Steps to Take When Working with a Contractor
In 2020, my husband and I bought a home built in 1901. Although the home was relatively well-kept, it still needed a lot of work: roof,...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- May 5
- 1 min
Real Estate Secrets
Each and every Wednesday at 9:00 pm eastern, the #WealthWednesday team (Clint, Tom, Stephen, and Lauren) get together and discusses...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Mar 24
- 3 min
How to Get A Property Under Contract Step-by-Step
Last night on our weekly #WealthWednesday Twitter Space, we talked about how to get your first deal under contract.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Mar 10
- 4 min
House Hacking: Eliminate Your Living Expenses and Supercharge Your Wealth
House hacking is when you buy a property, live in one part of it and rent another part out.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Short-Term Rental House Hack Case Study
About the property, the deal, and the STR numbers
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Aug 12, 2021
- 4 min
Here's Where I Put My Money
Emergency fund, high-yield savings accounts, stocks, real estate, retirement accounts...here's where my money goes.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Real Estate: Return on Equity
My husband and I are interesting real estate investors in that we have one duplex with a mortgage and one without. We often bat the idea...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Mortgage Debt
In the world of personal finance, there is perhaps no more controversial topic than whether you should have a mortgage or not. On the one...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
What is a 4-point Inspection?
One of the steps in buying a home is the home inspection. Buyers usually have 7-15 days to inspect the property and cancel the contract...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Running the Numbers on Short-Term Rentals
Real estate investors are often faced with a decision when they are looking to buy a property: should they rent it to long-term tenants...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Feb 18, 2021
- 5 min
Steps to Take After an Offer is Accepted
There are preparation steps before buying a home. There are the showings and the offers. It’s easy to think once you have an accepted...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
How to Find a Home and Make an Offer
The first step in the home buying process isn’t actually to start searching for homes, as discussed in an earlier blog post. When you are...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
Steps to Take Before Even Looking at Homes
Buying a home can be simultaneously the most exciting and the most stressful time in your life. You may think the first step is to start...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Oct 15, 2020
- 4 min
How To Save Money When Buying a Fixer Upper
11 Ways To Save When Buying and Renovating a Fixer Upper
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
Adulting Is Easy’s Take on Mortgages
Primary residence? Investment property? When does it make sense to have a mortgage?
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
What are the components of a mortgage payment?
Decoding PITI
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Aug 13, 2020
- 3 min
What’s the best financial advice you’ve ever received?
I asked around and put together some of the best personal finance advice out there.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
8 Things You Can Do to Get a Full Price Offer on Your Home
My husband and I recently put our home on the market. The MLS listing went live on a Tuesday evening, and we quickly had 5 showings...
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
4 Reasons to Buy an Investment Property
This post examines what "making money" really means in real estate.
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Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
Florida’s Unique Market & Homeowners Insurance Coverage 101
Crystal is back to give us an overview of homeowner's insurance, especially as it relates to Florida.
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