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The Smartest Move I Made After My 3rd Property
Home insurance costs continue to climb, with premiums rising over 9% this year and more than 60% in the past five years. However, coverage hasn’t kept pace, leaving many homeowners paying significantly more for less protection. With affordability becoming a growing concern, it’s more important than ever to compare options—check out Money’s handy home insurance tool to find the best fit for you.
Still Taking Tenant Calls? Here's Why That’s Slowing You Down

If you’re serious about building wealth through real estate, here’s a hard truth:
You can’t scale if you're still unclogging toilets.
Managing one or two rentals yourself might save you a little money, but it costs you exponentially more in time and growth. Your most valuable resource isn’t your cash — it’s your attention. And when you're bogged down with tenant drama, leaky faucets, or chasing down late rent, you're not out there finding your next deal.
Property management isn't just about convenience. It’s about leverage.
A great property manager:
Keeps units occupied
Screens tenants to avoid costly evictions
Handles maintenance calls (and the occasional 2AM nonsense)
Keeps you compliant with local laws
Gives you back the brain space to think like a business owner
The investor who has 3 doors and manages them all is working a job.
The investor who has 30 doors and a manager? They’ve built a business.
Want to scale? Start acting like the CEO of your portfolio — not the janitor.
Where to Invest $100,000 According to Experts
Investors face a dilemma. Headlines everywhere say tariffs and AI hype are distorting public markets.
Now, the S&P is trading at over 30x earnings—a level historically linked to crashes.
And the Fed is lowering rates, potentially adding fuel to the fire.
Bloomberg asked where experts would personally invest $100,000 for their September edition. One surprising answer? Art.
It’s what billionaires like Bezos, Gates, and the Rockefellers have used to diversify for decades.
Why?
Contemporary art prices have appreciated 11.2% annually on average
…And with one of the lowest correlations to stocks of any major asset class (Masterworks data, 1995-2024).
Ultra-high net worth collectors (>$50M) allocated 25% of their portfolios to art on average. (UBS, 2024)
Thanks to the world’s premiere art investing platform, now anyone can access works by legends like Banksy, Basquiat, and Picasso—without needing millions. Want in? Shares in new offerings can sell quickly but…
*Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Important Reg A disclosures: masterworks.com/cd.


