Your reasoning and clarity of thought are impressive.I like the fact that you are thinking ahead,that the houses will remain yours after marriage and the RESPECT you have for what you have accomplished,it is yours and women need to be aware of safeguarding their financial future .Very well done indeed!
😅😅😅 I loved that you defended your "single woman purchase" You did it... Its Yours! 👏👏👏 So many people (including women) want you to dim your light! Love it!
@@BudgetGirl hahaha... let's just hope the "engagement" in your comment section will help push your content to more audiences! No matter their stance... YOU BOUGHT 4 DOORS ON YOUR OWN 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Girl! I have been watching your channel since you were in the little apt. And then after a lot of sacrifice and eating budget food and water etc got to move into a bigger apt. Jacob wasn’t in the equation yet etc. etc. this video is so beautifully done and articulate. You’re humble and kind and informative. You knock it out of the park. Great job🎉. You are a hard worker and not afraid to delay gratification and have a good head on your shoulders.
I am usually not a fan of open floor plans but in smaller places, I think it is a great decision to visually open the space as well. It sounds like you were very smart about space planning and how to upgrade the kitchen in a cost effective way. Also, I commend you on having your own assets and being unapologetic about it!
Great video!! And yes this wasn't an over-night success story but what a great story it is, I've watched you since you were 30,000 + in debt, even before Jacob days. It's amazing to watch you grow and do so well. I was one, of probably many, who wondered why the moving to a one bathroom place but the having to live in the house for a year explained that away. I say 12 months of sharing that bathroom will be perfect time to decide to get a 2 bath... NOW ANYONE READING THIS SUBSCRIBE, SHE'S SOOOOO CLOSE TO 100,000 ! ! !
I have several issues with dave, though i'm grateful to anyone who helps people get inspired to better their money sitch, but i agree with this! It gets so messy to buy assets together if you aren't legally tied and are also in a relationship.
Kudos to you!!! I managed to budget and live a frugal but satisfying life. I taught for 39 years. Managed to pay off 13 rental homes and my primary home. It can be done!
I’ve been watching you for sometime. I’m so proud of you and I’m proud. You’re looking out for your future. When you get older your inspiration to a lot of younger women is from one older woman who will be 60 this year to you the younger woman you rock.🥰
Hi Budget Girl! Fun updates. Do you think you'll publish anything on budget wedding planning? I am going through the process right now, and oh my goodness the expenses are outrageous!
So I'm obviously a beginner on wedding planning, but I absolutely plan to figure out ways to save and do it on a budget! I'll absolutely share what I learn and the journey!
Having a wedding on a holiday or weekday can save you on the cost of the venue. My sister was married on Memorial Day last year and the venue was half price as it was both a holiday and a weekday.
I think where we are landing is hosting a backyard reception and only having a very small ceremony. We are skipping a lot of the "traditional" things like a cake, a band or DJ, and wedding party. I am letting go of the idea of what a wedding should be and just doing what I want. People have been pretty understanding.
I’m 41 now, bought my first house all by myself at the age of 22. My husband and I bought a second home when I was 34. I told him that he would pay everything as if I didn’t work and I would send all my money to pay off the first home and we did it in 8 months. Now we BOTH enjoy basically being mortgage free since the paid off home covers my mortgage. It was a team effort but all couples do things different and that should be respected. Ima nurse and he is crane operator, we are not rich but we work hard , we made a plan and stuck to it.
Excellent strategies! The technical term for using an experienced Realtor instead of doing it yourself is "distributed intelligence." The smartest use of your time is to maximize your profitability, not necessarily to do it as cheaply as possible. The more your time is worth, the more it makes sense to delegate mundane or repetitive tasks. The more you can afford, the more it makes sense to hire experts to tap into their hard-earned expertise, thus leveraging your time, money and learning opportunities. Loved this content - can't wait to see what else you get up to 🙂
i love this and will absolutely start using this term! I'm trying to outsource as i can afford it, especially with the new place! time is also a finite resource and i'm learning it can be worth it to pay more to reclaim my time and the stress on my body!
@@BudgetGirl Happy you found it helpful. Yes, ambitious young people sometimes forget the personal physical cost of running themselves ragged. I know I was guilty of that! I've mellowed out a bit in my 70s. :-)
Kudos to you girl! I predict your personal net worth will exceed one million dollars with in the next 4-8 years. They always say the first million is the hardest. You are young, the sky's the limit!🎉
Great video! I've been with you since 2015, cheering you in through your debt free journey.I had a UA-cam channel at the time but hit it down as I was unwilling to share my kids on it on a world of family blogging, but we were in some shared creator groups. In that time my wealth has grown slowly, income has increased but expenses doubled as we added 6 children to our world. 3 through adoption and 3 by biological birth. I had hopes to at we would be further in building wealth as we are 10 years debt free but God had other plans with or finances. We are so so blessed and glad we took steps to set a financial foundation up and know in time with consistency financial freedom will come.
I've been watching you since day 1 so have seen the progress and the journey you have been on from debt to home owner but can see how others are wondering 'how' you are able to afford what you can. Well done to you x
Congratulations! You sound like a dream landlord and as a long term renter whose rental is my home, I'd be happy to live near a conscientious landlord. We live in an old building and we have had to deal with a number of crises that come up at night or weekends because we're here (and good tenants) and the owners are not!
i appreciate you on their behalf and hope they do too! I encourage my tenants to tell me and ask me things! I'd never want something to sit and get worse because they're worried to bug/ talk to me. Its my asset, i want it to be in great condition for us both!
Over the years that I’ve subscribed to your channel, I have always admired how genuine you share your journey! Whether it be a good decision or maybe one that didn’t work out so well you’ve taken us along. Thank you and looking forward to your new projects!
I just finished Watching your latest presentation and was as usual completely impressed by you point I love your willingness to be vulnerable before us, your amazing honesty about your situation and what I perceive to be a deep and abiding care About your audience. What I am most impressed with is how you love yourself unconditionally. I was 68 on the 25th of April and I can't escape the idea that most of my accomplishments are in my past. I have a decent pension and my wife is 10 years younger than me so she still works. We have a home daycare. I watch you for continued inspiration. I hope that that inspiration can eventually get me past the idea that as a person on a fixed income I don't have any more great successes I can enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I love my life but my wife wants us to buy some income property and I just feel that that's beyond me as a pensioner. Anyway I will continue to be a big fan and continue to vicariously enjoy your successes and wins! You rock!
I've been following your channel since you were thousands away from debt free. I am a bit older than you, and I worked a decade in the museum world, aka for very low wage. So, I relate to a lot. I bought a duplex with my long term boyfriend 7 years ago. We bought it 50/50 even though he made 2x what I did. Things continued 5 years, then he abruptly dumped me. I bought him out through a cash out refi two years ago. That was brutal. I would 100% have a prenup agreement created. Its not insulting to anyone, it's simply planning for any eventuality. Anyway, I relate to you a lot in that we both have come up from making low income, and working diligently on wealth building for ourselves. I personally feel like I am not going to buy another property. I am going to have this house hack, be landlord here, and put my resources toward this property and stock market. I AM considering the idea right now of getting a travel trailer and putting it back in my parking area. It couldn't be permanent home but I think it could be air bnb, or I could stay back there while I air bnb'd MY 1/1. Anyway isn't that a funny coincidence. Congrats on your engagement and your second property. You've certainly been slow slogging and doing great things all these years. It's all paying off and the wealth ball will start snowballing from here.
If the travel trailer I had had been on my own land, I'd still have that airbnb! I loved it, but keeping costs as low as possible is essential - this sounds like a wonderful plan! and i'm so glad you could keep your home. Jacob and I will have a prenup!
@@BudgetGirl thanks ! I am rolling around idea of how it could work on my own land, mainly for me to use. Unfortunately there's a car port there and the set up is just a specific way and I am not seeing way for me to do it. I'd love to have it under the car port and frame it in and create a private area, have shade, and it'd have its own yard space! BUT my entry to my car port is 80 inches. I dont think any travel trailer will work for that :( Back to the drawing board
I have been a fan for at least 8 or 9 years. You have kept me on track and I owe my wealth to trying to be frugal like you. You are so pretty and that kept me coming back ❤😊😊
As a divorced woman with now adult children. I used to believe in everything joint with my ex-husband. That was a big mistake for me. Now in my current relationship we have 1 household account and everything else separate. ❤❤❤that you are thinking about things ahead of the marriage!! Just my unsolicited thoughts! Well done you!
I've known too many women who were controlled by money to ever put myself in that situation. Jacob is a great man who would never try to cage me, but on behalf of my female ancestors, I will always have my own money. congrats on a more equal relationship and your own options.
I am glad you shared how far you have come in real estate and personal finance. I have not watched your channel for a long time. I am looking to buy a home or duplex. I am retired military and just started early social security. I also need to purchase a vehicle. God Bless! Be safe!❤🎉😊
You should be so proud of yourself!! I started following you when you were trying to get your debt paid off….I just smile when I see your videos now. Love the update and Q&A. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you for saying not to give up on your dreams. You've been a big inspiration & motivator to me. It's hard getting approved for a property to purchase while working in Education and living in the Austin area. I'm going to keep focusing on my debt pay off and not giving up by still saving for a down payment.
I love this strategy. My aunt does this with her husband. They have different spending habits so a house account keeps them both accountable and my aunt can spend her remaining money as she pleases.
Ad a married woman, we have a joint checking for the household but separate checking and savings for ourselves. Why? Because then I don't micromanage my husband's spending and it's totally okay to have separate money.
Great video. Love your decision to take down the wall. So excited for you. Maybe you already know this, do you know about squatters right for landlords? Can be a nightmare for landlords. I hope you checked on this. Please do this if you haven't already.
Thank you budget girl! You are honestly an inspiration! Currently trying to get my first investment property now. And If you ever need a video editor, I do want to put my hat in the ring! 🎩
Can you do a video on how you self manage your property like how do you find a handyman, eletrian, etc. What site do you use to collect rent or do background checks and other related information
Om the topic of wedding planning.. Dollar Store for decorations and create your own. Get a venue that you can have both ceremony and reception, also go to bridal expose in your area and enter every raffle there. We got our DJ and Photographer half of because of said ragfles.
Yes! As the daughter of a single woman “single mother” single means you only have yourself rely on. Relationship wise, it means you do not have a significant other. Wikipedia: In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a single person refers to a person who is not in committed relationships, or is not part of a civil union.
Traditionally, single meant "unmarried" regardless of dating or engagement status. But, language changes quickly these days so it means different things to different people. To you it means "unmarried." Therefore, your use of the word "single" is appropriate. @@BudgetGirl
You are an inspiration to me Sarah. I’m not in a position to buy a house, but I am saving for my retirement, have other investments and no debt besides student loans. I work at a nonprofit so those will be forgiven in 4 more years.
Just heard a news story this morning about some kind of change to how realtors' pay might change to out of pocket vs. a percent of the sale price?? What do you know about this? And why would it potentially reduce home prices? (That's what the report said)
The rate that people have to pay realtors, which has been typically 6% could now be reduced and renegotiated so sellers may end up dropping prices since they won't have to pay as much in fees.
You are absolutely correct you are either single or you are married. There’s no I’m in a relationship. I’m engaged. This is my fiancé. The law recognizes single people and it recognizes Mary people and you are absolutely correct to keep your finances separate until you are married 100% then if it’s disrespectful to him and you’re probably with the wrong one, I know you doesn’t care and pays rent on time so mind your business people.
I think it’s Dallas actually lol. My editors are in a different country so Texas is Texas. I’ve had them remove that b-roll before but was in a hurry to get this one out!
He won’t have a lease anymore but we will both contribute to where we live in a split that makes sense for both of us. Will update as we solidify plans!
We offered lower based on a few comps and the condition issues. It had been on the market for a bit and the selling realtor really wasn’t motivated- my realtor was great in pushing for x,y, and z. It was a lot of offers giving and taking a little and being willing to walk away!
I am very fortunate that I do not have that issue, unfortunately its mostly due to not having much family. My aunt and uncle manage fine on their own, and i've been able to gift occasional money to friends in need without them asking and without wanting repayment. They've never asked.
@BudgetGirl Sorry for your losses. That makes your accomplishments all the more special though! Congrats on everything and I cant wait to see what you do in the future!!
Your reasoning and clarity of thought are impressive.I like the fact that you are thinking ahead,that the houses will remain yours after marriage and the RESPECT you have for what you have accomplished,it is yours and women need to be aware of safeguarding their financial future .Very well done indeed!
thank you so much!
😅😅😅 I loved that you defended your "single woman purchase" You did it... Its Yours! 👏👏👏 So many people (including women) want you to dim your light! Love it!
There are still people arguing in the comments about if I'm single or not, but it doesn't change that i've bought four doors alone!
@@BudgetGirl hahaha... let's just hope the "engagement" in your comment section will help push your content to more audiences! No matter their stance... YOU BOUGHT 4 DOORS ON YOUR OWN 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Right! Nobody would say any of this to her if HE bought it on his own
I love how you set people straight on the definition of single vs married and the fact that YOU purchased the property! ❤
I Cannot Wait to see your 10-year recap video. No pressure though. hahahaha
Girl! I have been watching your channel since you were in the little apt. And then after a lot of sacrifice and eating budget food and water etc got to move into a bigger apt. Jacob wasn’t in the equation yet etc. etc. this video is so beautifully done and articulate. You’re humble and kind and informative. You knock it out of the park. Great job🎉. You are a hard worker and not afraid to delay gratification and have a good head on your shoulders.
@@kellyallin3007 this is so kind of you and it’s been a hard week here so this really made me smile. Thank you so much.
😊😊😊
Sarah, you are a great example of someone making under $100k, that can own property. Even two! =)
thank you!
I am usually not a fan of open floor plans but in smaller places, I think it is a great decision to visually open the space as well. It sounds like you were very smart about space planning and how to upgrade the kitchen in a cost effective way. Also, I commend you on having your own assets and being unapologetic about it!
thank you! i'm very happy with the open space! I may curse the less storage later, but no matter what we learn and move forward!
Great video!! And yes this wasn't an over-night success story but what a great story it is, I've watched you since you were 30,000 + in debt, even before Jacob days.
It's amazing to watch you grow and do so well.
I was one, of probably many, who wondered why the moving to a one bathroom place but the having to live in the house for a year explained that away.
I say 12 months of sharing that bathroom will be perfect time to decide to get a 2 bath...
NOW ANYONE READING THIS SUBSCRIBE, SHE'S SOOOOO CLOSE TO 100,000 ! ! !
thank you for sticking with me!
Dave Ramsey says to never buy real estate together until you are married. Very smart you bought it by yourself. Congratulations!
She doesn't like Dave Ramsay so I don't think she cares.
I have several issues with dave, though i'm grateful to anyone who helps people get inspired to better their money sitch, but i agree with this! It gets so messy to buy assets together if you aren't legally tied and are also in a relationship.
Kudos to you!!! I managed to budget and live a frugal but satisfying life. I taught for 39 years. Managed to pay off 13 rental homes and my primary home. It can be done!
You are very smart and level-headed. A prenup would be good to look into.
very pro-prenup!
I’ve been watching you for sometime. I’m so proud of you and I’m proud. You’re looking out for your future. When you get older your inspiration to a lot of younger women is from one older woman who will be 60 this year to you the younger woman you rock.🥰
Good for you, Sarah ! You've come so far from the days when you 1st started Budget Girl! Sending you a high five! Congratulations!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊
Hi Budget Girl! Fun updates. Do you think you'll publish anything on budget wedding planning? I am going through the process right now, and oh my goodness the expenses are outrageous!
So I'm obviously a beginner on wedding planning, but I absolutely plan to figure out ways to save and do it on a budget! I'll absolutely share what I learn and the journey!
Having a wedding on a holiday or weekday can save you on the cost of the venue. My sister was married on Memorial Day last year and the venue was half price as it was both a holiday and a weekday.
I think where we are landing is hosting a backyard reception and only having a very small ceremony. We are skipping a lot of the "traditional" things like a cake, a band or DJ, and wedding party. I am letting go of the idea of what a wedding should be and just doing what I want. People have been pretty understanding.
I’m 41 now, bought my first house all by myself at the age of 22. My husband and I bought a second home when I was 34. I told him that he would pay everything as if I didn’t work and I would send all my money to pay off the first home and we did it in 8 months. Now we BOTH enjoy basically being mortgage free since the paid off home covers my mortgage. It was a team effort but all couples do things different and that should be respected. Ima nurse and he is crane operator, we are not rich but we work hard , we made a plan and stuck to it.
That’s amazing, congrats to you both!!!!
Can't wait to see the duplex reno vlogs
I'm always delighted to see your progress, love how intentional you are!
thank yoU! i try!
Excellent strategies! The technical term for using an experienced Realtor instead of doing it yourself is "distributed intelligence." The smartest use of your time is to maximize your profitability, not necessarily to do it as cheaply as possible. The more your time is worth, the more it makes sense to delegate mundane or repetitive tasks. The more you can afford, the more it makes sense to hire experts to tap into their hard-earned expertise, thus leveraging your time, money and learning opportunities. Loved this content - can't wait to see what else you get up to 🙂
i love this and will absolutely start using this term! I'm trying to outsource as i can afford it, especially with the new place! time is also a finite resource and i'm learning it can be worth it to pay more to reclaim my time and the stress on my body!
@@BudgetGirl Happy you found it helpful. Yes, ambitious young people sometimes forget the personal physical cost of running themselves ragged. I know I was guilty of that! I've mellowed out a bit in my 70s. :-)
You must be so proud of your self. Ive been watching you for a few years now. You have worked so hard & accomplished so much! Congratulations!!!
Been watching for years! PS love your lipstick color!!!❤
Agree
thank you!
Kudos to you girl! I predict your personal net worth will exceed one million dollars with in the next 4-8 years. They always say the first million is the hardest. You are young, the sky's the limit!🎉
The first HALF million is the hardest!
We just remodeled a kitchen at one of our rentals…so worth the investment!!! Can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
Great video! I've been with you since 2015, cheering you in through your debt free journey.I had a UA-cam channel at the time but hit it down as I was unwilling to share my kids on it on a world of family blogging, but we were in some shared creator groups. In that time my wealth has grown slowly, income has increased but expenses doubled as we added 6 children to our world. 3 through adoption and 3 by biological birth. I had hopes to at we would be further in building wealth as we are 10 years debt free but God had other plans with or finances. We are so so blessed and glad we took steps to set a financial foundation up and know in time with consistency financial freedom will come.
So happy for you. I've been watching you since you were single renting an apartment. Its been some years now lol Thx for all the info
Your amazing. So focused and wise!
I've been watching you since day 1 so have seen the progress and the journey you have been on from debt to home owner but can see how others are wondering 'how' you are able to afford what you can. Well done to you x
thank you so much for sticking with me!
Thanks for the update! I'm looking forward to seeing what you want to share aobut the new duplex.
Congratulations! You sound like a dream landlord and as a long term renter whose rental is my home, I'd be happy to live near a conscientious landlord. We live in an old building and we have had to deal with a number of crises that come up at night or weekends because we're here (and good tenants) and the owners are not!
i appreciate you on their behalf and hope they do too! I encourage my tenants to tell me and ask me things! I'd never want something to sit and get worse because they're worried to bug/ talk to me. Its my asset, i want it to be in great condition for us both!
You are such an inspiration . I adore your new duplex, thanks for your updates.
thank you so much!
Love the updates, and the last few minutes of your video was so well said. (and the lipstick color looks great on you)
Over the years that I’ve subscribed to your channel, I have always admired how genuine you share your journey! Whether it be a good decision or maybe one that didn’t work out so well you’ve taken us along. Thank you and looking forward to your new projects!
thank you so much!
Thank you! Excited about your journey!
Yay! Thank you!
So proud of you! You’ve done a wonderful job with your money and prudent investing! Can’t wait to see the remodeling! 😃❤️ hugs, Em
You are an inspiration, Sarah ❤
I just finished Watching your latest presentation and was as usual completely impressed by you point I love your willingness to be vulnerable before us, your amazing honesty about your situation and what I perceive to be a deep and abiding care About your audience. What I am most impressed with is how you love yourself unconditionally. I was 68 on the 25th of April and I can't escape the idea that most of my accomplishments are in my past. I have a decent pension and my wife is 10 years younger than me so she still works. We have a home daycare. I watch you for continued inspiration. I hope that that inspiration can eventually get me past the idea that as a person on a fixed income I don't have any more great successes I can enjoy. Don't get me wrong, I love my life but my wife wants us to buy some income property and I just feel that that's beyond me as a pensioner. Anyway I will continue to be a big fan and continue to vicariously enjoy your successes and wins! You rock!
I've been following your channel since you were thousands away from debt free. I am a bit older than you, and I worked a decade in the museum world, aka for very low wage. So, I relate to a lot. I bought a duplex with my long term boyfriend 7 years ago. We bought it 50/50 even though he made 2x what I did. Things continued 5 years, then he abruptly dumped me. I bought him out through a cash out refi two years ago. That was brutal. I would 100% have a prenup agreement created. Its not insulting to anyone, it's simply planning for any eventuality. Anyway, I relate to you a lot in that we both have come up from making low income, and working diligently on wealth building for ourselves. I personally feel like I am not going to buy another property. I am going to have this house hack, be landlord here, and put my resources toward this property and stock market. I AM considering the idea right now of getting a travel trailer and putting it back in my parking area. It couldn't be permanent home but I think it could be air bnb, or I could stay back there while I air bnb'd MY 1/1. Anyway isn't that a funny coincidence. Congrats on your engagement and your second property. You've certainly been slow slogging and doing great things all these years. It's all paying off and the wealth ball will start snowballing from here.
If the travel trailer I had had been on my own land, I'd still have that airbnb! I loved it, but keeping costs as low as possible is essential - this sounds like a wonderful plan! and i'm so glad you could keep your home. Jacob and I will have a prenup!
@@BudgetGirl thanks ! I am rolling around idea of how it could work on my own land, mainly for me to use. Unfortunately there's a car port there and the set up is just a specific way and I am not seeing way for me to do it. I'd love to have it under the car port and frame it in and create a private area, have shade, and it'd have its own yard space! BUT my entry to my car port is 80 inches. I dont think any travel trailer will work for that :( Back to the drawing board
I have been a fan for at least 8 or 9 years. You have kept me on track and I owe my wealth to trying to be frugal like you. You are so pretty and that kept me coming back ❤😊😊
As a divorced woman with now adult children. I used to believe in everything joint with my ex-husband. That was a big mistake for me. Now in my current relationship we have 1 household account and everything else separate. ❤❤❤that you are thinking about things ahead of the marriage!! Just my unsolicited thoughts! Well done you!
I've known too many women who were controlled by money to ever put myself in that situation. Jacob is a great man who would never try to cage me, but on behalf of my female ancestors, I will always have my own money. congrats on a more equal relationship and your own options.
Awesome! Thank you! Lots of great info.
I am glad you shared how far you have come in real estate and personal finance. I have not watched your channel for a long time. I am looking to buy a home or duplex. I am retired military and just started early social security. I also need to purchase a vehicle. God Bless! Be safe!❤🎉😊
I love watching your properties grow while keeping your standard high.
Is the one bedroom unit something that would succeed as an airbnb? I wonder what those numbers would be?
You should be so proud of yourself!! I started following you when you were trying to get your debt paid off….I just smile when I see your videos now. Love the update and Q&A. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for saying not to give up on your dreams. You've been a big inspiration & motivator to me. It's hard getting approved for a property to purchase while working in Education and living in the Austin area. I'm going to keep focusing on my debt pay off and not giving up by still saving for a down payment.
Congratulations. I'm an old-time viewer since your beginning and I love the new videos but I also miss the budget videos!
As a married woman, always keep separate accounts and contribute to one joint account for household bills.
Why separate accounts?
I love this strategy. My aunt does this with her husband. They have different spending habits so a house account keeps them both accountable and my aunt can spend her remaining money as she pleases.
I agree 100%. It makes things easier and more fair.
Nope! Not the best for marriage.
Ad a married woman, we have a joint checking for the household but separate checking and savings for ourselves. Why? Because then I don't micromanage my husband's spending and it's totally okay to have separate money.
Just adore you! Thx for the updates😊
I have been following you for years. Congratulations 🎉 you have made great progress and should be really proud of yourself.
You are such an inspiration congrats on the new space cast wait to see the update. That wall had to go! 😊
Great video. Love your decision to take down the wall. So excited for you. Maybe you already know this, do you know about squatters right for landlords? Can be a nightmare for landlords. I hope you checked on this. Please do this if you haven't already.
Great video. Thanks for answering so many questions.
Thank you budget girl! You are honestly an inspiration! Currently trying to get my first investment property now. And If you ever need a video editor, I do want to put my hat in the ring! 🎩
i love your transparency policy with letting your tenants know. i would do the same. hoping to be a landlord soon 🤞
Can you do a video on how you self manage your property like how do you find a handyman, eletrian, etc. What site do you use to collect rent or do background checks and other related information
Om the topic of wedding planning.. Dollar Store for decorations and create your own. Get a venue that you can have both ceremony and reception, also go to bridal expose in your area and enter every raffle there. We got our DJ and Photographer half of because of said ragfles.
What a great video. You are one impressive lady!!
I enjoy listening to your life stories so much. ❤
I'm so glad!
Way to go Sarah!
great vlog. So impressed. New subscriber.
Welcome aboard!
You 1000000% inspire me!!!
If you have the space. Look into adding a bathroom. Might be more affordable than you think 😊
Jacob also pays household expenses, right? Single typically means you don’t have any outside help with rent, utilities or household expenses.
Does it? I’d love to see a definition to that effect.
Yes! As the daughter of a single woman “single mother” single means you only have yourself rely on. Relationship wise, it means you do not have a significant other.
Wikipedia:
In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a single person refers to a person who is not in committed relationships, or is not part of a civil union.
Traditionally, single meant "unmarried" regardless of dating or engagement status. But, language changes quickly these days so it means different things to different people. To you it means "unmarried." Therefore, your use of the word "single" is appropriate. @@BudgetGirl
Please know that many single people have roommates they share expenses like rent, utilities and household expenses with as well.
Yes! However they are not in a relationship building a life together.
You are an inspiration to me Sarah. I’m not in a position to buy a house, but I am saving for my retirement, have other investments and no debt besides student loans. I work at a nonprofit so those will be forgiven in 4 more years.
so close! congrats on that! and thank you/ rooting for you always!
Inspired!
Just heard a news story this morning about some kind of change to how realtors' pay might change to out of pocket vs. a percent of the sale price?? What do you know about this? And why would it potentially reduce home prices? (That's what the report said)
The rate that people have to pay realtors, which has been typically 6% could now be reduced and renegotiated so sellers may end up dropping prices since they won't have to pay as much in fees.
Thank for the update Budget Girl. What software are you using for maintenance request with your tenants?
It’s super high tech…. They text me. :-)
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So, will Jacob still pay rent at the new duplex?
He will!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you.
You are absolutely correct you are either single or you are married. There’s no I’m in a relationship. I’m engaged. This is my fiancé. The law recognizes single people and it recognizes Mary people and you are absolutely correct to keep your finances separate until you are married 100% then if it’s disrespectful to him and you’re probably with the wrong one, I know you doesn’t care and pays rent on time so mind your business people.
Isn't that skyline flyby Austin?
I think it’s Dallas actually lol. My editors are in a different country so Texas is Texas. I’ve had them remove that b-roll before but was in a hurry to get this one out!
After you get married, will Jacob still pay you rent?
He won’t have a lease anymore but we will both contribute to where we live in a split that makes sense for both of us. Will update as we solidify plans!
What angle did you take to get the house $260k instead of paying $280k
We offered lower based on a few comps and the condition issues. It had been on the market for a bit and the selling realtor really wasn’t motivated- my realtor was great in pushing for x,y, and z. It was a lot of offers giving and taking a little and being willing to walk away!
Dave Ramsey has good advice on what happens when you get married or why marry at all?
Dave recommends completely separate finances before marriage, and completely combined finances after marriage.
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Great video I’d ❤ to rent from you. 😊❤😊
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All the second hand places are pricing out as new now. I don't get it. I have seen Dollar Tree stuff for 3-4 dollars. It's insane.
With all your success do you have the issue of family and friends asking for money? If so how do you deal with it?
I am very fortunate that I do not have that issue, unfortunately its mostly due to not having much family. My aunt and uncle manage fine on their own, and i've been able to gift occasional money to friends in need without them asking and without wanting repayment. They've never asked.
@@BudgetGirl do you have siblings? Have your parents passed away?
@@avaisabella5585 I was adopted by my grandparents who have both passed. I have an uncle and his wife. Bio mom also passed, unknown bio dad.
@BudgetGirl Sorry for your losses. That makes your accomplishments all the more special though! Congrats on everything and I cant wait to see what you do in the future!!