Launching a New House Flipping Business In 2023
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Launching a New House Flipping Business In 2023

As a follow up to my post on investing with other people’s money, one way I’ve invested with other people’s money this year is by partnering with another investor. Specifically, at the beginning of this year, I created an entirely new house flipping business with my new business partner. In this post, I will describe how we structured the business, why we decided to structure it that way, and some of the flips we’ve already undertaken!

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2022 Business and Personal Goals

2022 Business and Personal Goals

Happy New Year! To kick off every new year, I like to set goals for all aspects of my life, both personal and professional. By publicizing my goals, it helps me stay accountable for the things I set out to accomplish for the year. I also hope that some of my goals inspire you to set some for yourselves, too! Let’s get started.

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My 2021 Year-End Review

My 2021 Year-End Review

At the start of 2021, I set out to accomplish some business and personal finance goals for the year. By the middle of the year, I published a review of how those goals were progressing, as well as some of my personal goals (not money-related). Now that we’re at the end of 2021 (crazy how fast it went), I will do one final review of both my money & non-money goals and share how I did!

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I Just FIRE’d Myself At 31

I Just FIRE’d Myself At 31

When I was studying computer science in college just over 10 years ago, I told my partner that I was going to retire early. They didn’t understand what this meant at the time, nor was I taken seriously. We hadn’t even started working yet, so how could we think about retirement already? Well, fast forward to today, and I have 2 major life updates to share with you all!

First, I have officially quit my corporate career at the age of 31, having worked for just a decade. Second, I’m relocating from Silicon Valley, California to Dallas, Texas, accelerating my FI/RE timeline by nearly a decade! These were some of the hardest decisions I’ve made in my life, but they are ultimately right for me and my family. I’m positive that at least 80% of you have thought of relocating (however fleeting) and are also wondering why I am quitting my corporate career at such a young age, so I will share my thought process and reasoning in this blog post.

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Doubling My $125K Investment to $250K in 1 Month
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Doubling My $125K Investment to $250K in 1 Month

I thought that flipping one of my out-of-state properties for over $100,000 in profits in under 4 months was out of this world! While I wasn’t wrong about its success, I also never expected to beat that accomplishment in such a short period of time. The punch line? I doubled my $125K investment to $250K in just 1 month! In today’s post, I talk about my original plan for the investment, the numbers behind it, and why it was so profitable.

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How I Flipped an Out-of-State Home for Over $100K Profit In Less Than 4 Months
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How I Flipped an Out-of-State Home for Over $100K Profit In Less Than 4 Months

Earning a lot of money doesn’t mean you have to have a high-paying 9-to-5 job; it can come from a side hustle like my out-of-state flipping business! In fact, because my flipping business can be so lucrative and take just a few hours a week, I often wonder why I should even keep my 9-to-5. Well, I’ll save the answer to that thought for another day. Today, I will share my experience buying an off-market property and how I ultimately sold it for a massive profit!

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How I Turned My 2nd Flip Into My 1st Airbnb
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How I Turned My 2nd Flip Into My 1st Airbnb

At the start of 2021, I set out to start an out-of-state flipping business and flip an average of 1 home per quarter (4 for 2021). By May, I had already purchased all 4 of my flips for the year. The 2nd home I purchased, however, didn’t get remodeled on schedule, nor did it attract a sale price I was happy with. So instead of waiting around hoping for a magic sale to happen, I decided to convert my 2nd flip into an Airbnb! In this post, I’ll talk about what went wrong with my 2nd out-of-state flip and the steps I took to convert this property into an Airbnb.

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Mid-Year Review of My 2021 Personal and Money Goals
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Mid-Year Review of My 2021 Personal and Money Goals

At the start of 2021, I set out to accomplish some business and personal finance goals for the year. Since we’re right at the middle of the year (6/30/21), it’s a good time to review how I’m progressing towards each of my goals and think about whether or not I need to make any adjustments to them. Also, while I didn’t share any of my non-money-related goals at the beginning of the year, I’ll do that today!

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My 1st North Dallas Flip Sold For $130,000 Over Appraised Value
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My 1st North Dallas Flip Sold For $130,000 Over Appraised Value

In my previous post, I talked about my house-flipping strategy and my takeaways from my 1st out-of-state flip. However, when I wrote that article, I hadn’t officially sold the home yet. But today, I’m happy to announce that I’ve officially sold the home! While it was a happy ending, when I first listed the home for sale, the listing really got off on the wrong foot. Today, I will share the full story with you.

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Takeaways From My 1st Out-of-State Flip
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Takeaways From My 1st Out-of-State Flip

At the beginning of the year, I announced all my financial goals for 2021, one of which was to start an out-of-state flipping business. By the end of January, I had already closed on my very first flip in the Dallas metro area! If you follow me on Instagram, you would have learned that I’m already done with the rehab, roughly 2 months later. So now that my property is listed for sale and I’m starting to think about completing my very 1st out-of-state house flip, I thought I’d share my experience, from start to (almost) finish.

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7 Traits of Highly Successful People
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7 Traits of Highly Successful People

The past 5 years or so of my life have really kicked my finances into high gear. It’s not just a feeling of success either; it’s real and backed by data. By tracking my net worth over time, I have the data to tell me whether or not my finances are moving in the right direction. And in the past few years alone, I’ve seen my net worth increase by a couple million! That said, it’s important to self-reflect and understand how I’ve come this far in such a short period of time. In this post, I wanted to share the things that have really helped my partner and I become so successful so young.

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2021 Business and Personal SMART Goals
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2021 Business and Personal SMART Goals

Happy New Year! To kick off every new year, I like to set goals for all aspects of my life, both personal and professional. To make sure that my goals are clear and reachable, I create Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (S.M.A.R.T) goals. By publicizing my goals, it helps me stay accountable for the things I set out to accomplish for the year. In this post, I’ll talk about my personal finance and business goals. Now, let’s dive in!

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9 Ways To Get Started With Real Estate Investing
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9 Ways To Get Started With Real Estate Investing

Most investors I know park their money in the stock market. It’s arguably one of the best ways to build wealth, and it doesn’t require much cash to get started. Many of those same investors hear about the potential of real estate investing, but most of them don’t know how or where to get started. Luckily, there are many ways to dabble into the world of real estate investing nowadays, and they don’t all require large amounts of capital.

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