As an owner occupant, you have access to this catalog of inventory that investors only dream of. That puts you in an even better position for being able to find a fixer up. The true quality of a property from a construction point of view is how structurally sound is the property as a whole? Is it on a slab foundation or on a crawl space? Are there cracks in the foundation? Is there bowing is something, you know, if you look at a floor and it's concave or convex, like, yeah, it's a bit of a worry.
#449: Jackie is a 42-year-old paralegal with two rental properties. She wants to buy three more. She asks for Paula’s thoughts about today’s economy. Should she buy under these economic conditions?
Jen’s husband will retire with a pension that pays twice their living expenses. Does she still need her own retirement account?
Rachael just bought a duplex, which she wants to househack. But she’s having second thoughts. Did she bite off more than she can chew?
“Minouche” is a return caller with new information: she believes that borrowing from Dad is her only path to home ownership. Does this change Paula and Joe’s advice to her? (And is it even true?) And Molly, a concerned mom, shares some thoughts about this situation.
Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I tackle these four questions in today’s episode.
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