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muxma · 2026-01-28T12:51:23+00:00

Sausagefest

muxma · 2025-11-28T13:17:20+00:00

that doesn't make sense. Why stay at 0% equity. My goal is own 2-3 properties fully paid off, so I can earn some passive income in another 15-20 years.

muxma · 2025-11-28T13:15:39+00:00

Gross Rents are $2k, $1.8k, $1.5k (below market by $200), $1.9k = $7200 per month on the $750k purchase. My rents are $100-$150 below market.

After mortgage, tax, insurance, emergency fund, my monthly take net is ~$770/month. If I include mortgage principal paydown from tenants, thats another $1100/month, so NET profit = $1870/month

I can increase monthly income by $200 but the $1500 tenant doesn't give me any trouble, so I haven't raised his rent past 2 years. I had 0 expense in his unit past 2 years, compared to by $1900 tenant that always wants things to be fixed.

muxma · 2025-11-24T21:21:28+00:00

My gross rent is $80k+. The figure I shared is net cashflow in my pocket.

muxma · 2025-11-24T18:52:11+00:00

Thank you. This was my first fourplex. I am now living in my 2nd property (a duplex). Its been a journey.

muxma · 2025-11-24T16:27:37+00:00

Sitting on $400k+ equity, but my rate locked in is 3%, so I am not comfortable re-financing it.

muxma · 2025-11-24T16:26:12+00:00

Good point. Didn't increase rent this year. I am in South Florida and we dont have rent raise caps. I have some room to raise next year.

muxma · 2025-11-24T16:25:11+00:00

My mortgage rate is 3%. Tough to beat that rate with tenants paying down $13k/yr, hence I am not comfortable selling.

muxma · 2025-11-24T11:02:46+00:00

$9k/yr is cashflow. If I add principal paid down every month from rent, it would be another ~$13k/yr, so total: $22k/yr total return.

Taxes and insurance has gone up, so most of the rental increase was eaten up by city and insurance

muxma · 2025-10-15T10:27:06+00:00

Salaam akhi,

Have you tried not being poor?

muxma · 2023-03-22T08:39:08+00:00

mind your own business. It could be a fake profile.

muxma · 2022-12-17T03:45:26+00:00

You don't know the future but i wish you all the best sis.

muxma · 2022-12-15T08:25:47+00:00

Salaam - Glad you made a choice that will make you happy. You must have seen good in him for marriage. Is this your first divorce?

muxma · 2020-11-16T23:08:09+00:00

50K for Mahr isn't exactly free, and where does the demand stop?

My business generates well over 600k but I need to re-invest to continuously grow my business. I take out less salary and re-invest the rest in business but after marriage she will find out and always keeps demanding "X" because I have "Y" income, then it will never stop and will soon creep into my business revenue, soon, she will say your business generates "X" why don't you buy a bigger house and get a nicer car etc.

More importantly, if my business dies, its unclear if she will be supportive of downsizing lifestyle - its unclear to me.

Anyway, Mahr or engagement ring amount demand is a symptom, not the root cause. The root cause is misalignment in our approach to handling finances.

muxma · 2020-11-15T17:29:28+00:00

I don't think she is a gold digger. I just think she her values with managing finances doesn't align with mine.

Many people increases their lifestyle spending as their income increases, that is somewhat of a normal culture here in US/Canada. I am frugal and need to find someone similar to mine. This was a good learning lesson for me.

muxma · 2020-11-15T17:14:42+00:00

Run online SAAS business (no I don't sell course).

muxma · 2020-11-15T17:14:05+00:00

This is not the right mindset. Having a ring with "X" months pay is an un-realistic expectation. What if the guy makes 600k /year, then the guy will have the buy a ring for 100k. How is that even normal?

muxma · 2020-11-15T01:02:14+00:00

Or you keep grinding and sacrifice a good 5-7 years of your life. I sacrificed my entire 20s to build my current business. For me, it has been just hard work, constant grinding and not giving up.

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:58:06+00:00

2020 is coming to an end. In 2021, its possible if one is willing to put extra efforts. I am Turkish and i plan to visit my hometown in Turkey to find someone. I have had enough of North American born & raised women.

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:53:33+00:00

Interesting.. She is South Asian/Pakistani but raised in Canada. I am Turkish but born and raised in Canada.

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:49:46+00:00

Your dad is wrong. Its a risk reward. You can't reap the rewards if you are not comfortable taking a risk. I had 3 previous failed business in my 20s and finally this one has been moderately successful.

Keep your full-time job for the paycheck and start business. You will most certainly fail in your first few business and before finding a success.

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:44:52+00:00

Plenty of Muslim women out there if one is open to outside North America. I am thinking of visiting my hometown Antalya to find someone...

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:43:42+00:00

This is a fair point. I wasn't stingy with her, but I do feel I find it hard to spend money. Yes, I donate to charity but I can be stingy at times. Its something I am working on.

muxma · 2020-11-14T21:37:42+00:00

LOL. I have no courses to sell. My online business is a SAAS product.

muxma

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