Achieving financial freedom has been on my mind since my second year as a young attending. It was about that time when I realized that, while I might make a good income as an anesthesiologist, it would never allow me to truly be in control of my time. The moment I stopped showing up for […]
By now, you probably know that real estate investing is a passion of mine. It’s one of the best ways to earn passive income that I’ve found, and it’s what’s helped me achieve the financial freedom I now enjoy. The phrase “real estate investing” is very broad, though, and there are a lot of ways […]
This is the second post of a two-part series. Click here for part one. In part one of this series, we discussed all the reasons why cash is king when purchasing rental properties. However, there are two sides to every coin, and there are certainly some legitimate reasons to use leverage and financing over cash. […]
I had an opportunity this past weekend to speak with an old friend I hadn’t seen for years. We had a lot of catching up to do; we talked about our wives, children, parents, and careers. He actually had no idea that I was running some online businesses – including this blog – and he […]
Over the three years, I’ve been running this blog, I’ve been asked this one question consistently more than any other: “What is the best resource to learn about passive real estate investing?” I would respond by recommending certain blogs, forums, books, and podcasts. I would also point them to the many articles I’ve written on […]
One of the common phrases heard in real estate circles is that investing in real estate is inflation-proof. I thought I’d take a look at why that might be. First of all, what exactly is inflation? Inflation is simply the rate at which the price of goods and services rises over a period of time. […]
“Burnout” has been a buzzword circulating in the medical community quite a bit lately. In fact, the World Health Organization has just recognized the term as an official medical diagnosis as part of ICD-11. One moment you’re graduating from medical school, full of hope and excitement for residency. The next moment, you’re overly stressed and […]
