Real Estate – Tutors of Life

First Time Real Estate Investing

Have you ever thought about buying a piece of real estate? Maybe you’re thinking of buying a house to live in or maybe you are thinking of buying a property to rent out. If you have thought about buying real estate before and you are interested in taking that leap, you are in the rightContinue reading “First Time Real Estate Investing”

The Real Estate Market Crash

The real estate market has been trending up massively since 2020. Do we really think it can keep up at this pace? Houses are up over 16% nation wide just in 2021. Last time we saw this, was in 2008 and we had a market crash. So… are we thinking the same thing is goingContinue reading “The Real Estate Market Crash”

House Hacking

Have you ever lived with a roommate? Maybe owned a duplex, triplex, 4plex, or other multi-family building and lived in one unit and rented the other? If you have or you know someone who has, that is considered house hacking. The basics of house hacking is, you own a property and you utilize other individualsContinue reading “House Hacking”

The 1% Rule

The 1% rule is kind of an industry standard in my area. If a property reaches the 1% rule, it is typically a solid long-term investment. There are a lot of other things which can make this untrue, however, it is a guideline we keep in mind. What does the 1% rule mean? It means,Continue reading “The 1% Rule”

Financial Freedom

With selling my shares of Stable Living, I acquired most of the properties Ryan and I owned together. This turned out to be very beneficial for both of us. I am a huge proponent of passive income and that is exactly what I will receive by getting the properties. With all the rentals Sam andContinue reading “Financial Freedom”

Getting Your Initial Investment out

I am a huge proponent of getting your initial investment out of whatever investment vehicle you are using. I use this tactic in real estate, stock trading, and business. I want to use this technique with cryptocurrency trading but I need to make sure it will be a non-taxable event before I do so. HereContinue reading “Getting Your Initial Investment out”

Finding Real Estate

Real Estate has become quite the hobby for my partner Ryan and I. We have acquired multiple investment properties, along with multiple flips. We hired my brother (Kyle) full time to help us work on these properties and to help us with maintenance at Stable Living. My brother has been a massive help with fixingContinue reading “Finding Real Estate”

Part two of Refinance

Good day to everyone, Sam and I closed on our refinance last week. We learned a few things during the process and figured we would share our experience with you. First, the process took a little longer than we anticipated. When we called around and got quotes from multiple different companies, we were expecting 2Continue reading “Part two of Refinance”

Is refinancing right for you?

Recently Sam and I decided to consider refinancing. We had an interest rate of 5.5%. This interest rate is high with the current market but when we were purchasing interest rates were around 4.5%-5%. When we started looking to buy our house, we were preapproved by WHEDA with an interest rate of 5%. They wereContinue reading “Is refinancing right for you?”

WiscoREIA

I joined WiscoREIA this week! It took a while for me to get sold on rentals. I had to listen to a lot of books and podcasts before I got behind the idea of renting. I have wanted to do real estate flipping for years but was leery to get into investing. What I haveContinue reading “WiscoREIA”