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30 vs 15 Year Mortgages for Rental Properties
The most common traditional financing options for 1-4 unit investment real estate properties are 30 and 15 year mortgages. While other financing options do exist…
Real Estate Investing: Why the Tortoise Beats the Hare
Real estate investing is an amazing wealth building tool. When done the right way. In general this is true but it is especially true for…
5 Biggest Downsides of Real Estate Investing & How to Overcome Them
I think investing in real estate is great. Although I don’t think all doctors need to invest in real estate, I encourage you to at…
A Deep Dive into My Weekly Money Journal
I recently shared an in depth look at my weekly spending and overall financial situation in the form of a money journal for MedPage Today….
Investing Basics
Finance Flash Go! Episode #106: The Benefits of A Hybrid Investing Plan
On this episode of the Finance Flash Go! podcast, we will talk about a hybrid investing plan, what it includes, what they it doesn’t, and why I use one. Listen…
How Many Rental Properties Do You Need to Retire?
It seems like a straight forward question. How many rental properties do you need to retire? However, it is very much a subjective question. And while it seems like an…
PhREI Network Roundup 4-13-23: My Hiatus from Medicine
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
Comparing the Financial Lives of Doctors & Professional Athletes
I’ve always loved playing and watching sports. I love the Yankees and Jets. Love UConn basketball. When it comes to NBA, I guess my team is the Knicks. But I…
Real Estate Investing
PhREI Network Roundup 4-21-22: How I Failed at Refinancing My Student Loans (Avoid My Mistakes!)
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
One Year Real Estate Deal Analysis of Investment Property #2
At the time of writing this post (April 2021), Selenid and I have officially owned our second investment property for 1 year! So, we recently sat down and performed a…
PhREI Network Roundup 4-14-22: How to Control Your Financial Destiny
As you know, as part of the PhREI network, we decided to start a weekly roundup to share new activity from across the network. Enjoy! Carpe Diem MD Ian Cook of…
10 More of the Most FIRE Hip Hop Tracks in the World
I recently shared a post with my 10 most FIRE hip hop tracks in the world here. I did this because I love hip hop and rap and I also…
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