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Allison Karrels has been investing in rental properties for several years. She currently owns nine properties so she has a lot of experience. With all the things That could go wrong with rental properties, Allison has only had two major repairs over the years, neither of which were surprises which is pretty amazing. She does a lot of research on exactly what she wants. It wasn't always that way. Today she shares her lessons learned investing in rental properties.  Full Article HereShow NotesGhost Pepper: An imperial stout.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the f**k are commodities? Stocks and commodities are both traded but that's where the similarities end. Carley Garner, author of Higher Probability Commodity Trading, joins us today to teach us all about commodites; what are they and why are they important. Full Article HereShow NotesHop Rod Rye: An American IPA.Decarley Trading: Carley's brokerage firm.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many Americans, their 401k’s are their primary or maybe only, retirement account so we need to get the most value we can from them. We’re joined by a previous guest. Chris Costello joins us to talk about how to retire happy when you optimize your 401K account with Blooom. Blooom helps people manage their 401k’s. Once upon a time, only people with serious money had access to financial advice but technology has made investing and financial services more democratic and available to a much larger pool of people.Full Article HereShow NotesVoodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin:A seasonal beer packed with pumpkin, Saigon Cinnamon, and Habanero peppers.Blooom: See how healthy your 401k is today.Linkedin: Get in touch with Chris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have covered the problem of student debt many times and we are always trying to find alternative ways to get a good education without being saddled with debt. Today we will show you a  way not only to get a great education that will put you on the path to a great career without incurring debt but also takes a fraction of the time that getting a traditional college education takes. We’re very excited to have found this guest and bring him to you. Today we’re joined by the founder of MissionU, Adam Braun, to discuss the debt free, one-year college alternative. Full Article HereShow Notesadam@ipromise.org: Adam's e-mail if you have questions about MissionU.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money.Instagram: Follow MissionU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a lot of questions in personal finance but maybe the biggest is invest or pay off debt? That is the question we get at LMM most often. There is a lot of emotions involved when it comes to making financial decisions but this framework largely removes emotion. This is straight up what you should do to optimize your finances. So, what should you do first, invest or pay off debt? Today Andrew has done the math.Full Article HereShow NotesEven More Jesus Evil Twin Brewing: An Imperial Stout.Sour Monkey: A sour ale from Victory Brewing Company.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money.Student Loan DebtMortgage DebtPay Off vs Hold Excel Spreadsheet (found in the bowels of the internet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rental property investing is one of the best ways to earn passive income but you need to understand the potential for failure. There are a lot of rules when it comes to real estate but there are ten that should never be broken. These are 10 real estate investor commandments.Full Article HereShow NotesEven More Jesus: An Imperial Stout from Evil Twin Brewing.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of our this financial life guests were just getting their financial footing and we got to learn along with them. Broc is doing pretty much everything right so his this financial life gives us the chance to learn from him. He and his wife even managed to pay off their mortgage in just five short years! Full Article HereShow NotesSimple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue our back to basics series, we’re going to talk about debt. We interview the founder of the blog, Dear Debt, We Need to Break Up. Melanie Lockert of Dear Debt who paid off $81,000 in student loan debt joins us to discuss all things debt related. It's so much harder to build wealth and achieve financial independence when you are dragging around debt. If you have high-interest debt, start making a plan today to get it paid off as quickly as you can so you can stop paying debt and start growing your money.Full Article HereShow NotesDogfish Head SeaQuench Ale: A sour brewed with lime, black limes, and sea salt.Dear Debt: Melanie's blog.Dear Debt: A Story About Breaking Up With Debt: Melanie's new book.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven’t done a five questions episode for awhile. Here are five awesome questions from you about mortgages, credit cards, and retirement. Your questions about mortgage rates, side hustles, rental properties, and analyzing individual stocks. Full Article HereShow NotesAshes to Mashes, Nuts to Butts: An American amber/Red ale style beer.Simple Wealth: Make your life easier as a real estate investor.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most important thing in real estate is location, location, location. Today we discuss the key factors to finding the perfect rental property neighborhood. Zach Evanish from Roofstock joins us to discuss what factors to consider when choosing a rental property neighborhood.Full Article HereShow NotesBend the Knee:A Belgian-style golden ale.Roofstock's Neighborhood Ratings: The five criteria used to measure investment risk against potential return.Tool Box: All the best stuff to manage your money.Simple Wealth: Research and evaluate rental properties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices