If I were in your shoes, I would hold the property and very, very slowly renovate it over time with a positive cash flow. The home needs a lot of repairs but none of them are urgent as in today. By virtue of updating the furnace or updating the plumbing, you now have a home that may or may not rent for more. You at a minimum have a home That would sell for a higher price because it would do better at inspection.
#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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