Invest Like a Mother: How to Invest Ethically and Build Wealth
For years, we have heard the same investing advice many of us First Gen Latinas get once we finally start making decent money: Put money into the stock market. Buy index funds. Keep contributing to your 401(k). Set it and forget it. And I understand why this simple advice gets repeated over and over. It […]
Buying Back Her Time: Leaving Her 9-5 to Become An Entrepreneur
Her rental property business allowed her to build the cushion to decide to leave her job and open her own practice.
FHA House Hacking a Duplex: First-Gen Guide
Learn how FHA house hacking a duplex works, including 3.5% down, owner-occupied multifamily rules, cash flow basics, and beginner steps.
Real Estate Investing for First-Gen Latinas: How to Start Building Wealth
Real estate investing for First-Gen Latinas is not just about buying property. It is a new wealth building strategy that many don’t know is available. And you can do it with compassion and confidence.
How to start Investing in Rental Properties for Latinas
In today’s chaotic economic climate, many potential Latina investors are questioning whether to invest in real estate this year. With high interest rates and home prices, many new investors are hesitant to start. This is why it’s important to understand what real estate investing is and why it’s still a great option to build wealth […]
Real Estate vs Stock Market: Which Is Better for Building Wealth?
If you’re a first-generation Latina wealth building for the first time, you’ve probably asked yourself: Should I invest in the stock market or start real estate investing? It’s a valid question and one that doesn’t always have a clear answer, especially when you see stock investing everywhere in the finance space. You might have access […]
Landlords are Evil: Becoming an Ethical Real Estate Investor
The tenant-landlord relationship is one of the most emotionally charged topics in real estate. The mentality that landlords are evil is common. But choosing to be an ethical real estate investor is possible. Search “landlords are…” and Google will finish the sentence with “greedy” or “scammy.” There are numerous of reddit threads on this. And […]
Don’t Do it Solo: How to Build a Real Estate Team
Trying to be a real estate investor by yourself? Bad mistake! You need a real estate team as an investor. I love your ganas, but that’s the fast track to expensive mistakes and burnout. I know we have been taught to figure it out on the fly, but that puts us at risk of losing […]
How To Use Your Home Equity Wisely to Buy a Rental Property
You are sitting on cash and don’t even know it. You bought your home years ago and have diligently paid down the loan. That means you have equity in the home and you can use it to fund your first investment property. But how do you access that equity and how do you use it […]
Why two Latina Investors Invest in Real Estate vs Maxing out 401(k)s
So amiga… why did we really start investing in real estate? Because we were tired of waiting. We were doing everything “right” — saving money, investing in 401(k)s, maxing out retirement accounts. But something felt off. We still didn’t feel free. And for us two first-gen Latina investors, who were already juggling big responsibilities — […]