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#170: Ask Paula – When Should I NOT Use the One Percent Rule for a Rental Property?

When should you NOT use the one percent rule for rental property investing? In today’s episode, I encourage two callers to violate the One Percent Rule for real estate that they already own.

WHAAATTTT? Why would I say that? Especially given that I’ve gained a bit of a reputation as The World’s Most Staunch Advocate of the One Percent Rule? (Long title, I know, but someone’s gotta wear it.)

And if you’re not going to use the One Percent Rule, how should you make decisions about your real estate investments instead?

Find out in this podcast episode. Enjoy!

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15 Insightful Books about Investing, Money, Work and Life

I love to read. If you share my enthusiasm, you might enjoy this variety of books about money, work and life that I recommend.

Feel free to scroll, or click on one of these links to skip ahead to your favorite section.

Productivity Books Money Mindset Books Investing Books Real Estate Books

Productivity […]

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8 Money Myths That Might Be Holding You Back

I live in a two-bedroom condo. It’s furnished with a used couch and used coffee table.

My shoe rack is made from old cardboard boxes glued together.

Almost everything else in my home is from Craigslist, Amazon and Overstock. I consider IKEA to be a splurge.

My favorite hobbies are hiking and camping (free […]

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#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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#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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#86: Ask Paula – Should I Keep my Properties in an LLC?

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 […]

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#82: Ask Paula – How Do You Pick a Rental Property?

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 […]

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#78: Ask Paula (and Will) – How Technology is Changing the Future of Real Estate Investing

Imagine that you’re looking for a rental property. It’s a warm Saturday afternoon, and you decide to cruise through a few open houses in the area.

Your autonomously-driving electric vehicle pulls into the driveway. Your wifi-enabled contact lenses automatically register the property’s details: square footage, year of construction, sales history, tax assessment, price-to-rent ratio, average […]

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#69: Ask Paula – The Real Estate Edition

This week, I’ve devoted a special episode of Ask Paula to answering questions about real estate investing.

Our first question comes from Ade, who has $25,000 to invest in real estate and lives in the Bay Area. Understandably, he’s thinking of investing out-of-state, and wants to know if Atlanta is still a good city to […]

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