My son asked me a question recently that many people looking to become a real estate investor have asked me in the past, “When did you become a real estate investor?” I’ve always answered that question as “2006,” the year my wife and I purchased our first rental property. However, as I reflected on my…
About a year ago, my 19 year old son asked me,”Dad, what makes people successful?” It was a question I didn’t expect, but as I thought about it for a few minutes and reflected back on my experience and many conversations with successful people, I responded, “It’s how you spend your spare time. It comes…
De-stress a move?? As if you can plan a move without living in a stress bubble, right? Well, you may not be able to eliminate the stress completely, but there are a lot of things you can do to keep stress to a minimum before, during, and after the moving process. At Mile27, we offer our…
Leaving an old community can be difficult. On top of moving your possessions, selling your home, and saying goodbye to old friends, it can be hard to remember the things you need to do in order to set up the new life waiting for you in a new community. We have created this handy guide…
Personal financial statements are your roadmap to guide you from where you are today, to where you want to be tomorrow. They also provide fixed points of reference from which you can measure your progress over time. It’s very difficult to achieve financial fitness and stability if you don’t have a baseline of where you…
When my wife and I sold our first home in 2000, we didn’t know where to start to get top dollar for our home. We were still in our 20’s and didn’t have a lot of money to sink into our home to get it ready to sell. We’ve now sold multiple homes and wanted…
Financial fitness and money management generally isn’t a fun topic for most of us–it can be boring, scary, and frustrating. In Fidelity’s recent study, 39% of millennials worry about finances and 25% don’t know who to trust. How do you know if you can afford to go to that music festival with your friends today…
Now that you’ve decided to sell your home, sinking a bunch of money into home improvements probably isn’t high on the priority list. But inexpensive upgrades are crucial for curb appeal and leave a strong first impression to buyers. The good news is that it doesn’t cost a lot to stage your home to sell…
Although the real estate business tends to slow down in the fall, the season can still be an attractive time to put a home on the market. If you want to sell your house in the next few months, it can be done. When my wife and I sold our primary residence in 2004, it…
If you’re planning to list your home for sale, it’s time to tackle all the necessary repairs. These repairs can save you money in the long run — money spent on improvements now will be far less than the cost of that first price reduction if your house sits on the market. When my wife…
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