It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since I first greeted you all here with a financial independence day greeting. This time around I would like to greet you all again by sharing a story of how an Information Technology professional was able to cross-over to Real Estate investing. I hope this inspires not just IT professionals but also just about everyone out there that it can really be done.
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The Money Summit and Wealth Expo 2010 promises to be the biggest wealth building and income opportunities conference in the Philippines, featuring 4 proven ways to build wealth and generate passive income. The Money Summit and Wealth Expo will be held on July 2-3, 2010, 8:30AM to 5:30PM, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
But why should one attend? Let me try to give you 10 reasons… (more…)
Welcome to the third part of this series on the 3 types of income one can get through real estate investing. This was supposed to be the third and last part which is about passive income, but it has turned out to be a huge article in itself (more than 4000 words) , which is why I will have to split it in two. This will be the first half .
Before you begin reading this article, I recommend you review the first two parts about portfolio income and earned income:
How to get portfolio income through real estate investing
Earned income through real estate investing
Next we continue with passive income…
What is passive income?
Wikipedia defines passive income as income from “trade or business activities in which you do not materially participate.” Furthermore, the IRS website defines that “in general, all rental activities are passive activities, even if you do materially participate. You materially participate in an activity if you are involved in the operation of the activity on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis.” These may sound complicated so I would rather stick to the simpler definition that passive income is income that comes in consistently without having to do much physical work. (more…)