SCOUT· 61%1h 00m·2026-08-07·MoneyCan This 29-Year-Old Couple Retire by 40 With a $2.5M Portfolio?
Can a 29-year-old couple with a $1.7 million net worth become work optional by age 40? In this Finance Friday episode, we break down their financial plan after inheriting two rental properties and explore the biggest decision they face: keep investing in real estate, leverage their equity, or shift toward index funds?…
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“This episode is ANOTHER reminder that real estate is a business/job? As I get closer to FI I want NOTHING to do with real estate. Paper assets for the rest of my life”
“They got to that point in life because of other people dying and those people doing the hard😂”
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“Listening to it - wonder if they would be open to investing outside of their market? Sounds like they put management on it anyways and being frank that market doesn't sound great when it comes to putting leverage on these properties. Either…”
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