This is my official November 2015 Net Worth Update.   Below are my actual numbers for ALL my investments and liabilities as of 11/30/2015.  Explanations and quick summary below chart.  If you would like to see my previous months net worth posts, please visit my Net Worth Tracker.

 

 

TOTAL NET WORTH:  $341,639

Quick Summary:  +$5,478

 

Wow I can’t believe we are in November already.  Happy late thanksgiving to all of you!!  I know its late but I was so busy toward the end of last month I never had the chance to give thanks to all my readers out there.  I truly am thankful for all of you reading my blog posts, adding comments and encouraging me to keep on keepin on!   It helps motivate me knowing there are people out there cheering me on.  🙂

As you can see in my chart above, my net worth increased by $5400.  Not too shabby.   So out of the 7 months I have been documenting my net worth, I have only had one negative month and it was that black Monday month (August) when the stocks crashed for a day.  Since then, I have been consistently increasing my net worth which is great.  It would be awesome if I could get a big boost next month and put me at an even 350k for the year.   I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

Okay so let me tell you a little bit about my month of November.  I went on a wine tour in Fredericksburg, TX which was super cool.   It was basically 8 hours of drinking wine.   Not my best moment but we had a great time as we went along with a few other friends we know.  (My GF and I).    I had a $190 repair bill for one of my rental properties also which was out of the ordinary as you can see in my Passive Income Report for November.    My GF and I also booked another trip for next month.  That is right folks, more vacation time for me!!  Haha, I really do love taking vacation and although it puts a nice dent on my cash as you will read below.   I think it is worth it for me.   The experiences and joy it brings is priceless.   So next month I will be going to New Orleans to celebrate New Year’s and I am really looking forward to this one.  I have been to New Orleans a bunch of times already but it was always with big groups of friends and all we did was get hammered on Bourbon Street.  This time it will just be a nice romantic getaway for two in which we will get the chance to see other parts of the city and explore new things other than drinking alcohol on Bourbon St.   I will let you know all about it when we get back.

I also had the chance to spend more time with the turnkey providers who I purchased turnkey #1 and #3 from.  They flew in, contacted me and we had a good night out in the town.  Not only did we have a blast hanging out together but they also got me a Christmas gift which was really surprising.   They got me an actual mini Christmas tree.  It’s a real tree and it came with lights and ornaments.  I thought that was really nice and cool of them and after the holidays I will plant the tree in my back yard somewhere.   The picture on the right is of the mini Christmas tree they gave me.   Now what other turnkey providers do you know that buy you gifts and go out to dinner and fun with you when they fly into town?   Not many I must say.  They are really buttering me up and I will definitely be leaning on them for my next turnkey rental property purchase.  I’m hoping that in February I will be ready to purchase again.

Assets: Explanations of each of my assets.

Cash:  -$1,709

Although you can’t tell by looking at the Personal Capital chart at the bottom of this post.  I did take quite a hit on my cash position.  It’s definitely not normal for me to go negative on my cash unless I am buying a new rental property but I spent a lot of money in November for booking vacation and just other items I purchased through out the month.    December might be a bad one for me also with cash due to the New Orleans trip and not to mention Christmas coming up.  I am actually going to try to cut back heavy on xmas gifts this year so hopefully I will save a good amount of money from that.  We will see so keep an eye out for net worth update next month to see in which direction it goes.

My cash as noted above in the spreadsheet consists of two different checking accounts.  My normal checking account and my REI (Real Estate Investing) checking account.      Not Satisfied!

HSA account:  +100

My HSA deductible is $1300 for the year and I have close to $5k in this account so with that being said I am only taking a very small amount out from my dreadful day job paycheck to fund this account.  Any money after that deductible will just sit in that account not making me money.  I know I can use the money that I don’t put in there to get better returns as long as I invest it in more real estate.  This number should increase each month a tiny bit.   Satisfied!

Company Stock Options:  +$5,976

Ahh what a beautiful feeling it is when you see your stocks go up isn’t it?  I was very happy to see my stock options take a significant increase this past month.  They are still not up to the level as they were before August but they are getting there and  I will keep my fingers crossed it continues to go up.

These are stock options from my day job.  I am fully vested.   I am not planning on selling this stock and will just hold it for the long haul so whether it goes up or down it is not really affecting my life.  It is pretty much only affecting my net worth updates.    Very Satisfied!

401K:  +$10

A measly $10 increase to my crappy 401k.  Boohoo!   It’s not really a big deal because I do not contribute any money in this account.  I made an executive decision awhile back to take money out of my 401k and no longer contribute any more money to it.  Mainly because I do not get matched contributions from the dreadful day job.  But also because I KNOW I can make better returns using that money on rental properties.  I really don’t like the idea of having an account that punishes me to take money out because of age.   Satisfied!

Property # 1

This is my primary residence.  The market I live in is extremely hot and I expect the appreciation on this house to continue to grow however I will only update the market value once a year, the next time being probably at the end of 2015.  I have it listed as a conservative $240k right now based on MLS comparisons in my neighborhood.  If I were to sell it I know I could get at least 250k for it but ill stick with  240k for the spreadsheet to be safe.  Satisfied!  Here are more details on this future investment property.

Property # 2

Rent paid on time.  Had a fence repair of $190 for the month of November.  This repair put a little dent in my passive income but its okay.  I will always have money to put back into my properties and im okay with having to pay this.   This is my first rental property.  It used to be my primary residence.  I expect gradual appreciation from this property as well because it is in the suburbs of this HOT market I live in.  Love me some HOT markets! 150K is about what its worth now based on MLS comparisons.  I will update the market value of this property in early 2016.    Super Satisfied!

Property # 3

Rent paid on time.  No issues or repairs.   This is my first turnkey rental property I purchased out-of-state.  I do not expect much appreciation on this property.  I purchased this for CASH FLOW purposes only.     Satisfied!

Property # 4

Rent paid on time.  No issues or repairs for the month of October.  I was however contacted by my property manager and was told they are making some changes to the company and how they do business.  The changes were all positive and they hired some additional staff.  This my 2nd turnkey rental property.   I do not expect much appreciation on this property.  I purchased this for CASH FLOW purposes only.    Satisfied!

Property # 5

Mortgage paid on time.  No issues.   This is a note that I own from a house that I sold via owner finance.   If you notice though, the reason why this asset will continue to go down from the spreadsheet above is because it is a note and the principal balance on it goes down each month as the buyer pays me.  Remember, I’m the lender on this one.  Satisfied!

Property # 6

I got November rent paid on time.  This tenant however reported a break in to the detached garage on this property back in October but I have not had to pay the repair bill for this yet.   Will probably do so here in December.   It will cost me anywhere from $100 to $200 to repair the damages.  This is my 3rd turnkey rental property, I purchased it in early June 2015 and I absolutely love this house.  I do not expect much appreciation on this property.  I purchased this for CASH FLOW purposes only. Satisfied!

Property # 7

This is my most recent turnkey rental property, I just bought this in late October.   The first month’s rent has been paid on time.  Obviously no issues or repairs on this one as it is brand spanking new.  I purchased this property also for CASH FLOW purposes only.  I am not expecting appreciation gains on this one.  Satisfied!

Liabilities: These are self-explanatory so I wont dive too deep into these however I would like to include the items below for informational purposes.

Credit Card

I only use one credit card (rewards card) that I use to purchase my everyday expenses.  I pay this off in full every month.  I am receiving 1.5% cash back on this card and am very pleased with it.  Satisfied!

Car Loan

I purchased this vehicle before I had the proper knowledge on how to be totally awesome with finance and investments so that is the only reason why I have this loan.  If I knew then what I knew now, i would have purchased a used vehicle all cash.  It is not worth it to me to pay this loan off because the interest rate on this loan is 2% and I would rather use that money to buy more rentals where I will make a much greater return.  I will continue to pay it down slowly.  Satisfied!

Last 30 days net worth graph from Personal Capital

I really do love this chart, it looks great and its nice and big.  As you can see, there is just a nice steady increase pretty much the whole month.  That is exactly what I want to see each and every month in my Personal Capital account.

 

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