Everett Lamborn recently closed on his previous home and purchased a new house. He is also in real estate investing, so they buy homes to gain equity and capital in his investment portfolio. For his latest home, he was able to secure the house with his first offer. The goal is to get another 20% to buy two places - the home he lives in and his investment home - giving him two down payments and two mortgages.

Everett is making money in today’s market by purchasing homes that need to be fixed up and flipping them for a profit. Then, he reinvests his money into the next house to renovate and sell. He is using real estate as his retirement portfolio. “I feel like it’s more lucrative in some ways. Also, with my experience, I can remodel houses and make them look better for me. I feel like I have more control over real estate and that it’s a more sound investment.