Depending on your age and where you are in your career, you have likely realized that you are going to need a certain amount of income to carry you through your retirement. The more sources of income you have the better off you will be. What does it mean to have “multiple sources” of income […]
Author Archives: Marshall Sykes
You may have already figured out that I’m a real estate investor at heart having grown up in a real estate investing family. But you may be wondering how I managed to become a partner in 3400+ multifamily apartment units during the past couple of years. To give you insight into that, let me take […]
I shared Part 1 of my real estate investing journey in my last blog. Today, I’m sharing Part 2 with you. Warning – there isn’t a conclusion to this story as I plan to continue investing in real estate for the rest of my life! I hope you will want to do the same. Investing in Multifamily […]
2021 was an Amazing Year!!! It was my first year as a full-time real estate investor in the multifamily sector, and it was simply better than I imagined. Thank you for your belief and encouragement as well as your willingness to listen, invest and partner. It made all the difference to me. God has certainly […]
Marshall and Cindy Sykes recently had an opportunity to share their 20+ year real estate investing journey on the Elevate Your Equity podcast. They discuss their “Why” for investing which is to create multiple sources of passive income to allow for more flexibility in their lives. They also provide insight and wisdom on what went […]
Have you ever gone on a cruise? Marshall took me on one for our honeymoon. It was a 5 day cruise with stops at Catalina Island, San Diego, and Ensenada, Mexico. I had never been on a cruise before. What do you do on a cruise? All I knew was what my friends told me: […]
The day I started my first job, I remember the human resources representative asking me “What percentage of your salary do you want to save in your Retirement Account?”. The company I was working for matched the employee contribution to a certain amount, so I contributed the maximum amount I needed to receive the full […]