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How Our Private Real Estate Investments Performed in 2022

[Editor's Note: The vast majority of the world’s millionaires have created wealth by investing in real estate. The White Coat Investor wants to show you how that’s possible for you. That&r...

whitecoatinvestor.com Mar 10 2023

Getting a home equity loan in retirement

My dad is retired now and he and my mom would like to move to be closer to my family. They have a nice house that is paid off that they will be selling, it’s in a pretty desirable area, so we ar...

reddit.com Mar 10 2023

Signs Of Spring

Along with crocus and pussy willows signs of spring include more home buyers. Consequently, as a seller I’m preparing to put my house on the market. I can’t afford to build the new house w...

kathysretirementblog.com Mar 07 2023

Real Estate Professional for tax purposes

It was suggested to me that I look into becoming a real estate professional for tax purposes. From what I've read, this is a special designation on tax returns if the tax payer performs more than 750 ...

reddit.com Mar 04 2023

Any AZ snowbirds shuttling between Socal and AZ?

Planning to retire within 5 years. I live in an LA-area house that’s fully paid off. Looking to downsize then by buying a cheaper and smaller house, perhaps in southern OC or SD, and one in PHX....

reddit.com Feb 24 2023

Rising Popularity of ADU’s a Blessing for Retirees

February 23, 2023 — One of the hottest acronyms in the real estate world is ADU, which stands for Accessory Dwelling Unit. Demographic shifts from Covid, exploding real estate prices, and a shor...

topretirements.com Feb 22 2023

Exceptions to the One House, One Spouse, One Job Rule

By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder Anyone who has been around the physician financial blogosphere has probably heard someone cite the “one house, one spouse” rule of thumb. In 2015, I expa...

whitecoatinvestor.com Feb 20 2023

Meme Stock Shock (Money Update)

My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of$1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 20...

1500days.com Feb 20 2023

Home Loans for Doctors: Physician vs. Conventional

By T.J. Porter, WCI Contributor A home is a major investment, and unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars socked away, you’ll likely need to get a mortgage if you want to buy one. Many ...

whitecoatinvestor.com Feb 17 2023

Eight Reasons to Use Mortgage Broker Services

A mortgage broker helps homeowners by researching loans and negotiating with lenders. Here is a closer look at eight of the top reasons to work with a broker to obtain a mortgage. 1. Save Time and Ene...

retirementsavvy.net Feb 17 2023

I thought about buying a condo in Florida

I thought about buying a house or condo in Miami or Fort Lauderdale Florida but this subreddit convinced me that I should try renting a room for a month or two in the winter. Thanks. I might save a bu...

reddit.com Feb 16 2023

Best mid-sized town for retirement?

5 years from retirement; are there any towns with a vibrant nightlife, moderately priced housing market (and land?) that is also tax friendly for a military retirement? I currently live in Visalia, CA...

reddit.com Feb 16 2023

Estate Planning Seminars

I get invites for a free dinner to listen to lawyers tell me how to protect my wealth on the reg. Is anything gained from attending these other than the meal and being scared into paying a lawyer a lo...

reddit.com Feb 15 2023

What do do with home sale profit?

Soliciting ideas/strategies for what I should do with ~$500K profit from home sale. I’m about to retire and I don’t plan to buy a new home for at least two years; we’re going to trav...

reddit.com Feb 14 2023

Retirement location.

My wife and I live in north nj, one of the most affluent suburbs in the US. We live in a 120 year old stone house on about .5 acres but surrounded by a park on 2 sides and some woods from an office bu...

reddit.com Feb 13 2023

It’s Time For Three-Dimensional Relationships Again

Staying home wasn’t a law anywhere in the U.S. but the vast majority of us obeyed the directive and hunkered down, waiting for better guidance about what we were facing. That was three years ago...

forbes.com Feb 11 2023

My 48 hours Meandering Journey Home

Hey everyone. I’m back in the USA! Last week, I complained about the long and difficult journey back home. However, it turned out much better than I thought. Today, I’ll share what happene...

retireby40.org Feb 10 2023

A True Story about Identity Theft

The call came at around 4:00 AM, waking me up. “Mr. Gorban, this is so-and-so from US Bank. Are you currently in Houston, TX?” Sleepily I respond, “No, I’m at home in Portland....

thinksaveretire.com Feb 10 2023

Adding kids to house?

We have a will and trust, but are any of you considering putting your kids on your house and bank accounts? I’m hearing of so many stories where the government or a nursing home takes it all. No...

reddit.com Feb 10 2023

How To Protect Mortgage Borrowers – And How Not To

The recent action by the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau to protect consumers seeking a mortgage through multi-lender web sites fails to distinguish abusive sites from responsible sites, and provide...

forbes.com Feb 08 2023

Renting out house during long term travel

Has anyone rented out their house for a year and slowly traveled? I was thinking I could follow the weather for a year with monthly Airbnb rentals. Winter in Mexico and Florida, and summer in Canada. ...

reddit.com Feb 03 2023

As you age, is a detached single home best in retirement?

I am 2 weeks away from being 50. Am planning to retire at 62. I just sold a condo I had for 20 years. I hated condo life because the maintenance kept going up and the assessments meant I couldn’...

reddit.com Jan 31 2023

Can The Bank Take Your House Even If You Pay Your Mortgage?

It’s every home-owner’s worst nightmare. Already drowning in debt, and with a rampaging cost of living crisis causing many families to barely be able to make ends meet, they get a notice f...

millennial-revolution.com Jan 30 2023

A Fundrise Review After 5 Years Invested

In January of 2018, I made some of my first passive real estate investments, including an allocation to a diversified ... Read more...

physicianonfire.com Jan 24 2023

The Triple Benefit Of Paying Off Your Mortgage Early

In 2022, my wife and I paid off our vacation property mortgage after 15 years of ownership. Now that it’s been several months since we paid off the mortgage, I realized there is a triple benefit...

financialsamurai.com Jan 23 2023

Early retire at 41?

Been thinking on early retirement quite a bit recently. Have military pension and been doing contract work that keeps me on the road. Partner has at home business that finances would not be an issue. ...

reddit.com Jan 21 2023