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Instant gratification versus delayed gratification

by Jay Castillo on November 15, 2010 · 28 comments

in Financial literacy, Managing Finances, Real Estate Investing

After inspecting a bunch of foreclosed properties recently, I was to drop-off my real estate broker at her house. Her grandson who was around 7 years old, approached us after I parked, while we were still inside my car. He signaled me to open the window, which I did, and he noticed I was using [...]

How to get portfolio income through real estate investing

by Jay Castillo on May 24, 2010 · 24 comments

in Real Estate Investing

This is part one of a 3-part series on the types of income one can get through in real estate investing. Rather than write another 3000+ word nosebleed article, I’ll break it down into three parts which should be more manageable and easier to digest.

Through this series, I hope to help beginning real estate investors by sharing my thoughts and ideas for each type of income, based mostly in actual experiences. You continue reading after the jump…

Buy income generating assets first

by Jay Castillo on November 27, 2009 · 29 comments

in Real Estate Investing, Reflections of a real estate investor

While I have said in the past that it would be great to buy a house and treat it as an investment, I want to take it a step further. What if instead of buying a house outright, one would first buy an income generating asset that would generate positive cashflow and help take care [...]