Written By Paula Pant
Today is my first day back at work after a one-week “unpaid” vacation. I’ll earn less this month than I did in the previous few months, since I only worked three-fourths of the time.
This is because I trade my time for money. I have a huge limitation on how much I […]
Written By Paula Pant
Yep, you read that headline correctly. We bought a foreclosed rental house!
It started thanks to this website.
A woman sent me an email saying she lives in Atlanta, she’s a regular Afford Anything reader, she owns two rental properties and she aspires to own more. Would I like to have lunch?
Obviously I said […]
Written By Paula Pant
Today, Afford Anything turns one year old.
Exactly a year ago today I wrote my first post on this website, and geez, it was a terrible post. I’m too embarrassed to link to it.
I had no clue what I was doing when I started this site. I didn’t know HTML coding. I didn’t know […]
Written By Paula Pant
Forget fancy-pants calculus.
The most important math is the stuff you learned in fourth grade.
How do you know if an income property (rental property) is a good investment?
In this article, I’m going to share three formulas I use when I’m analyzing rental properties.
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Written By Paula Pant
When we first purchased a house, we thought the only expense would be the mortgage. Haha!
Little did we realize that the mortgage is only the beginning.
Homeowners pay for an absurd amount of operations, maintenance and repairs:
Trash service. Water and sewer bills. Gutter cleaning. Termite treatment. Pest control. Power-washing. Replacing […]
Written By Paula Pant
The Law of Attraction says that if you think about something, you’ll attract it into your life.
According to this theory, if you think about riches, you’ll attract riches. If you think about happiness, you’ll attract happiness. If you think about friendship, you’ll attract friendship.
Of course, the Law of Attraction doesn’t […]
Written By Paula Pant
This was originally published in 2012 as a series of separate blog posts. For the sake of simplification, we have consolidated these blog posts onto this one page that you’re reading. Unless otherwise noted, the information has not been updated, so all numbers and information reflect 2012.
I’m changing careers. Well, sort of.
About two […]
Written By Paula Pant
I spent the weekend slaying the distractions in my life.
I flung the junk out of my file cabinet. I brainstormed goals for the New Year, ranked them, and eliminated most.
Most of us are pulled in too many directions: too many goals to chase, skills to learn, career avenues to attempt.
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Written By Paula Pant
I’m making a massive change in my search for my next rental house.
I’ve spent the past year searching for another rental house within walking distance of Atlanta’s most vibrant city park.
It’s one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Atlanta, especially among young professionals who want to live in walking distance to martini […]
Written By Paula Pant
Today’s letter comes from a 25-year-old reader named Chris, who asks:
“Invest for retirement or pay down debt? This may be more of a personal choice than anything, but I have been subscribed to the ‘pay down your debt before you invest’ camp for about a year now.
I should have my debt […]
