Rent Out Or Sell An Investment Property When Inflation Is High?

As a landlord since 2005, I’m constantly faced with the dilemma of selling a rental property or renting it out whenever my tenants move out. The older and wealthier I’ve gotten, the more I prefer to sell rather than rent out. I have a love-hate relationship with owning rental properties because they allowed me to

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Accidental Death Insurance On Top Of Life Insurance: Coverage Differences

Recently, I got an upsell from my life insurance carrier offering $500,000 in accidental death insurance for $33 a month. This is on top of my existing 20-year term life insurance policy coverage of $750,000 I found through PolicyGenius, a free life insurance marketplace. The accidental death insurance offer sounded like repetitive coverage. But I

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Overcoming Money Trauma: Why I Retired To Taiwan With Only $600,000

After sharing how one man retired at age 41 with a household net worth of $4 million, I thought it would be good to share another story about early retirement from a completely different situation. This story comes from money trauma and how it is being conquered. One of the complaints about the $4 million

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Travel Blogging: One Key To A Happier Retirement

While working in finance, I fantasized about travel blogging. I saw a bunch of people write about all the new places they visited. They chronicled the food they ate and the activities they did while making money online. Given their niche was travel, they could also deduct their travel expenses from their online income. It

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RealtyMogul Overview 2025: Platform Improvements And New Initiatives

Several years ago, I had lunch with Jilliene Hellman, CEO and Founder of RealtyMogul in San Francisco. Back then I was impressed with her in-depth knowledge of commercial real estate. Further, I liked her focus on building a sustainable business versus having a “growth at any cost” type of mentality. Given it’s been a while,

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