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 [...]
I found this very interesting advertorial in the in-flight magazine of the Cebu Pacific flight we took in our recent Boracay vacation and I just want to share it to all of you here, along with my insights and opinions. The advertorial which I am posting below is from The Property Forum Philippines, one of [...]
This is Part 1 of a series on Managing Finances. After reading, don’t forget to read Part 2 and Part 3! One of the biggest stumbling blocks for beginning real estate investors is that you realize that you have little or no money to invest. The big question is “Where do I get the money for investment?” [...]
As we celebrate fathers’ day today, I would like to greet rich dads and soon-to-be rich dads out there “Happy Fathers’ Day!”. I also can’t help but think about the obvious impact fathers have on all aspects of the lives of their children, especially when it comes to the financial aspect. Let me explain further [...]
I am featuring an e-mail I received through the mailing list of Larry Gamboa, author of the book “Think Rich Pinoy!”, with regards to two things I am very passionate about, Real Estate Investing and Internet Marketing. I’ll explain more about these in a bit but before that, I am reprinting the whole e-mail below [...]
The book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki was the book that started it all for me, it made me decide to become a real estate investor and it also inspired me to take action and start my journey to financial freedom. If you haven’t read the book yet, I would like to share [...]
With thousands of foreclosed properties for sale in the Metro Manila area alone, I found it overwhelming to choose which properties to purchase as real estate investments. To get around this, what I initially did was to identify particular areas that I am familiar with so I can focus only on them. The areas I [...]
“Are you always sending BALIK BAYAN boxes every month or every payday, year after year? Are you working your head off having 2-3 jobs to just earn enough for you and be able to send money home? What if you can make your money work for you! Instead of getting 2-3 jobs, you teach how [...]