A student and I were talking about 401k's the other day and a word came up that usually causes pause:

Sacred Cows

The 401k is a sacred cow - something you're culturally not supposed to even question. But is it the right tool for you?

Or should you liquidate your 401k?

We have to talk about it - one of the biggest misconceptions new investors have about funding their first (or next) property. Can you still get a loan if your Debt-to-Income ratio (DTI) is too high? What if you're self-employed or 1009'd? Do you HAVE to have a W2 to get a loan?  

In this video, I discuss the two major types of loans and how to fund your next deal even if you're self-employed, 1099'd, or have a high DTI. Learn how to get unlimited money for your future deals - no matter your DTI position! 

The Only Options for Getting Started in Real Estate

If you're looking to get started in real estate, you have one decision that will significantly affect the most important results of your efforts. This one decision is a natural first step as you're working toward acquiring your first property, but it also carries with it a weight of importance because it influences such significant outcomes, like:

• Speed - time it takes to get your first property
• Money - the money you put into that property
• Risk Exposure - the amount of risk you assume

Each method has its benefits and tradeoffs with correlating risks and reward. There's not a one-size-fits-all method for everyone. You have to decide what's best for you and will help you move toward your goals most effectively. For the new investor looking to get started, you need to choose your method of learning. 

There are Two Methods for Learning Real Estate

After you've determined that real estate is the strategy you want to use for mo...

What is Financial Independence? 

There is a stark difference between those who focus on Financial Independence (FI) and those that don't. This difference isn't in lifestyle, income, possessions, or career, but rather a difference in their priorities. Those who have achieved FI (or those working toward it) have one distinct difference in their priorities from those who are not focused on FI:  

Their #1 Priority is FREEDOM

Freedom is the ability to do what you want, where you want, when you want, how you want, with whom you want. Those who value Financial Independence care about Freedom more than money and security. They know that Freedom will allow them to do what they were made to do, using their strengths, gifts, and interests in a way that is unique only to them. For some, that's starting a business or nonprofit that will impact the world, for others that's spending more time with their family and being the parent they never had, and for still others it's traveling the world to ...

_{The Most Influential Book on Financial Freedom}

If you ask all the financially independent people you know which book had the most significant impact on their financial life, a vast majority of them would respond with the exact same book: 

Rich Dad, Poor Dad  
by Robert Kiyosaki

• Financial education they won't teach you in school 
• How money actually works
• How (and why) 'working hard' by itself won't lead to success

Most of us didn't have the luxury of growing up learning from someone who was financially free. In his book, Kiyosaki provides us with tips from the financial insiders that teach us the tricks of the trade. What separates the middle class and the upper class? What one major thing do rich people do differently than poor people? Kiyosaki answers these...

"How Can I Buy a House for $0??"

I get asked this question frequently - and yet - I don't get asked this question nearly enough. Most people assume that to be a real estate investor, you have to start with lots of money. The good news:  

You don't have to be wealthy to invest in real estate.

You can invest in real estate even if weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth. How, you ask? Here are the 6 steps to buying a house with $0.

Normally you'd need 20% down to buy an investment property. But at some point that model doesn't scale. Even if you're in a market with properties at a median price of $100,000 you would still have to come to closing with $20,000 + Closing Costs. It's far too much to build a portfolio that allows you to reach financial independence. Where do you start?

Step 1: Buy a Cheap House