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Part 03 of 12 · Education
Start With the End: Your Goals, Your Why and How Many Properties You Need
Most people buy a property and then work out the plan. This guide flips that. You'll turn a vague wish into a specific passive income goal and timeframe, work backwards to a rough number of properties, and record your starting position honestly.
Inside this guide
- Why there is no golden ticket, and why starting small beats waiting until you feel ready
- How to turn a vague wish into a specific income goal and timeframe
- How to work backwards from a goal to a rough number of properties
- The six property model from the book, what it assumed in 2021, and how 2026 conditions change the inputs
- How to write a why that keeps you going, and record your starting position
Tools in this guide
Worksheet 1: Your goal and your number. Worksheet 2: Your why and your starting position. These are the most important pages in the guide. Keep them: you'll use them again in Part 4 and Part 12.
Your next step
Fill in both worksheets in Chapter 5 before you move on. Then continue to Part 4 to build the budget that gets you there.
On your reading path: Your library
General information only. Not financial, credit, tax or legal advice. Historical examples are not a reliable indicator of future results. See the important information inside the guide.