Here are the answers to several FAQ’s, along with resources that can point you in the right direction.
This is organized into 4 categories:
Enjoy!
Investing
- For fund investing: Vanguard
- For financial advice: Betterment
- For banking: Your local credit union
Top 3 Books:
Travel
- For free flights
- For free hotel stays
- For vacation rentals: Airbnb (Check out my series on being an Airbnb host)
Top 3 Books:
- The Lonely Planet guidebook series
- The Alchemist
- All Over The Place
- Also, check out my interview with the author.
Entrepreneurship
- For starting a blog/website: Bluehost
- For banking: Your local credit union
- For small business rewards cards:
- Here’s the card I myself use.
- Here are the best offers on the market now.
Top 3 Books:
Real Estate
- For tenant applications and rent collection: Apartments.com
For referrals to professionals:
Insurance:
- Please email support [at] afford anything [dot] com and ask for an introduction to my broker, Mark.
Property management:
- If you’re in Atlanta, please email support [at] afford anything [dot] com and ask for an introduction to my manager, Michelle.
- For everyone else, check out this blog post and this podcast episode about how to find a great property manager.
Real estate agent:
- If you’re in Atlanta, I can introduce you to an agent whom I trust. Please email support [at] afford anything [dot] com for an introduction.
- For everyone else, check out this YouTube video (audio only) about how to find, hire and retain a great team.
Top Book:
- From 0 to 130 Properties in 3.5 Years
- (Please note that the author of this book is Australian, so non-Aussies should disregard everything in this book related to taxes/laws/insurance/etc. This book is excellent for high-level conceptual thinking.)
