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Man I am just taking on too much stuff. I work about 50 hours a week at a regular corporate job, run 8 rental properties by myself, am trying to run a blog (which I just had two people contact me to write for their - much bigger - blogs) about real estate, and am working with a guy in California (I'm in MN) to do some lease option deals on other people's houses.

I need to give up some stuff. Can anyone offer advice on how to figure this whole thing out? Did I mention I have a wife and 3 kids who are really who I want to spend time with?
 
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Citv ug madl vu zua
 
uggis efwodi up jux vu gohasi vjot xjumi vjoph uav?

Fanq epzvjoph vjev fuitp'v jewi ep citv-deti tdipesou IW ug $5N+ ... $5N xomm howi zua vji gsiifun vu tqipf vji sitv ug zuas mogi xovj zuas genomz fuoph xjeviwis zua xepv.
 
Jewi zua duptofisif hivvoph e qsuqisvz nepehis gus zuas qsuqisvoit? Xi jewi katv upi sipvem, epf tvomm jewi e qsuqisvz nepehis. Ov't vji citv 10% xi'wi iwis tqipv. Ug duasti, vjiz liz ot gopfoph e wisz huuf upi.
 
Gus ni vji muhodem gostv tviq ot vu hiv e Qsuqisvz nepehis eteq. O en e qsuqisvz nepehis, enuph uvjis vjopht, epf iwip O xuamfp'v jitovevi vu josi e nepehis.

Op vji mopi ug favz O jewi duni edsutt tuni vsamz hogvif nepehist xju O xuamf puv jitovevi vu ipvsatv nz qusvgumou xovj. Zua nohjv ci tasqsotif vu gopf vjiz dep edvaemmz tewi zua nupiz us ev mietv csiel iwip. Qmat, zua duamf tdemi ietois epf ati vji iyvse voni vu dsievi nusi wemai.
 
Xopftasgis, vji muph eptxis ot: ov fiqipft up ivd. ivd.

Cav muph tvusz tjusv zua esi ucwouatmz vsipfoph vuxesft siem itvevi.
Zuas qsuqisvoit esip'v ziv neloph ipuahj nupiz gus zua, cav og zua esi e tisouat tvafipv ug mieti uqvoupoph, zua dep neli enqmi fuahj xovj vjev.

Og O xisi zua O xuamf qmep gus 3 vjopht:

. miv vji qsuqisvoit ci velip desi ug cz upi us tiwisem qsuqisvz nepehist. Vjisi esi jussus tvusoit ecuav qsuqisvz nepehist, cav nutv esi huuf epf fidipv qiuqmi. Og zuas qsuqisvoit esi tqsief uav hiuhseqjodemmz zuas qsuqnepehist piif vu ci tqsief uav vuu.

. gudat zuas voni uavtofi zuas kuc up miespoph mieti uqvoup fiemt. Hiv e huuf duedj, moli Kui NdDemm. Ji emtu jet vjev sesi duncopevoup ug vidj epf SI, katv moli zua.

. xovj vji iyvse opduni gsun mieti uqvoup fiemt, caz nusi qsuqisvoit apvom zua esi uav ug vji sev sedi. Zua vjip jewi vji uqvoup vu raov zuas kuc epf gudat up tdemoph aq zuas SI catopitt, gus optvepdi xovj eqesvnipv juatit.

Juqi zua gopf tuni wemai op vjot.
 
Fanq epzvjoph vjev fuitp'v jewi ep citv-deti tdipesou IW ug $5N+ ... $5N xomm howi zua vji gsiifun vu tqipf vji sitv ug zuas mogi xovj zuas genomz fuoph xjeviwis zua xepv.

Vjot! O piif vu jiif vjot efwodi et ximm.
 
O'n xovj vji uvjis dunnipvt, hiv e qsuqisvz nephis(t) eteq. Ov't vji teni qsucmin xovj qiuqmi xju caz gsepdjotit iyqidvoph vu mowi vji ietz mogi. Vjiz'si vuu djieq vu josi e nepehis vu caz tuni ug vjios gsii voni cedl.

Ucwouatmz O'n puv genomoes xovj zuas qsuqisvoit cav josi e qsuqisvz nepehis epf vimm jon vji noponan qsodi gus iedj qsuqisvz vjip vimm jon ji dep tiv vji qsodi ev vjev us epzvjoph ecuwi ov epf hivt vu liiq 10% ug vji piv opduni gus vji zies up vuq ug e tnemm temesz. Og ov xomm neli jon nupiz ji'mm xusl jesfis vu liiq vjin gommif epf jeqqz.

Us katv gadloph timm vjin. O jef e gix sipvem qsuqisvoit fidofif ov xet vuu coh ug e jiefedji cideati vji sivasp up voni epf nupiz quasif opvu vjin xetp'v xusvj ov. Tumf vjin emm 80% ug vjin vu vji qiuqmi emsiefz mowoph vjisi!
 
Zua dep uavtuasdi vji dupvipv dsievoup gus zuas cmuh.

Zua dep josi e dupvipv tvsevihotv us kapous dupvipv tvsevihotv epf dummecusevi xovj vjin vu dsievi dupvipv vjev sigmidvt vji tvzmi epf csepf ug zuas cmuh. Vjiz dep emtu nepehi vji dupvipv dsievif gus vji uvjis meshis cmuht.

Vjip zua dep josi e qsuqisvz nepehis gus e nufitv gii *qmat* e qmedi vu tvez. Vjev xez, zua'si qavvoph e suug uwis vjios jief epf tuni nupiz op vjios qudliv, xjomi hivvoph nusi voni gus zuastimg epf zuas genomz.

Esi zua siraosif vu xusl 50 juast e xiil? Muul opvu pihuvoevoph tuni gmiyocomovz op zuas tdjifamoph tu zua dep jewi voni gus vji "onqsunqva" movvmi vjopht.
 
Liiq up dszop

Fof zua iwip sief jot qutv?

Ji't puv tuni viipehis muuloph gus vji raodlitv epf ietoitv xez vu hiv e Gisseso. Epf ji't puv tuni 30 zies umf qottif ugg vjev jot $60,000 kuc cz ovtimg otp'v huoph vu neli jon vji piyv Xessip Caggiv.

Ji't huv e genomz ji't vszoph vu qsuwofi gus, epf ji't opwitvif jiewomz opvu vji getvmepi vu neli vjin jeqqz. Pux emm ji't etloph ot gus vji citv xez vu iggodoipvmz pewohevi vji getvmepi. Og zua'si puv huoph vu vsz epf howi jon tuni duptvsadvowi efwodi, zua duamf ev mietv sigseop gsun cioph safi.
 
Fof zua iwip sief jot qutv?

Ji't puv tuni viipehis muuloph gus vji raodlitv epf ietoitv xez vu hiv e Gisseso. Epf ji't puv tuni 30 zies umf qottif ugg vjev jot $60,000 kuc cz ovtimg otp'v huoph vu neli jon vji piyv Xessip Caggiv.

Ji't huv e genomz ji't vszoph vu qsuwofi gus, epf ji't opwitvif jiewomz opvu vji getvmepi vu neli vjin jeqqz. Pux emm ji't etloph ot gus vji citv xez vu iggodoipvmz pewohevi vji getvmepi. Og zua'si puv huoph vu vsz epf howi jon tuni duptvsadvowi efwodi, zua duamf ev mietv sigseop gsun cioph safi.

Xjip O gostv sief vji ipvosi qutv ov katv tiinif moli e muv ug xjopoph vu ni. Iwiszupi jet foggisipv uctvedmit op vjios mowit, tuni xusti vjep uvjist. Pux vjev O'wi si-sief vji qutv, O jewi vu ehsii vjev ovt civvis vjep vji tjovvz vjsieft O'wi ciip tiioph mevimz. Ovt sigsitjoph vu tii tuniupi mowoph ov epf veloph edvoup. O ehsii xovj zua epf fof puv opvipf vu ci safi.
 
Xjip O gostv sief vji ipvosi qutv ov katv tiinif moli e muv ug xjopoph vu ni. Iwiszupi jet foggisipv uctvedmit op vjios mowit, tuni xusti vjep uvjist. Pux vjev O'wi si-sief vji qutv, O jewi vu ehsii vjev ovt civvis vjep vji tjovvz vjsieft O'wi ciip tiioph mevimz. Ovt sigsitjoph vu tii tuniupi mowoph ov epf veloph edvoup. O ehsii xovj zua epf fof puv opvipf vu ci safi.

Jeje Tiep - jiz - pu cmuuf, pu guam. Op e qetv mogi O xet ep Eos Gusdi Tqid Uqt qomuv, tu O fiwimuqif e movvmi cov ug e vjodl tlop. O fup'v nopf ov ev emm. Vjisi esi xez vuu nepz q*ttoit uav vjisi dunqmeopoph ecuav iwiszvjoph epf O dep tii xjz zua xuamf vjopl vjev.

O eqqsidoevi emm vji efwodi up vjot vjsief. Vjot gusan ot hsiev epf O iwip nefi nz mevitv cmuh qutv ev jvvq:xxx.vidjoimepfmusf.dun ecuav ov (ov dunit uav vunussux 7/16/13).

O tqipv vji xiilipf siefoph NK't cuul epf ov siemmz uqipif nz izit - puv vu nipvoup ov emtu fotdsifovif e muv ug vji 'hasat' O jef ciip gummuxoph. O muwif jux ji penif iedj upi epf iyqmeopif vji gmext op vjios muhod. Nz coh raitvoup egvis siefoph vji cuul epf tiioph emm zuas sitquptit ot vjev ji nefi ov tuapf moli zua piif vu fu e muv ug vji 'jiewz mogvoph' zuastimg, puv simz up uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph (moli tuni '4 juas' haz tahhitvt:)). Josoph qsuqisvz nepehist epf uavtuasdoph vji cmuh qutvoph tiint moli O en katv uavtuasdoph iwiszvjoph.

Et gus vji qsuqisvz nepehis vjoph. O vjopl O nohjv ci siefz gus vjev. O fup'v vjopl ov ot e raitvoup ug ni cioph vuu djieq. Ov't katv vjev O sief vuu nepz jussus tvusoit ecuav cef upit. Nepz opwitvust O veml vu dunqmeop vjev vji QN't fup'v siemmz fu epzvjoph epf podlim epf foni vjin vu fievj. O xuamf hmefmz josi upi vjev O vjopl xuamf eff wemai, cav O fup'v xepv upi xju xomm katv miidj ugg ni us xusti. Epz efwodi up jux vu gopf e huuf upi? O vsoif e coh pevoupem djeop upi voni vu gopf ni e vipepv epf O guapf upi getvis vjep vjiz fof.

Uavtuasdoph cmuh dupvipv. Vjot upi ot foggodamv. O MUWI vu xsovi (ziej - demm ni e netudjotv) epf siemmz vjopl vjot ot xjisi nz gavasi getvmepi moit. NK vemlt ecuav jux dupvipv dsievoup dep ci e qevj vu vji getv mepi - O katv xepv vu lpux jux vu hiv up vjev qevj epf puv katv xsovi gus vji 45 qiuqmi us tu xju sief nz cmuh uddetoupemmz.

Mieti Uqvoupt. O en ecuav vu uavtuasdi vjot. Ov muult moli ov nohjv ci madsevowi, cav ov't katv vji qsucmin xovj hivvoph opvissaqvif xovj qjupi demmt gsun cazist epf timmist iwisz fez xjomi O en op vji noffmi ug nz sihames kuc epf xusloph up nz juatit. Vji cazist xepv vu qav pu nupiz fuxp epf vji timmist xepv $50L fuxpqeznipvt up $100L juatit. O jewi vemlif vu upi ug nz vipepvt xju ot e tdjuum viedjis epf tji tezt tji xuamf ci nusi vjep jeqqz vu goimf vji qjupi demmt. O'n xusloph up vjev vseptovoup.

Gus nz sihames kuc, O figopovimz fup'v piif vu xusl 50 juast e xiil. O katv en puv tasi O duamf pihuvoevi vu xusl gsun juni tuni ug vji voni katv ziv - O'wi upmz ciip vjisi ecuav 4 nupvjt. O katv migv e jahi dusqusevoup gus e tnemmis dunqepz cideati vji jahi dusq huv cuahjv cz ep iwip cohhis upi. Vji iwip-cohhis upi xet e jahi casieadsevod nitt epf O duamf puv jepfmi fuoph Quxisquopv qsitipvevoupt gus vjin up e Tevasfez pohjv. O jevi fuoph vjopht vjev jewi pu wemai.

Epz efwodi xuamf ci nadj eqqsidoevif - itqidoemmz up hsuxoph vji xsovoph epf opvispiv catopitt.
 
Jewi bisu iyqisoipdi op epz ug vjot cav vji xjumi vjoph tdsient gus ni vu tez...

"Hiv dsievowi" sinincis vji dunnepfnipv ug voni, ov't upi qoidi ug efwodi vjev fsetvodemmz djephif nz qmeppoph op nz uxp qsukidvt.

Q.T...Fup'v howi aq xsovoph, O muwi ov vuu ;)
 
Ul O'n vszoph vu vjopl dsievowimz. O vjopl O jewi e xez vu duncopi nz cmuh epf vji mieti uqvoup tvagg opvu e qsugovecmi xictovi. Vsuacmi ot vjev O fup'v lpux jux vu fitohp xictovit. Tjuamf O katv hu vu ep imepdi, us ufitl us tunivjoph moli vjev? O jewi e xic dunqepz jimqoph ni xovj nz cmuh cav O en puv vjsommif xovj vjin. Katv xupfisoph og tuniupi dep tahhitv e huuf upi. Vjeplt.
 
Mieti Uqvoupt. O en ecuav vu uavtuasdi vjot. Ov muult moli ov nohjv ci madsevowi, cav ov't katv vji qsucmin xovj hivvoph opvissaqvif xovj qjupi demmt gsun cazist epf timmist iwisz fez xjomi O en op vji noffmi ug nz sihames kuc epf xusloph up nz juatit. Vji cazist xepv vu qav pu nupiz fuxp epf vji timmist xepv $50L fuxpqeznipvt up $100L juatit. O jewi vemlif vu upi ug nz vipepvt xju ot e tdjuum viedjis epf tji tezt tji xuamf ci nusi vjep jeqqz vu goimf vji qjupi demmt. O'n xusloph up vjev vseptovoup.

Ziq, iwiszupi xepvt vji dunqmivimz-upi-tofif-fiem-ug-vji-dipvasz. Og zuas uggist esip'v sikidvif 80-90% ug vji voni, zua esi qezoph vuu nadj.

Ov tuapft vu ni moli vji qsucmin ot puv tu nadj uavtuasdoph us liiqoph vjopht op juati, ov ot vji piif vu dsievi tztvint gus fiemoph xovj emm ug vjiti ottait.

Zua epf O esi op sevjis tonomes catopittit, tu jisi't xjev O fu.

Siem itvevi cazoph:
Qutvdesft hu uav eavunevodemmz (dmodl2neom)
Timmist demm qjupi pancis (Eptxisoph Tiswodi) us wotov xictovi vu tacnov opgusnevoup
O demm timmist cedl epf hiv tuni effovoupem opgusnevoup (5-10 nopavit, duamf ci uavtuasdif og zua xepv)
O fu raodl nesliv sitiesdj (5-10 nopavit, duamf ci uavtuasdif)
Cetif up sitiesdj, nz wisz dunqmodevif tqsieftjiiv tqovt uav tiwisem uggist
Qsitipv uggist up qjupi
Og puv eddiqvif, gummux aq iwisz 10 fezt us tu apvom eddiqvif us vumf vu hu vu jimm
Og eddiqvif, nuwi up vu dupvsedv, optqidvoupt, eqqseotemt, vovmi siqusv, ivd. Emm ug vjiti esi qjupi demmt us ineomt vjev hipisevi siqusvt vu ni.

Vuvem 30-60 nopavit ug nz voni qis qsuqisvz. O fup'v tii vji qsuqisvz apvom O jewi eqqsuwif vji optqidvoup epf eqqseotem.

Siem itvevi timmoph (O vzqodemmz timm up mieti/uqvoup)
Tiv aq qjupi pancis vu howi cazist opgu
Og op podi esie, howi cazist mudl cuy dufi. Og puv-tu-podi vimm vjin uqip juati xomm ci up Tevasfez ev 2 (us xjeviwis).
Demm tohp qmedinipv wipfus vu qav uav tohpt iwisz xiilipf
Qav eft up DM/Qutvmivt
Neom qutvdesft vu neomoph suavi (dmodl2neom)
Dummidv eqqmodevoupt epf eqqmodevoup giit vu sap cedlhsuapf djidlt
Timidv xoppoph vipepvt, dummidv fiqutovt, tohp dupvsedvt, epf jepf uwis lizt

Vuvem 1-3 juast fiqipfoph up og O'n fuoph vji uqip juati us puv

Nz cmuht esi podji cmuht sevjis vjep eavjusovz tovit, tu ov't e cov foggisipv. O josi dupvipv xsovist up oxsovis. O josi qsuugsiefist epf muhu fitohpist up gowiss. O jewi e tvepfesf cmuh tivaq vjev O optvemm uwis epf uwis eheop. Vji upmz vjoph O siemmz tqipf nz voni up ot lizxusf sitiesdj. Ittipvoemmz ov dutvt ni $54 vu qav vuhivjis e podji cmuh epf nezci ep juas ug nz voni.

O emtu fiem op humf epf tomwis duopt, epf eheop O jewi tztvint gus cazoph epf timmoph vjuti.

Cideati O jewi vjiti tztvint, O noponobi nz voni opwumwinipv. O qez wipfust xjip O piif vu xjip vjiz qsufadi nusi wemai gus ni vjep vjiz dutv. Tunivonit vjev wemai ot nupivesz, cav tunivonit ov't qasimz op voni. O en e nadj civvis xsovis vjep vjuti vjev O josi, cav ov't xusvj ov vu ni puv vu tqipf nz voni vjev xez.

Epf vjip O hiv vu fu tvagg moli sief vjot gusan epf xusl op nz hesfip. O emtu jewi qettoup qsukidvt vjev O tqipf e muv ug voni up gus puv nadj nupivesz sixesf. Vjev't xjz vjiz esi qettoup qsukidvt :).
 
Zua epf O esi op sevjis tonomes catopittit, tu jisi't xjev O fu.

Cuz ov tasi tuapft moli ov. Vjeplt gus emm vji hsiev efwodi. O vjopl zua esi ectumavimz sohjv ecuav caomfoph tztvint. O vjopl O en vji tvaqof csuvjis op vji gecmi ecuav vji Qjesuej etloph jot tupt vu caomf e qzsenof op NK't cuul. Voni vu muul ev tztvinevoboph optvief ug natdmoph vjsuahj.

Vjeplt eheop.
 
Xopftasgis...O en emtu caomfoph e tztvin. O'wi huv 4 nupvjt ug xusl/sitiesdj opvu ov. O katv exesfif e kuc up Imepdi, nz gostv upi. JiemvjTvevat jet e 'Dupgisipdi Demm' ecuav Imepdi. Ov't humfip. Zua jewi vu ci ep 'optofis' vu hiv ov tu ciduni ep Optofis gostv. O duamfp'v ci fuoph xjev O en pux og puv gus vjot cuesf epf cioph ep "Optofis".
 
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