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    6 Things I Wish I Knew About Short-Term Rentals Before I Started
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    6 Things I Wish I Knew About Short-Term Rentals Before I Started

    I started my short-term rental (STR) business (on Vrbo and Airbnb) with 2 cottages in my back yard and a camper (with utilities) in my...
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    Real Estate Secrets
    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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    Real Estate Portfolio Update
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Apr 7
    • 2 min

    Real Estate Portfolio Update

    Here’s how our 8 short-term rentals and 4 long-term rentals break down.
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    How to Get A Property Under Contract Step-by-Step
    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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    House Hacking: Eliminate Your Living Expenses and Supercharge Your Wealth
    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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    Short-Term Rentals vs Long-Term Rentals
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Jan 27
    • 2 min

    Short-Term Rentals vs Long-Term Rentals

    We've had both STRs and LTRs, so which do we prefer and why?
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    Getting Over the Fear of Quitting Your 9-5
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Jan 13
    • 3 min

    Getting Over the Fear of Quitting Your 9-5

    The Wealth Wednesday were joined by Brennan and Jesse to discuss leaving your 9-5.
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    FAQs
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    FAQs

    To wrap up 2021, I put together some of the questions I've been asked throughout the year. Perhaps, you've been wondering some of the...
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    Short-Term Rental House Hack Case Study
    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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    Net Worth Milestone: We’re Millionaires!
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Net Worth Milestone: We’re Millionaires!

    We're millionaires! Here's how that breaks down.
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    Here's Where I Put My Money
    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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    Real Estate: Return on Equity
    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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    Mortgage Debt
    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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    Real Estate Portfolio Update
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • May 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Real Estate Portfolio Update

    In case you're curious, I did a write-up on our current real estate portfolio. We're closing in on 6 doors.
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    What is a 4-point Inspection?
    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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    Running the Numbers on Short-Term Rentals
    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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    The 5 Most Popular Adulting Is Easy Podcasts from the last Year
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    The 5 Most Popular Adulting Is Easy Podcasts from the last Year

    The Adulting Is Easy podcast exists to make adulting easier for listeners by explaining or discussing a personal finance topic, since...
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    Tidbits and Notes from Playing with FIRE: The Documentary
    Adulting Is Easy (Lauren)
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Tidbits and Notes from Playing with FIRE: The Documentary

    Playing with FIRE: The Documentary is available on Amazon Prime. The story follows a young couple with a small child who discover the...
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    Steps to Take After an Offer is Accepted
    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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    How to Find a Home and Make an Offer
    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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