Invest in Real Estate. Fail Forward. Achieve FIRE.
MsFIRE Mama is about normalizing the discussion of mishaps and failures in real estate investing and creating a community of resources to help you avoid, overcome and resolve them.
Read MoreThe title of this blog is MsFIRE Mama. It’s deliberate. When I first started fantasizing about what my life would look like financially free, the focus was on travel. When I became a mother, a lot of things came to the surface that I expected, and then some that I didn’t. I expected to struggle with work-life balance and I didn’t expect that figuring out what kind of mom I wanted to be would be difficult to pinpoint.
Whether it’s a handyman, a general contractor or an individual trade (electrician, plumber, etc), the most important thing you can do is set expectations.
Knowing what you need done during a renovation is only half of the equation. Finding the right team for the job is the other.
Renovating a property probably causes the most anxiety when investing in real estate. A lot rides on the results.
We purchased our fifth home in Oklahoma City at the end of January. Almost two months later, we received a notification from the City saying a tax lien was in place due to a nuisance violation that was never paid by the previous owner.
Kimberly Kesterke’s real estate investing journey emerged from circumstance and self-education.
Age, income levels, family status, personal sacrifice and many other factors all play a role in the speed in which you “achieve” financial freedom. The path to FI is individualized and different for each person on his or her journey.
Kendal James, an Oklahoma City real estate agent, started a business with his wife and another couple after seeing a need to fill in his market.
In December 2020, we attempted to close on our fifth property in Oklahoma City, but the transaction came to a halt when we found out about a quiet title action on the house.
Ashley Stieger’s road toward FIRE did not start out with a clear goal toward financial independence.
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