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Category: Real Estate

April 19, 2018Written By Paula Pant

Our Rental Properties Collected $125,618.49 in 2017. Here’s How Much We Kept.

Hey! I know you love numbers, so I’ll cut to the chase:

Last year, our rental properties earned $125,618.49 in gross income.

After expenses (including the mortgages), the properties netted $43,211.67.

This is our passive income from real estate in 2017. It’s the cash flow the properties put in our pocket last year.

And […]

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March 26, 2018By Paula Pant

#122: Ask Paula – I’d Like to Airbnb a Yurt. Should I?

Tony lives in Chicago, where the returns on rental properties are so-so. He’s thinking about investing in Indianapolis, where he consistently finds rental properties with cap rates that are greater than 8 percent. Should he invest locally, so that he can get a primary residence mortgage and keep a closer eye on the space? […]

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February 26, 2018By Paula Pant

#118: Ask Paula – How Do I Buy a Foreclosure? – and Other Real Estate Questions

Questions — I get questions! Today, I’m tackling four queries about real estate investing that come from the audience. Here are the details:

Sam says:
I work full-time and I’m not handy, so I definitely need a property manager. I’ve found an amazing property management company, but they only serve a small, specific […]

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January 29, 2018By Paula Pant

#114: Ask Paula – How Should I Invest $100K in Real Estate?

This week, I answer five questions about real estate investing from the audience.

Joelle asks:
I own a home outright on the West Coast. I’m thinking about taking out $100,000 from my home equity, and using this money to buy a rental property.

I found a community out east where I can buy a […]

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January 22, 2018By Paula Pant

#113: How I Run a Six-Figure Business and Host an Airbnb while Traveling the World — with Natalie Sisson

Natalie Sisson was tired of the corporate world. She wanted freedom, adventure and fulfillment.

In 2008, she quit her job and co-founded a tech company — but soon she discovered that running a company felt a lot like having a day job.

Two years later, she quit her own company in order to truly strike […]

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December 4, 2017By Paula Pant

#106: Ask Paula – How to Estimate Repair Costs, File Taxes on Rental Income, and More

How do you search for rental properties out-of-state? Should I offer a lease-option contract to my friends? How can I estimate repair and maintenance costs? And can you deep-dive into bookkeeping and taxes for rental real estate?

I tackle these four questions in this episode of Ask Paula – real estate edition.

Saul from Salt […]

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November 6, 2017By Paula Pant

#102: Ask Paula – Should I Sell My Rental Property & Invest the Proceeds in the Market?

This week, I’m back to answering questions posed by listeners of the podcast.

Wally asks:

Should we continue to rent out our home, or should we sell it? We bought a home in California but have since moved to New York and have been renting there. After all expenses on the rental are accounted for, […]

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September 25, 2017By Paula Pant

#96: Ask Paula – Should I Be an Out-of-State Airbnb Host?

Today I tackle 4 real estate questions that come from the listeners.

Chris, age 25, says:

Over the next 30 years, I’d like to acquire 15 rental properties. Then, at age 55, my wife and I can retire and travel.

To begin, I’d like to buy a duplex, live in one unit and rent the […]

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August 28, 2017By Paula Pant

#92: How Do I Hire an All-Star Rental Property Team?

If you’re interested in real estate investing, and if you’ve wondered how to assemble an all-star team, today’s episode is for you.

I’m hosting another edition of Ask Paula, in which I tackle three audience-submitted questions about building a team as a real estate investor.

Salome from Cincinnati asks:

Who are the people I’ll need […]

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August 14, 2017By Paula Pant

#90: Ask Paula – Your Rental Property Questions

Curious about real estate investing?

I’m rocking the microphone solo on today’s episode, tackling the rental property questions that you — the listeners — have asked.

Rachel from the Ozarks asks:

I’m inspired to start investing in real estate. I live in the Ozarks region, and the cap rates around here are fantastic. However, the […]

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