Time Flies – Update on Our Progress

Well, time certainly does fly. Especially when you have been working on big goals and changes! I have lots to tell you, I will probably break it into several posts. When we last left off, we had purchased the 5th Wheel that will be our home soon. This was at the end of August 2020. … Read more

Big News!

We have found our first RV! We are in the process of purchasing it! In the last couple of years we have done a lot of looking around. In 2019, we attended “America’s largest RV show” in Hershey, PA. Most all manufacturers are there so you have a chance to see the floor plans and … Read more

The Little Duplex That Could

Welcome back! I have been talking about all the steps we need to take in order to leave our jobs and travel the open road in an RV. One of the big obstacles is we want to do this at a time when our youngest leaves for college! I have been wondering how the heck … Read more

So what are our specific “Next Steps”?

So far, I have taken you all over the place. You have so far learned: We would like to retire early a year from now, which would make us 45 and 55 years old respectively. We want to sell our belongings and travel in an RV for an undetermined amount of time. We have spent … Read more

Teaching our kids about investments

So not everyone who reads this blog have invested in real estate as we have, but you have made some sort of investment in your life. Whether you have purchased a bond, a stock, contributed to a 401k, purchased a home you live in, paid for college, whatever it is that you get a return … Read more

The “Next” Step

I wanted to expound on some of my thoughts about the “next step”. You might be saying, the next step towards what? And the answer really is anything you can name – anything you want, need, would like to accomplish. The hardest thing we humans do is to take action. We talk ourselves out of … Read more

The last to leave the nest

I started a relationship with Ed when his girls were 5 and 6 years old. They were always a lot of fun, and being girls they talked about everything and anything. They were analytical in the same ways as me, had some of the same interests as met. I got them. So, I experienced all … Read more

The Addition of Rental Properties

So, as we started having more and more success with the various real estate investments we had tried, we were ready to venture back into having long-term rental properties. The issue was the housing bubble burst around 2007, which made it hard to do some of the things we learned about financing through Carlton Sheets … Read more

A Little History Part 2: Mailbox Money

Mailbox money is a bit of a misnomer. If you are a landlord, your goal is to get everyone to pay online. Incentivize it if you have to. Provide $25 off their next rent if they sign up. Whatever you need to do, if you are going to be free, the general principle is you … Read more