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congrats!!

You're in great shape! Quit the corporate gig.

Yes, agreed re: bitcoin. I haven't purchased any in quite a long time. The coins I have I've held for a very long time. Not buying more at the moment. Also agree with you regarding the amount of liquid assets - I'm planning to spend quite a bit in the next few years and that makes me...

Yes, I'm looking into another job - maybe I'm just too cautious to completely cut the cord from new cash flowing into my coffers. And, I agree my car estimates are high. We've never owned luxury, or even new, vehicles. I'm estimating high car cost as I'm unsure about our eventual purchase...

Agreed, but, I needed some group support to actually take the plunge! Thanks!

The alternatives are not very liquid. Between 3 and 8 year cycles with most the gain seen when properties sell. I plan to harvest enough from the income this year to cover my taxes and reinvest the rest. I've seen some good returns - assuming no bad debt losses. I get your environment...

I'm agree with your reasoning on the vehicles - I'm estimating pretty pricey rides. I'm also considering another job - need some downtime first. Thanks!

I agree with my risk profile - I'm slowly moving into what I hope is more stable. Also, I don't have insurance yet. I've had a few quotes and think I'm trending towards getting it on the ACA.

You've done well! Great advice.

Yes, I agree, my kids are trending towards some expensive schooling. I'm estimating private school cost, but even public option is roughly $30K/year.

Yes, I agree, my kids are trending towards some expensive schooling. I'm estimating private school cost, but even public option is roughly $30K/year.

Good links. Gumby has been a long-time font of wisdom. Also - great call with the loan advice, I intend to max those options.

I've been a long-time member here and have learned from, and taken action on, some of the advice I've gleaned from the many posts I've read here and other sites. I'm working in corporate America in an industry that has become morally repugnant to me. IMO, much of our economy is based on...

I am also looking for a new car and found the similar differential between new and used Hondas in MN/WI. If your set on a Honda, new seems best.

Really? Travelover, your joking, right? $250K - $350K is far more than most people on this site require per anum. Having a a more clear understanding of your expenses would be beneficial; 30% - 40% uncertainty is pretty significant.

Congrats and drop in an update us from time to time. My scenario is not very dissimilar to your own and it's be reassuring if you are doing well . . .

I don't necessarily agree with your blanket statements crowdfunding sites hawking bad products. But, I am interested in getting into more private deals and, it sounds like you've had some variety. How do you find your private deals?

Yeah, when I looked at a few of the offering I thought RealtyMogul seemed to have less quality than a few of the others. I've been pleased with RealtyShares and RealCrowd.

I'm certainly in a different position, much more akin to Bruceski's. I own rental property as well as private LP deals and am in some crowd funded deals. One thing I've never done is be a direct hard money lender. I'm intrigued by diversifying that way i.e. making some hard money loans...

http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/real-estate-crowd-funding-83381.html

Bruceski has some pretty good thoughts here: http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/real-estate-crowd-funding-83381.html Is that how to link to another thread?

The project sponsors with the deals I've seen all have skin in the game, maybe only 5%-10% of the projects total funding. How do you avoid any investments with a person managing a project? I'm a big fan of Artificial Intelligence too!

Craigslist of investing? Have you done any sort of research to support that sort of categorization? I am not heavily into the crowd funded real estate (RealCrowd, RealtyShares etc.), but, they look pretty legitimate to me. I've seen several really well established project sponsors using the...

There are many "accredited investors" reading and commenting in these forums. As an accredited investor myself I am a fan of private real estate investments. More specifically, as relates to this post, one of the categories of real estate investment that I am particularly keen on is crowd...

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