The last time I wrote here, I was planning to make yet another Apartment. Unlike last time this one is under construction, which is a move away from my usual recommendation to always go for ready construction. I’ve listed my reasons in the previous article for taking the plunge with an under-construction property. It’s a reputed construction company and the […]
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How I Paid Off My Home Loan and Embraced Living Fully
It’s been a while since I last shared an update here, and for good reason. Over the past year, I’ve undergone significant progress in my financial journey, and it’s a journey worth sharing. In my previous post, I mentioned my intention to pay off my home loan within the next two months. Surprisingly, I managed to achieve this goal even […]
read morePaying Off Home Loan in the next 2 Months
Paying off a home loan is a major financial goal for many homeowners, and it can provide a sense of security and freedom. However, paying off a mortgage faster than the scheduled payment plan can be a daunting task, especially if you have a significant amount of debt remaining. In this blog post, we will explore some of the reasons […]
read moreThe Tenent is Leaving
It’s Sunday evening and I’m back home to my parents home for a few days. With the rapidly increasing corona cases in India, it looks like the country might have to go into another lockdown. And if it does, the economy is going to tank further. This time it might push a lot more people further into poverty. It would […]
read moreHere’s whats happening with Landlording
Earlier this year I bought an apartment as an investment. Honestly, I still can’t believe it. If you’d asked me few years ago I would have called you crazy and how! However, perspective changes and once you get the taste of real estate it’s difficult to stop lol. My earlier plan was to rent out the apartment by April this […]
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FI Update – June 2021
Phew! It’s been a long ride and took much more than expected but the construction work in my new apartment is finally done. I started the construction work back in April after much hesitation. Just one week after we started work the city went under strict lockdown. Little did we know we’d be marred with second wave. Things have been […]
read moreReal Networth and Change in my BaristaFI Target
Over the weekend, I read through Set For Life by Scott Trench. If you’re active on Biggerpockets you already know of Scott. He runs Biggerpockets and also has an amazing podcast on real estate. I got interested in Biggerpockets podcast back when I was purchasing my first property. Of course a lot of what they discuss doesn’t apply for us […]
read moreGot the Keys to the Apartment
Oh boy! What a last few weeks. After days of following up with the bank on the loan and then paying taxes to the government followed up by dealing with the developer, I finally have the keys to my apartment. Yay 🥳 I’ll be honest, I didn’t face as many issues with this purchase as my last purchase all because […]
read moreLandlording Strategy to Wealth
I recently read an article at AffordAnything by Paula Pant and it really hit home. It spoke about having an investment strategy for real estate investments. Turns out I bought the property but I didn’t have an investment strategy or even a plan. I bought the property that I personally wouldn’t mind staying in because that’s the plan — In […]
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