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January 6, 2020By Paula Pant

#235: Ask Paula – Sooo … I Quit My Job. What Type of Business Should I Start?

Anna has made the leap to self-employment … but what’s next? She lives in the Bay Area and she’s trying to choose between five business ideas; she needs to make enough money to stay in her high-cost area.

Doug recently won $9,000 from an online poker side gig and is wondering how best to use the funds: pay off high-interest student loan debt, or keep it to increase his poker earning potential?

Alex and his partner want to househack a single-family property with a mother-in-law suit. What should they consider as far as zoning goes?

Darrell is on track to retire in two years at age 55 and wants to know what he should do with his primary residence. Should he rent it out? Or should he sell it and use the profit to invest in rental properties? Or use the profit to buy his retirement home?

Mara is curious about 1031 exchanges. She has equity in a rental property that she’d like to harvest, but she wants more information before making the move.

Michael and his wife are struggling with competing goals. They want to invest in real estate, but they also want to move into an apartment closer to work to reduce their long commutes. Should they sell their home and invest the equity into a rental property, or should they take a HELOC on their home instead?

I answer these six questions in today’s episode. Enjoy!

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November 25, 2019By Paula Pant

#227: Ask Paula – How Can I Get the Most from My Mini-Retirement?

Lien is taking a year off of work to live the van life with her husband. She wants to know how she can make the most of this sabbatical to figure out how to turn her less-than-inspiring career into a lifestyle that she loves.

Lien called in again to say that she wants to start a new business and a family when she returns from her gap year. Her former job offered excellent health benefits and maternity leave, but she doesn’t really want to go back. What should she do?

Eddie wants to build his real estate portfolio. How should he approach downpayments – put down more to net more profit, or put down less to acquire more properties?

Wilson is wondering if it’s a good idea to partner with a friend on real estate ventures. What are the downsides?

Wilson also wants to know about real estate business expenses, and the pros and cons of short-term rentals vs. long-term rentals.

Sean has an inconsistent employment history and is struggling to find a lender that will give him a mortgage. He wants to know if there are any other ways he can get a mortgage for a 4-plex?

An anonymous listener is thinking about taking the leap into real estate investing and wants to know how to overcome the fear they have about it. Also, should they put all of their savings towards real estate?

Anonymous is also wondering: how do you calculate net worth when you’re married?

I answer these questions on today’s episode of the podcast. Enjoy!

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November 12, 2018By Paula Pant

#161: Ask Paula – How Can I Get My Friends Interested in FIRE?

In today’s episode, I answer two questions about financial independence and the FIRE movement, followed by four questions about rental property investing.

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November 20, 2017By Paula Pant

#104: Ask Paula – How Can I Learn about Money from the People Around Me?

This week, I answer 4 questions about quitting a depressing job, learning how to ask probing questions, saving for a downpayment, and more.

Edward asks:
How can I learn from other people around me? I’m 28, and my wife and I have some money that we’d like to invest. We know people who’ve had […]

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December 5, 2016By Paula Pant

#54: Ask Paula – Automating Savings, Starting a Blog, Emergency Funds, Investing in Real Estate Confidently, and More

It’s the first Monday of the month, which means I’m fielding questions from the audience.

We start with a question from Nicole.

She’s a new listener, and she’s stuck in a confusing situation.

You see, Nicole is self-employed. She’d like to save a percentage of her income — but she doesn’t get regular paychecks. How […]

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February 22, 2016Written By Paula Pant

Everything I Know About Blogging, Condensed into One Post

Today is Afford Anything’s five-year birthday. Er, anniversary. Birthiversary?

Exactly five years ago today, I published my first blog article. Actually, I published my first five articles.

They were terrible. 

Deplorable. Appalling. Ghastly. An affront to the English language.

I’ve edited those articles multiple times over the past five years. I wouldn’t go so far […]

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