5% appreciation on $50k stock portfolio = $2,500
5% appreciation on $250k property (bought with $50k downpayment) = $12,500
500% when comparing Cash on Cash returns.
This is why I love real estate.
5% appreciation on $50k stock portfolio = $2,500
5% appreciation on $250k property (bought with $50k downpayment) = $12,500
500% when comparing Cash on Cash returns.
This is why I love leverage.
Dividends are much too slow for me. They work for some people. No effort, low risk.
With an average yield of 1.66%, you need $6.024 million invested for $100k of income.
No thank you, I want to retire early.
I find a lot of comfort knowing that my properties are HARD assets.
Crypto can be stolen. Money can be printed. Stocks can go to $0.
But a building? You can feel it. You own it. That thing isn't going anywhere as long as you can make the payments.
Buying a property when rates are high is a beautiful thing.
There's less competition and if it already cash flows now, it will be a cash monsoon if you can refi when rates come down. If they don't come down soon, you're fine anyways.
Waiting is a sucker's game.
5% appreciation on $50k stock portfolio = $2,500
5% appreciation on $250k property (bought with $50k downpayment) = $12,500
500% when comparing returns.
This is why I love leverage.
Some people on Twitter claim to be financially free because they quit the 9-5 but are actually just living a life of scarcity.
Never eating out, living in cheap areas, and generally limiting their lifestyle.
I stopped contributing to my 401k.
These are safe, especially if you have a match. But they're designed to provide wealth after you're 59.5.
Waiting that long sounds terrible. I can use the extra cash for real estate and start growing my wealth today.
It was a no-brainer.
@AjOsborne1
As an anon account, I obviously disagree. With content about leaving the 9-5 and reaching financial freedom, I don't want to jeopardize my job by revealing my identity. My opinion still has value, and so do the opinions of other anon creators. Are you just trying to stir the pot?
@GuyTalksFinance
With the paid off home though, you're still paying property taxes, insurance, and maintenance along the way if it's your primary.
With the expenses, it's less than 11%.
In 30 years, you'll either be rich or you'll be poor.
The affordability crisis, in housing and otherwise, is eliminating the middle class.
What you do in the next 5 years will have a big impact.
So, are you buying a rental property or a new Jeep?
My mind is blown almost daily by people no-showing, being super late, not performing on promises, not trying hard ...
If you're punctual, reliable, and hard-working, you're ahead of most of society.
Net Worth can mean different things.
Bob has $3M in equity in his house worth $4M. No other assets for simplicity. Net worth is $3M.
Megan has a net worth of $3M due to her brokerage account, 5 cash-flowing rentals, cash, and equity in a car wash business.
Be Megan.
Millionaires have an average GPA of 2.9. Why?
They understand that addressing the big-ticket items and not spending energy on minutia is the best way to make the most progress.
Plus they question the system and don't just blindly follow what's expected of them.
Avoid real estate gurus who made all their money after 2008 and don’t acknowledge the downside.
Anyone in RE over the last 10 years looks like a genius.
We’ll see how they fare in the next 10.
If I could only share one piece of real estate advice, it would be this:
Own as many properties as possible early on.
Sure, purchase price, financing, and management are all important.
But if you have a $3M portfolio in your 20's and don't sell, you'll swim in money later.
Having a net worth of $1M and being able to write a check for $1M.
Being a millionaire in Ohio vs. being a millionaire in Manhattan.
Earning $1M annually from a 9-5 vs. earning $1M annually from cash-flowing assets.
These are all VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.
My lender saved me $5,000 in 5 minutes. How?
She ran a simulation on how to increase my credit score by 1 point to get me in a new bracket.
The answer was to pay off 1 specific credit card. She re-pulled my score and is applying an additional credit of $5k at closing.
No one knows where the market is going.
Just pick a good neighborhood and buy. Frequently. Rent the properties.
Wait 20 years and you'll be extremely wealthy.
That's all you have to do.
Most people:
Credit card debt? Sure
Gambling? Of course
Impulse Buying? Sign me up
Savings? Nope
Investing? Too risky
Budgeting? I want to live
Make it make sense.
The real estate gods did not penalize me for posting about my deal on Twitter.
We closed on Friday! Officially have 2 rentals and a primary residence now.
Couldn't be more excited to keep building 🏡
When I post financial strategies, they're what I do. They're not right for everyone.
I'm young, don't have kids, and have a higher risk tolerance than most.
You can disagree, but a difference of opinion doesn't make my tweet stupid or bad advice. Different opinions can coexist.
@GetMoneySmarter
I would keep it with such positive cash flow. You can always get your money out with a refi anyways once rates come down a bit. Obviously if you need the money, that’s a different story.
A lot of FinTwit hates college degrees.
But a 6-figure salary with high job security is the best foundation for building wealth.
Side hustle doesn't work out? Take a loss on real estate?
You're covered.
The safety is worth it.
The old way >> 529 Savings Plan to save for your children's college.
The new way >> Buy a rental property when each child is born.
Improvements:
- Tenants make the contributions for you
- Pocket cash flow for 18 years
- Can use equity to buy other properties along the way
A new investment class is on the rise - funding litigation.
You help finance a plaintiff against a large defendant with deep pockets and share in the settlement or awarded damages.
Firms in the space are highly selective about cases. Some average >50% returns.
Pretty cool.
Long-term tenants are more valuable than any short-term rent increases.
Focus on the relationship and providing a home they won't want to leave.
Turnovers, vacancies, and finding new tenants are annoying and costly. Why bother?
$50K in the bank. Do you go 3.5% down or 20% down?
3.5% >> $1.43 million home.
20% >> $250k home.
5% appreciation the first year? $71,429 or $12,500. Your choice.
Interest on HELOCs is tax deductible if the funds were used to buy, build, or improve a home.
This means that, depending on your tax bracket, the true interest cost is 20%-30% less than the rate.
7% interest? You pay 5%.
Just another reason to love HELOCs.
$89k of appreciation!
According to Zillow, our home has appreciated $89k since we purchased it in June 2023 - a time when everyone told us not to buy.
If you never risks and always listen to the masses, you won't see the upside.
Buying a house does not mean you're putting down roots.
Live there for a year, get the "primary residence" terms on your financing, and then go wherever you want.
If you don't want to sell yet, just rent and do it again somewhere else.
Approach with flexibility.
Shoutout to
@SeanODowd15
for making me the easiest money ever! $200 for an hour.
PE and investment firms use 3rd parties like GLG, Coleman, and Third Bridge to interview experts in fields they consider deploying capital into.
Anyone can sign up as an expert.
If you can find a way to have 3 paid-off rentals, you can retire.
Small extra payments, 15-year mortgages, etc.
Not the highest return on equity. But for those of you with a low-risk tolerance, having a small handful of paid-off rentals is a viable path to financial freedom.
@RealFrugalMogul
Although I'm a huge advocate of buying, this example doesn't reflect the additional expenses that come along with home ownership. Maintenance, landscaping, appliances, etc. adds up to cost more than rent.
HELOC's might be my favorite financial instruments.
Complete discretion over usage of funds. No payments due until you spend. Rates are lower because they're collateralized with your home.
Seems to good to be true.
Instead of making a 20% downpayment, do 5% and use the 15% to add value.
If you take on the right projects, your 20% will provide 30% equity.
Now you're in HELOC territory.
To be transparent, I'm not a finance guru. And I'm not claiming to be.
Just a guy diving headfirst into real estate investing and sharing learnings here.
Once I have a portfolio of properties, I'll feel closer to being an expert.
Went to a Friendsgiving where there were a bunch of lawyers.
Has anyone noticed how hierarchical that profession is?
Need to be top of your class, at a top school, to work for a top firm, where you need to have the most billables, so you can be a partner early ... never ends.
I wonder what percentage of millionaires own no assets.
No real estate, no stock, no Bitcoin.
Just high salaries, a savings account, and living in a rental.
Pretty confident it's < 1%.
Cheap properties just have lower ceilings overall.
20% on a property worth $200k is $40k. That's nice but won't change your life.
But 20% on $2M is $400k! And that can happen in just a few years.
If you can stretch and buy expensive properties, you'll be rewarded handsomely
I'm 27. If my $1.6M RE portfolio grows 3% annually, it will be worth $4.8M when I'm 65.
Not to mention it will all be paid off by then. This is why you need to start early.
When I post financial strategies, they're what I do. They're not right for everyone.
I'm young, don't have kids, and have a higher risk tolerance than most.
You can disagree, but a difference of opinion doesn't make my tweet stupid or bad advice. Different opinions can coexist.
The economy is looking good lately!
GDP is up. Inflation is cooling. Jobs and wage growth are strong. People are spending.
What's all this about a massive crash?
I thought I gave my contractor $1,200 cash.
He told me it was $1,300. He’s hired forever - honesty goes a long way.
Not to mention his work is great - but that wasn’t the point.
Sent out a lease agreement for $3,600 per month.
With HOA fees of $69 and PITI of $3,284, we'll cash flow $247 before expenses.
About break-even but the best part - the property is on a 15-year mortgage.
Could've cash-flowed $1,000+ but are going for an equity home run.
We close on a new HELOC on Friday. $139K in liquid funds we can use for anything.
Prime - 1.01%, which is a pretty insane rate if you've compared HELOC's.
Excited to use this to rehab the home we buy in SD this summer.
The
#1
benefit of owning real estate is using your equity to buy more properties.
Cash-out refi's, HELOC's, and partial equity sales allow you to grow your portfolio at lightspeed.
This is how people with average incomes can own 20+ properties.
Just need to buy.
High-cap-rate properties in low-income areas scare me.
Sure, if everything goes right, you make a killing.
But I don't want to deal with evictions and nearby crime. Can be a money pit.
It's worth it to me to save up and own properties in Class A neighborhoods.
Buy a primary before you buy a rental.
Better rates, lower downpayments, and you can enjoy loan paydown with rent payments you would have made anyway.
Then, when you buy a new primary, those low rates turn into cashflow as you rent.
Plus you can get a HELOC.
@SteveOnSpeed
No. The average GPA for millionaires is 2.9. The best students often follow the rules blindly, abide by the system, and don't ask questions. Then they do the same in a mediocre-salary job. Those who know when school wastes their time challenge the status quo and make millions.
A job with flexibility will enable you to build wealth.
Work from home at the hours you want. Focus on real estate and other side hustles for large portions of each day. Maintain physical health too.
This is how you get everything you want.
Frustrated by my job, I often start researching how to build wealth more quickly so I can retire earlier. Does anyone else use future-building to cope?
I generally come to the conclusion my plan is already solid and I just need to be patient.
Eating cake can eliminate the benefit of 3 hours of exercise. In 3 minutes.
Buying a nice new car can eliminate hundreds of hours of work. In 1 second.
Do you want your effort to go to waste?
If you’re hyper focused on a high-earning W2 and investing much of that paycheck, you don’t need side hustles,
Sometimes being better at your job is more lucrative than building a second active income stream
I refuse to hire a property manager until my PM responsibilities hold me back from acquisitions and rehabs.
For now, self-managing has been easy and not time-consuming at all.
I would need a lot of volume to sacrifice 10% of my gross rent income.
If I could only share one piece of real estate advice, it would be this:
Own as many properties as possible early on.
Sure, purchase price, financing, and management are all important.
But if you have a $3M portfolio in your 20's and don't sell, you'll swim in money later.
I don't contribute to my 401k unless I get a match.
These are safe, but they're designed to provide wealth after you're 59.5.
Waiting that long sounds terrible. I can use the extra cash for real estate and start growing my wealth today.
It's a no-brainer.
Landscaping always comes last.
You don't want crews of 10 guys and their tractors trampling your new grass.
Get construction done so the landscaping crew is the last to leave.
Then you only need to do it once.
Why am I so driven to pay NO taxes to Uncle Sam?
Because I don't trust that he'll spend it in impactful ways.
Build wealth. Pay no taxes. Donate to causes that actually help people.
I'm on a 3-month alcohol hiatus because of a medication I'm taking.
Gotta say, I'm feeling energized and have more mental clarity.
Might keep this train rolling, TBD.
1,000 followers! Thanks to everyone in this community who has participated in my Twitter journey.
A lot of new faces here so it seems like a good time to reintroduce myself 👇
- 26 y/o
- Investing in cash-flowing rentals with HELOC's
- Built a house in Colorado Springs
👇
Buy a house, live in it, get a HELOC, repeat 4 times.
With 4 HELOCs, you can buy discounted properties all cash. Massive savings.
Then refi to get your money back.
During my time as a landlord, I haven't gotten 1 call to fix something. How?
- The rental was a new build completed in March 2022
- I have a 24-7 maintenance service the tenant can call
Are rentals still too much effort?
People will say they want to reach financial freedom so they can spend time with family and then ignore their family for 10 years while they achieve that.
Did you know you can build a house with only 3.5% earnest money down?
The rest of your downpayment is due when the project is complete, which is often more than a year later.
The best part? You get to enjoy the appreciation along the way.
Going to start contributing to my 401k again. Why?
My employer finally rolled out a match program.
Always contribute to get the match - it's hard to beat the returns of free money.
I won't contribute a penny more though. It's better in real estate.
I haven't posted on Twitter in a week.
During this time I:
- Drove 17 hours from Colorado Springs to San Diego
- Moved into our new house
- Made several updates to the house
- Saw some friends in the area
- Got surgery for one of my dogs
Now I'm back to share lessons learned.
Our big purchase will give us $3,850 cash flow and $474k liquidity by 1/1/2028.
I was going to share after closing but am too excited to wait. Details below 👇👇
Price - $935k
2 bed 1 bath (729 sq ft), converted garage is a 1 bed 1 bath unit (275 sq ft)
Bay Park, San Diego
Investors who use their cash flow to buy material possessions in their first 5 years are shooting themselves in the foot.
If you roll all your cash flow back into the investment snowball for 5-10 years, compounding will take you to the moon.
My fiancée got a $17k raise right before we moved from CO to CA.
The CA taxes took this raise from her - the paychecks were still the same.
Raising your income is great. Doing it in a tax-effective way is greater.