By Paula Pant
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, […]
By Paula Pant
How much money should you invest in a side hustle or side business?
How do you know if your side hustle idea is viable?
What if you want to start 5 or 6 side businesses? Should you lump these together under a common business umbrella? Or should you separate them out?
These are the questions […]
By Paula Pant
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 […]
By Paula Pant
Early retirement? Yes please.
This week, I answer questions from the audience around early retirement planning, health savings and debt pay-off.
Question #1: How can I avoid early-withdrawal penalties?
Our first caller is Christianna, who asks two questions:
I’m interested in early retirement. How can I avoid early withdrawal penalties? How does early retirement impact the […]
By Paula Pant
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 […]
By Paula Pant
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 […]
By Paula Pant
This week, former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I answer 4 questions from the Afford Anything community.
We chat about how to control lifestyle inflation, how to break up with a financial planner, how to invest your first $10,000, and whether or not sector-specific or theme-specific funds are a good idea.
#1: Laura is transitioning […]
By Paula Pant
It’s time for another real estate edition of Ask Paula!
Our first question comes from Heather:
Heather is ready to buy her first rental property. She wants to acquire about one house per year, following a buy-and-hold strategy.
What’s the best way to structure this? Should she put her properties into an LLC? Hold […]
By Paula Pant
This week, I tackle your questions with my good friend, recovering financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy. Here’s what we answer:
1. I’m asking for a friend — no, really, I’m asking for a friend!
My friends are married and buried. They’re a married couple, buried in $500,000 of debt.
Some is federal student loans, some is […]
By Paula Pant
Welcome to another Ask Paula episode!
This week, I answer three real estate questions:
#1: What criteria do you use when you’re shopping for an investment property? What qualities make you say, “heck yeah I’m buying this!!” — and what qualities make you say, “No way!”
#2: I enjoy renting my personal home, but I […]
