With the proposed new tax laws for 2022, there are a lot of changes for real estate investing in the Netherlands. The primary conclusion is that owning real estate as of 2022 will be a lot more expensive, tax wise[…]
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Tag: Real Estate
Real Estate or Stocks & Bonds?
Yes, the whole 2022 tax thing is keeping me “entertained”. Thanks to all for the comments and feedback on my last three posts (including this one). Both the impact on (our) FIRE target(s) and on having Real Estate has given[…]
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Dutch Real Estate and Box 3 in 2022
Last week we’ve looked at what the newly proposed 2022 Box 3 (“wealth tax”) does to your FIRE plans. As you likely know we use real estate as part of our FIRE plans. What’s about to change on this front?[…]
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Stuff to buy for €20.000
Ok, I’ll admit, I’m an addict! I love Funda, Marktplaats, Ebay, Kijiji, MLS, etc. It’s just too damn fun to look for stuff that you are NOT going to buy. Looky looky, but no touchy. It’s like self inflicted pain[…]
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What to buy with €700.000?
We have several friends and family that are currently looking at buying of building new homes. The prices they are willing to spend ranges between about €650.000 and €750.000. I personally think they are bonkers, but I still love them[…]
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Real Estate Report – Overview 2018
Just completed the real estate related finances for 2018 and made a forecast for our real estate investments in 2019. We are in a good shape and 2019 is looking to be an even better year. Here is the Real Estate[…]
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Real Estate Report – November 2018
Quick update on our favorite cash-cow: Real Estate Report – November 2018 edition?! November was boring and very profitable! Finally low expenses and a high(er) cash-flow. Let’s have a look at the numbers! In case you are interested in Real[…]
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Real Estate Report – September 2018
Time for a new Real Estate Report – September 2018 edition. Had some serious issues with water last month. We seem to have had an overflowing gutter, which resulted in water damage to walls, ceiling and floor of a rental[…]
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Should you setup your own local MMM headquarters?
After the feedback on the lonely post from last week (and the “rhythm” post from last month), I had to check this one out. Should you setup your own local MMM headquarters? This idea, suggested in the various post comments (I[…]
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Real Estate Report – August 2018
This Real Estate Report – August 2018 edition a lot shorter than the one from the previous month. The renovations are largely complete, albeit some windows still need to be installed. Not a lot of bills this month, but tons[…]
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Real Estate Report – July 2018
This Real Estate Report – July 2018 edition is a catch up from the last few months. Regular readers will know that we were travelling through Europe. If you are new (or interested), you can check the various travel posts here,[…]
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Should you buy a holiday home?
Should you buy a holiday home? This is a question that we reviewed several times during and after our epic road trip. Albeit we quickly came to the conclusion that you shouldn’t. In most cases at least, let me explain.[…]
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Utrecht Real Estate Con
Hello Folks, got some exciting news today! We have scheduled another FIRE meetup, but one that is specifically focussing on real estate investing. In short, get ready for Utrecht Real Estate Con! Utrecht Real Estate Con We noticed that a[…]
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The Real Estate Report – March 2018 edition is a lot better then the Saving Rate report for March, which we posted earlier this week. Where we personally had a bit of a “rough” month financially (everything is relative!), the real estate investments[…]
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