarty, an elderly woman, donates $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi? In the case of Ms. McCarty, it is the heart behind the gift, and the lifetime of effort that went into it. For her act of kindness, she was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor and got to ring the stock market opening bell.
How about that for recognition in helping others? And she asked nothing for herself or in return. These things were given to her for her charitable contribution to society.
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
For many people out there I am sure you have heard of shows like Flip this or Sell that house. Many of them are broadcast on A&E. One of these gems was a show called Flipping Vegas.
The show starred real estate investor Scott Yancey and his
interior designer wife, Amie Yancey. What made this show stand out was the
outrageous personality of its star, Scott Yancey. He could regularly be seen
losing his mind over the tiniest of overages to his immensely short time table
he gave to flip any house. It made for great television. I felt it was the
funniest of all the house flipping shows out there.
Scott would regularly drive around in his Porsche (he loves
cars) and go from house to house that he had invested in to inspect properties.
His wife, Amie, could usually be found at places like Walker Zanger to purchase
materials for all of the homes they were flipping. The couple were constantly
bickering about house design, location, and finances. They were a riot.
What I remember most is that Scott was always very concerned
about the budget as where Aime was not. She believed that a well-designed home
sold itself. However, Scott did not always agree. He would regularly have a fit
if she spent extra money or over-improved a house. It was hilarious.
“When you have a
foreclosure sign on the house, it’s saying, ‘Vandals, homeless: Welcome. Please
strip it,’ ” Scott told The Las Vegas Review-Journal of the properties he
purchases. “We’re in a race to get it done and get it sold.”
So, without further ado, I give you what it’s like to flip
Vegas.
WHAT IS FLIPPING VEGAS?
“The houses that are the worst to buy are the ones we save for TV because we know there’s a great storyline with it.” – Scott Yancey
Flipping Vegas was an American reality television series that aired in the United States on the A&E network for 5 seasons from June 18, 2011 – September 27, 2014. Featuring the husband and wife team, Scott and Aime Yancey. The couple would fix and flip homes in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired on Saturdays. And ran for 41 episodes.
Meet the real estate players
Scott and Aime
Vegas was hit hard by the housing crash of 2007-2009. Where
most saw disaster, Scott saw opportunity. He would buy low-priced and
dilapidated homes in Vegas, fix and flip them quick for a profit.
Setting a quick timetable of about 4 weeks and even shorter budgets of approximately $10,000. A quick fix schedule and low budget is called flipping. Spend less money equals more or maximum profit. His opposite is Aime, who buys high-end finishes that are not in the budget, without telling Scott. Let the fights over the checkbook begin.
Here is some of the banter on this show.
Real estate agent: Can you all this done in a week? It’s a
lot to do?
Scott: I turn and burn these suckers!
Aime: Scott, you’re so cheap.
Scott: Once again you are unconcerned with deadlines and bottom
lines.
Aime: Give the house a great design.
Scott: This house is an ugly girl. Put lipstick on her, we’re
not giving it plastic surgery.
That’s Scott, always keeping it classy. He works hard and
lives his life fast. He likes quick wins and flips. I’ll give him this, at
least he always kept it real.
In an interview with the Vegas
Sun, Aime said, “I mean, I feel like I’m giving birth to each of them. I
know Scott has timelines to turn them around fast, and we butt heads. He sees
the bottom line, and I fall in love with the transformation. I can’t stop
myself; I really need rehab for designers.”
They generally work with the same contractors and real estate agents to sell their houses. In addition, will also have multiple trades working on one house at the same time to keep up with Scott’s insane open house schedule (think buying a home, renovating it, and putting it on the market in 7 days). And yes, there was an episode that he tried to do this.
The show got is start from a conversation Scott had with some show business friends where he recounted how he had to pull out his Glock (he’s licensed to carry) on some homeless people that came at him with needles in a boarded up house. They recorded some footage of him (Scott paid for their expenses) at work and it got into the hands of someone at Lionsgate. That is how his reality show career got started.
Finance Lesson 101: You have to spend money to make money.
ALWAYS EXPAND
Expand. Never contract. – Grant Cardone
One of the best times to start a business is during a
downturn. Scott is a businessman who owns a real estate brokerage called
Goliath Company. He invests sells, and flips houses. In addition, Scott also
was an executive producer of the show and an author. Reality television star is
also one of his many titles.
When asked what it was like doing the show Scott stated, “It’s reality TV for a reason, but try working with your wife for 12-14 hours a day. [The producers] know our fans. They love it when I break shit, and that’s my favorite part. If I could take a bulldozer and knock out a shed, that’s great. Take a chainsaw to a wall, that’s great. Demolition is No. 1; drama is No. 2. And then education.”
The best episode I saw and my favorite was the Season 2 Episode
10 show entitled, “Yancey’s Eleven” which aired on February 16, 2013. Scott
purchases 11 unfinished villas at Lake Las Vegas for a total of $380,000 and
takes on the gargantuan task of getting them all fixed up at the same time.
A&E episode description(www.aetv.com): Scott takes on
the biggest flip of his life having purchased 11 unfinished villas in upscale
Lake Las Vegas with hopes of flipping all 11 in less than 45 days! It’s a risky
gamble that could have a huge payoff…if Scott can manage to bulldoze through
some unexpected and high-priced construction roadblocks.
Show me the money honey.
The couple then began doing seminars. A no-strings attached
sort of deal. It started out for free with a preview, but then morphs into a sales
pitch. Over three-hours attendees are enticed to pay a $2,000 fee for a second,
more intensive three-day seminar. Those who paid and made the investment in the
three-day event received yet another pitch to invest in the next level that
costs a whopping $30,000.
I, personally, can confirm the first part. I was invited to a Yancey seminar. I went and it was basically someone coaxing and goading you to spend money (not the Yancey’s as they were not there). Basically, it was a high-pressure sales pitch. The free part was just to get butts in the seats. The free meal was a cold sandwich, chips, and a stale cookie. Although, it sounded good, and everyone acted professional. I refused to spend money going to yet-another seminar. After that experience, I swore off all seminars for good.
They said most people did not complete the problem because there was work involved. So, they quit. Customers cry foul. That they were not properly trained. Scam???
Finance Lesson 102: If you are going to expand and ask people for money, then you better bring you’re A-game and deliver. Better to write a book and sell it for a reasonable price, that provide the details of how you became successful then give people false hope and empty promises. A book is at least tangible.
A GOLIATH OF A TASK
“The main thing is that in TV land, they speed everything up. They [the viewers] think, ‘Oh, wow, it’s a breeze. They come in, and it’s done.’ It takes a long time to put them together, to pick out the fit and finish and work on the quality. They only see a glimpse of it.” – Amie Yancey
Scott started in real estate at a young age. He got advice
from a friend to invest his $30,000 settlement from a car crash into real
estate as his family was doing. Scott took the advice.
Forgoing finishing college he still found a way to make a
million dollars. Even though he almost quit real estate after the downturn,
overhearing a conversation between patrons made him change his mind. When he
heard how little people were paying for properties in Las Vegas only to start
renting them out to tenants, Scott saw a golden opportunity to profit. Why not
buy at the bottom?
“At the next table, the discussion revolved around the Las Vegas real estate market and the fact that there were homes available to buy for as little as $36,000 that would rent out for $900/month. Just hearing those two numbers put Scott’s real estate brain into gear. Two things came to mind immediately, ‘You make your money on the buy in Real Estate’ and ‘fortunes are made in bad economies.'” – Scott Yancey
His task was to buy real estate at the bottom. Things have to hit rock bottom become they come back up. You can capitalize on that. It was risky and things were rough. Like me, quotes were in Scott’s mind: “Nothing great is easy” and “Debt equals drive.” Those helped him. He had this epiphany and ran with it.
Similar to the money epiphany I had in 2017. Once I figured out a way to save more, I began to do so massively. Start where I was at and work my way up. I started by saving $50 a month and then slowing increased my savings every day or month. Now, I save over $13,000 a year and increase that number every year.
Finance Lesson 103: Best time to start a business is in an economic downturn as fortunes are made in bad economies. For instance, when the stock market crashes, that is the time to buy.
COLLEGE DROPOUT TURNED MULTI-MILLIONAIRE REAL ESTATE INVESTOR
“I’m not a college graduate.” Scott told Vegas
Seven. “I went to probably five colleges, and I dropped out of them all. I
have ADD. I didn’t come from money. But you don’t need money to be a real
estate investor, and that’s what I teach people. I did my first land deal on my
own without any of my own money, and I netted $2.3 million. I can relate to
most of the people who write to me and say, ‘I’d love to do what you’re doing.
I don’t like my job, but I don’t have any money.’ Great, you don’t have to.
You’re right where I started.”
Scott was hired as a real estate runner for a real estate
attorney named Walther (Walt) J. Plumb III. His salary at that time was
$5/hour. Walt ultimately became Scott’s mentor. He also convinced Scott to get
his real estate license as his last 3 runners had all become millionaires. He
ended taking his advice and making so much money in real estate, that he left
college. He was making hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is a lot of
money for a guy in his 20s.
He was making so much money for Walt that he decided to
strike out on his own.
The $2.3-million-dollar deal allowed him to pay off all his
credit cards and buy the care of his dreams, the Porsche. And put a million in
the bank. He used his big payday to pay off debt. This is similar to what John
Legend did.
You can also regularly hear Scott complain about amateurs on
his show.
In an interview with the Vegas
Sun, Scott said, “but I think there are a lot of amateur-type flippers who
have gotten in in the last little while, and they have short fuses because
they’ve borrowed money to their properties. Scott usually pays all cash.
This is what Warren Buffet says about borrowing: “I’ve
seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed
money.”
He says, “if you don’t know what you’re doing, leave it to
the professionals.” He stills relies on
him and asks his mentor for advice. Looking up the couple net worth online
yields results of $5 million each.
Finance Lesson 104: You can be successful without college. However, you need to decide early and when you are young what vocation you are going to do to try and make a living.
THINGS WILL AND ALWAYS DO CHANGE SO PREPARE
“Flipping is great at first to generate capital, but as an investor, the goal is to take your capital and invest it in rental properties. The rental properties pay you every month. Flipping, you make one payday; you’ll make $100,000 on a good flip. [Investing] that in a rental property [can} make you $5,000 a month. … It’s a lot less work to collect a rent check than to renovate a house.” – Scott Yancey
At one point, in an interview with Vegas Seven, Scott thought that the real estate market would change as it always did. In addition, that there is a false send of high-fiving.
Most purchases are all cash deals being done by investors.
Lots of flippers have left and are out of the flipping market. People are
buying and holding, which should be the real estate investor’s endgame. As far
as renters for his homes go, he wants good tenants that resign every year and
he only takes cash as payment. He also buys near hospitals so many of his
renters are ER doctors and nurses. Basically, those with steady reliable
incomes and paychecks.
I hear that.
I also read a real estate investing book that said a great place
to buy was near college campuses. Get those college rentals going. Not bad
advice. Pretty similar to what Scott has done.
I recently read that the government shutdown has closed up
shop 4 times within the last 10 years. That is a huge problem for RE owners.
Especially, if this trend keeps up and considering that furloughed contractors
don’t get back pay when the government reopens.
Not surprising. A home is only an asset if it can or does
feed you. You can only get access to the equity when it’s sold. The only other
way to make money is to rent it out. Either by the unit, home, or room. If you
want to start a profitable real estate business and become a landlord, then you
better have the funds to handle downturns, bad tenants, vacancies, and repairs.
Finance Lesson 105: All businesses need capital.
You can take that piece of advice all the way to the bank.
