Before I had my daughter, Emily, I was a pretty avid runner – in fact, I was training up to a full marathon when I learned I was pregnant. I was so confused when my mileage went from 17 miles, to 10 miles, to barely scraping by with 2 miles. Turns out, pregnancy will zap […]
Our Next Renovation Adventure
This next house was a fun one too – but in a different way. We were in the midst of that nightmare rehab and we decided to go for a third property. This one was located in what turned out to be a slightly less safe neighborhood than I was comfortable with. Nevertheless, we took […]
What Happened with the Rehab?
It was around the end of October/early November when the project finally was wrapping up. We were able to start breathing again. We were able to enjoy our Halloween and Emily’s second birthday and actually have enough money to celebrate those special days again. Emily was slow to catch on to what Halloween meant, but […]
Meanwhile, Personally
While we were tackling this nightmare rehab that was our first, we also had a one year old baby girl at home and a marriage that had to endure the strain of the financial and emotional blows that come with such a steep learning curve. It was rough, let me tell you. I’ve heard often […]
Our Lesson Learned
Our first trip down rehab street left us shell shocked. We made a TON of mistakes, looking back. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but there were a lot of mistakes that were just completely and easily avoidable. First of all, we didn’t take the time to get our own estimates for the rehab before we […]
Our Start in Real Estate Investing
The beginning is always a good place to start! We started our journey back in 2016. My husband, Steven, was talking with someone at work who mentioned a group they had joined to start investing in real estate – Lifestyle’s Unlimited. Financial freedom through passive income was their pitch. We were skeptical, but we had […]