What to know about the 'buy, refinance, repeat' strategy helping real estate investors scale without tons of cash

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Childhood friends Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw
Childhood friends Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw started investing in real estate together in 2024.

Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw

The under-the-radar books early retirees and savvy investors are reading to get ahead

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An NYC couple went from 'autopilot' to financial independence. They share 3 money moves they made.

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Financially independent couple Josette Chang and Alexander Nathanson reside in Manhattan.

Josette Chang and Alexander Nathanson

I'm a Gen Zer who interviewed over 60 people about financial independence and retiring early. I took their advice on 3 things.

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Group photo at the FI Freedom Retreat in 2024
I interviewed over 60 people about their advice on retiring early and had three main takeaways.

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We're financially independent millennials. Here are 5 tips for Gen Zers who want to do the same.

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Alan and Katie share their advice for those who discover FIRE in their 20s.

Alan and Katie Donegan

Part-time real estate investors explain how they used creative financing to scale to 24 units in less than a year

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Childhood friends Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw started investing in real estate together in 2024.

Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw

How a full-time doctor using real estate to hit financial independence sidesteps capital gains taxes and scales her portfolio

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A home for sale in Belmont, North Carolina.
A home for sale in Belmont, North Carolina.

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We retired early and teach a course on financial independence. These are 5 mistakes we keep seeing people make.

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The Donegans on 5 common mistakes people make on their path to financial independence.

Alan and Katie Donegan

I'm a financial independence influencer. There are 3 questions everyone should ask before starting their FI journey.

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Brad Barrett at a speaking event
Brad Barrett wants everyone thinking of pursuing financial independence to ask themselves three questions.

Brad Barrett

I've run a financial independence podcast for 9 years. Here are 4 mistakes I see early retirees make all the time.

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Brad Barrett is the host of the ChooseFI podcast, which he has been recording since 2017.

Brad Barrett

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