From the beginning of our investing journey my long term goal has been to buy distressed houses, add value, rent them out, pay them off, and keep them forever. Using this strategy owning around 10 houses would provide for a very comfortable retirement. We are now in our 7th year …
Recently I have gotten some negative feedback about turning 2 homes in my neighborhood into short term rentals. Let’s examine what I have done and how that fits into the broader question about short term rentals in America and Southwest Michigan. My Experience: In 2024 I bought a home in …
Despite emphatically stating that we are not buying any real estate this year we ended up buying a mobile home park, and its only April! What the heck! As if we didn’t already have a full schedule of real estate projects. This is going to be quite the project over …
Kid #2 is turning 18 and is in a unique situation. He graduated high school early in November of 2024 and has been working full time since March of 2025. He started working part time when he was 14. He is in a much better financial position than most people …