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What Percent of Net Worth is Your Home?
Mar 09 2024
We are planning to consolidate and purchase what I hope will be our last home (first floor primary and laundry) . I have found a house that checks all the marks but I (the conservative saver in the fa...
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Income Required To Afford A Typical Home By City In 2024
Mar 08 2024
Zillow recently released an intriguing study that outlines the income needed to afford a “typical home” in different cities. The study considers a 10% down payment and utilizes the Zillow ...
financialsamurai.com
The Stunning Cost Of The Best Care At Home For Wealthy Elders
Mar 07 2024
Most people say they want to "age in place" at home for as long as possible. Know the shockingly high cost of the best of care for aging loved ones at home....
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Should I just payoff the house?
Mar 07 2024
Recently widowed and just retired. And yes I’ve heard every pro and con imaginable on this subject but still have not made my mind up. I’ve done the math and I feel I have adequate savings...
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January 2024 Performance: Tesla Dump!
Mar 06 2024
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...
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Are Student Loans the New Mortgage for My Generation?
Mar 06 2024
[Editor's Note: If you’re looking to carve out your financial freedom so you can practice medicine exactly how you want, make sure to sign up for the virtual Physician Freedom Summit March 7-9. ...
whitecoatinvestor.com
Paula Pant Asks: Do You Want to Retire or Are You Simply Tired?
Mar 04 2024
By Josh Katzowitz, WCI Content Director With a full house inside the large Sebastian K ballroom at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort during WCICON24 in Orlando, keynote speaker Paula Pant asked how many ...
whitecoatinvestor.com
11 High-Paying Remote Jobs for Stay-at-Home Moms
Mar 04 2024
Best Remote Jobs for Stay-at-Home Moms 1. Virtual Assistant ($73k per year) Expected Earnings: $73,821 per year Experience Level Needed: Beginner The demand for virtual assistants is increasing rapidl...
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Opinions on Pool Ownership in Retirement
Mar 02 2024
We are consolidating our properties with plans to buy or build our last home. We are in our early sixties. One of the features we are considering is whether or not we want a salt water pool. We live i...
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The Real Reason for the Housing Unaffordability Crisis
Feb 27 2024
By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder Housing is unaffordable. This is the new chief complaint of our society. It used to be that healthcare was unaffordable. That problem wasn't fixed; it's just that the hou...
whitecoatinvestor.com
Private Real Estate Lending Funds
Feb 27 2024
By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder I spent some time a couple of years ago thinking about and discussing real estate lending funds and I thought it might be useful to revisit the topic today and share a fe...
whitecoatinvestor.com
What To Do When You Need Cash: Home Equity Or Margin Loan
Feb 27 2024
You might have choices when you need to raise fast cash. Know how to choose the best option for you....
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Climbed To The Top Of The Property Ladder And Feel No Happier
Feb 27 2024
For those of you who are looking to upgrade homes, let me tell you a sad truth. I climbed to the top of the property ladder with my latest home purchase, and after four months, I feel no happier. When...
financialsamurai.com
Will Your Aging Parent Give Up The Too-Large Family Home?
Feb 26 2024
The battle goes on with aging parents who are living alone or without family nearby and their adult children. Your approach is everything in persuading them to move....
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Our Experience in Building a Home Over Buying an Existing Home
Feb 23 2024
I mentioned in the previous post Beyond the Numbers: a Closer Look at Renting By Choice that I became a homeowner again after renting for four years. We did it by building a house as opposed to buying...
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Housing/Mortgage strategy feedback
Feb 22 2024
Hi, I plan to retire in 1-4 years but more than likely towards the higher end with my Son just starting college. His expenses are covered in a 529 but ya never know…and I like (on most days) my...
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Help me solve house puzzle. Don't know what kind of professional to use.
Feb 14 2024
My wife and I have recently retired and want to refresh the interior of our house by repainting and replacing the carpet. When we were younger we would normally arrange this kind of thing ourselves, m...
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Retirement homes really small or really big
Feb 13 2024
I’m wondering how many people now retired have elected to live in a “tiny home”, where tiny home is defined as 400 sq ft (37 sq m) or less. How are you enjoying it? Any thoughts abou...
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?? 6 Reasons to Move to Michigan for Retirement (AARP Article)
Feb 12 2024
Affordable housing, mild summers and friendly small towns draw retirees to the Great Lakes State. By Patrick J. Kiger. Published November 08, 2023. https://www.aarp.org/retirement/planning-for-retirem...
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Ask an advisor: Can my client afford to build her retirement dream home?
Feb 10 2024
Downsizing in retirement is common. What's less common is building the new home yourself. Can a senior in California pull it off?...
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Retirement Environment: Urban or rural?
Feb 10 2024
Looking to retire in a year or two and planning to sell my home with stairs in a high tax community for a ranch-style home in an area of lower property taxes. I like the idea of living in the country ...
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Rising House Prices in COVID Still Cause Sticker Shock
Feb 09 2024
If you want to find a place where houses remain affordable, try Syracuse, New York. It’s a college town, so it’s probably a nice place to live. Syracuse is the only large U.S. city where t...
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?? Find the Best Place For Your Retirement (AARP Article)
Feb 09 2024
Creative and innovative housing options to live your best life. https://www.aarp.org/retirement/planning-for-retirement/info-2021/unique-retirement-communities.html...
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The No Regret Retirement: Make Sure You Are Happy with the Big Decision
Feb 08 2024
Retirement is a big deal. It is a major life transition and just like you didn’t want to choose the wrong college, marry the wrong partner, take the wrong job, or buy a house in the wrong locati...
newretirement.com
How To Afford a House These Days
Feb 05 2024
– The other day, an MMM reader stopped by and left the following comment on one of my older posts about the principles of FIRE: “While I still find some of MMM’s advice relevant, it ...
mrmoneymustache.com
In-Home Care for the Seriously Ill - You May Qualify for More Help Than You Think
Jan 31 2024
The husband of a friend of mine died a few months ago. He was only on hospice for two days before he died. Although they had paid for long-term care insurance for years, he did not take advantage of i...
baby-boomer-retirement.com
Selling/Moving Dilemma Advice/Experience?
Jan 30 2024
I will be retiring December of this year. Husband retired a few years ago. We are not yet collecting SS since I'm working full time and there's no need to yet. We have a home that we will be selling a...
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2023 Real Estate Crowdfunding Performance
Jan 29 2024
2023 was a tough year for commercial real estate. The Fed raised the interest rate 11 times and the cost of borrowing money increased tremendously. Commercial developers had a hard time getting reason...
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Reader Case: We have an Infant and are House Horny. Help!
Jan 23 2024
Guess what? Today, we’re going to do a reader case because the title caught my eye, and it was simply too tempting to pass up. I saw this: “we had our first baby 8 months ago and now we&rs...
millennial-revolution.com
Rates Are High and Demand Is Low . . . So Why Aren’t Home Prices Falling?
Jan 18 2024
[Editor's Note: The best medical conference of the year will arrive in a few short weeks, and if you can’t be at the Physician Wellness and Financial Literacy Conference (WCICON24) in person, yo...
whitecoatinvestor.com
Retirees Spend a Lot of Time and Money to Buy Their ‘Forever Home.’ Then They Sell It.
Jan 17 2024
WSJ article from a few years ago: https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirees-spend-time-money-for-forever-home-sell-it-11636402781 [Archive.is link here if you don't have a WSJ subscription] I thought it w...
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Rent Out, Sell, Or Create A Wellness House For Better Health
Jan 15 2024
At the end of 2023, feeling burnt out and in need of a peaceful environment to work on my book, I opted for a wellness retreat lasting just one day. Instead of spending $2,000 a night at a wellness ce...
financialsamurai.com
Worldwide retirement communities similar to The Villages?
Jan 13 2024
Me and my spouse really like the idea of The Villages in Florida where you get to own your own home and there’s a bunch of things to do all the time (soccer, pickleball, swimming, knitting) and ...
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Past The Real Estate Market Bottom With Brighter Days Ahead
Jan 12 2024
In this episode, I interview Ben Miller, the CEO of Fundrise, discussing his revised perspective on the real estate market for 2024 and beyond. The year 2023 posed challenges for institutional real es...
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Conservative investment alternatives as CD rates drop.
Jan 04 2024
As CDs mature and rates drop, where would you move this money? My current portfolio is 50% Equities, 40% CD and 10% Bonds. I'm drawing SS and plan to retire this year. I'm 68 years old, sold my house ...
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Converting A Horrendous Market Structure Into The Best
Jan 03 2024
A new online marketplace - the Certified Mortgage Network - promises to benefit borrowers by creating close to perfect competition...
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An Achievable Goal For 2024: Strengthen Your Muscles
Dec 29 2023
New Year's Resolution: Small habits, like starting 15 minutes of strengthening work at home and getting enough protein can keep you from losing independence as you age....
forbes.com
November Performance. It’s All Good.
Dec 27 2023
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
Should I Withdraw from My IRA to Pay Off My Mortgage?
Dec 27 2023
One of our listeners actually has a better mortgage rate than me! However, as they begin to test their retirement budget they have found that the mortgage payment leaves that budget a bit tight. So th...
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Should We Sell Stocks to Make a Large Purchase?
Dec 26 2023
Should you sell long-term stocks for a real estate investment? I walk through one listener’s question and explain what you need to consider before making such a decision. Aside from the obvious&...
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Renting out your home to fund retirement
Dec 17 2023
I live in Southern California, small beach town. The majority of my money is tied up in my house. I only have $600k in retirement funds, but my house is worth 2.5mil. I still owe $400k, but at 2.5%. I...
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How To Prepare For Upcoming Bidding Wars When Buying A Home
Dec 15 2023
Anticipating future trends can lead to smart investments. Drawing from my 20 years of real estate investing experience, I expect bidding wars to resurge in the housing market in 2024 and beyond. The m...
financialsamurai.com
Home Insurance Needs For Paid Off Properties With No Mortgage
Dec 13 2023
In my post, the percentage of homeowners who pay cash, a reader asked my opinion on having home insurance for paid-off properties. Paid off properties include a property you purchased with all cash or...
financialsamurai.com
Are you eating to live or eating anything you want in retirement?
Dec 13 2023
Found a fascinating article about eating for longevity here: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/at-65-i-thought-i-could-eat-whatever-i-wanteduntil-i-woke-up-in-an-icu-7ca9906a?mod=home-page Thi...
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Where do Americans live after 85? Look inside the homes of 11 seniors
Dec 12 2023
It’s one of the most critical questions facing aging Americans: Where to live as you get older, and may require more care? Many might imagine living in a nursing home. But an analysis of census ...
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House Rich Cash Poor Is A Terrible But Fixable Situation
Dec 11 2023
House rich, cash pooris when you have a lot of equity in your house but not a lot of cash. For whatever reason, a homeowner has untapped equity in their property but is unwilling or unable to withdraw...
financialsamurai.com
2024 Housing Market Price Predictions By Industry Experts
Dec 09 2023
Now that I've published the 2024 S&P 500 predictions, let's look at the 2024 housing market predictions by various industry experts. The forecast for 2024 home prices ranges from -1.7% to +4.1%. R...
financialsamurai.com
The Case Of The Evil Yoga Teacher For An Aging Parent
Dec 08 2023
Someone who comes to the home of an elder with cognitive impairment can be a setup for financial manipulation. This is what happened in a real case....
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Are You Selling Yourself Short? I Think I Am.
Dec 08 2023
The post Are You Selling Yourself Short? I Think I Am. appeared first on Millennial Money. I live in a beautiful house surrounded by trees. It’s peaceful here. I wake up and go to sleep when I w...
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Should Your Spouse Work or Stay At Home?
Dec 06 2023
In this week’s video, we’re going to talk through one of the most difficult decisions a couple can make: can they live on a single income to be able to stay at home with their kids. This u...
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