Year: 2016

When I decided that investing in real estate was the best way to fund my retirement, I set out to learn everything I could about it. I talked to friends who had been successful in real estate investing, read anything and everything I could find, participated in forums/webinars, attended seminars, ordered courses, listened to podcasts and watched endless hours of YouTube videos. After all, the last thing I wanted to do was…

Getting ready to retire? Or, maybe you’ve retired, but you’re not sure your combined savings, Social Security, and pension (if you’re lucky enough to have one) will be enough for a comfortable living? You’re not the only one. According to the annual Retirement Confidence Survey released last month by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only 21 percent of American workers feel “very confident” that they have enough money saved to fund their…

The Federal Reserve with its zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) has virtually killed the market for senior savers. Gone are the days of CDs and savings accounts that beat the combined costs of taxes and inflation. Even if you buy thirty year treasuries, a 3% return is about the best you can get and the risk to your capital is very high should interest rates normalize. There’s even been talk of the…

If you are like me, you didn’t expect to be where you are today, rapidly approaching retirement without a pension or comfortable nest egg. Your 401(k) or IRA isn’t earning what you thought it would, and even though you qualify for Social Security, you realize it might not be around (and the amount will almost certainly not be enough for most people to survive on). We’re not alone. According to the most…

​Welcome to the Old Dawg’s Real Estate Investors Network, where old dawgs CAN learn new tricks. I’ve created this website as a resource to help those approaching retirement as well as those already there.  I will be sharing my personal journey as I learn real estate investing along the way.  In this blog, I will share the steps I am taking as I pursue my goal of obtaining 1,000 doors/units of real…