Scenario: A foreclosed property looks ugly because it has not been maintained for quite a long time, it obviously needs repairs, it is dirty and stinks, and looks like a house that does not belong to the neighborhood because the surrounding houses look okay, although the house is really not that different from the other [...]
Robert Kiyosaki, bestselling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad” often said that “Excuses are the words coming from the loser in you.”. I remember hearing this from one of his audio books some time ago but this has been running through my head often because there have been a lot moments lately where I notice [...]
I remember a lot of comments from readers and also from people I meet in person who tell me that they are just looking for a place to live and are not really looking for a real estate investment. My default answer is “Why not treat your first home as an investment?” In reality, once [...]
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney, as quoted in the movie “Meet the Robinsons“ I have often spoken of the time when I was unable to get a [...]
Today we observe Philippine independence day. On June 12, 1898, the Philippine declaration of independence happened at the ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite. I would like to greet all fellow Filipinos a happy and meaningful Independence Day! How about our “Financial Independence”?
I was inspired to write this post after I watched “The Secret” for the nth time and remembered a question made through a comment on my post Foreclosure Investing Is Not Really Just About The Money, It’s About Financial Freedom! where I was asked “Is it really achievable that you will be financially free in [...]
At least that’s the way I look at it. My purpose for making money through foreclosed property investing is not really just about having lots of money or getting rich, its about having the freedom to do the things that are truly most important in life, without worrying about where to get money to provide [...]