Vanessa Peters is a family physician and founder, VMD Investing.
The banks ask us a lot of questions. And we answer a lot of questions. All of them. They need our information to be sure that we are who we say we are, that our money is, in fact, our money and that our money remains safely tucked away in their virtual vaults.
Social Security number? Mother’s maiden name? Home addresses for the past ten years? Bank account numbers with balances …
So you’ve done your research and you are sold on the idea of investing as a limited partner in real estate syndications such as apartments, mobile home parks, or self-storage facilities.
“But,” you lament, “that means I need to have at least $25,000 just lying around!”
Once you have decided to start investing in real estate, it may take some time to save 25 to 50 grand. But you may already have money to invest …
“Are you the doctor?” was the most frequently asked question I received from patients in my new practice.
The second most common question was: “Are you old enough to be a doctor?” followed by the rather blunt question “How old are you?”
I graduated from family practice (FP) residency in 2002 when I was 26-years-old — younger than most newly minted FP doctors. This warrants some explanation. I didn’t skip several years …
It was a beautiful warm mid-July morning in Minnesota. And I was taken by surprise by my feeling of complete and utter contentment. I was with my family bicycling around a lake on a smooth groomed gravel path surrounded by trees, ferns and so many shades of green my breath was taken away. The cool riparian air mixed with the warmth of the sun, and the laughter of children up …
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