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    The One That Got Away – A Missed Property Which Would Have Shaved YEARS Off The (FIRE) Dream (Part 2)

    December 9, 2018

    Reading Time: 6 Minutes What’s up guys! How’s everyone’s weekend? Thanks for coming back to your favourite Frugal Samurai. We continue today with the story about how I let the one (ring) to rule them all slip through my grasp. If you haven’t read the first part – do so here. If you have read the first part, you’ll notice that it’s overwhelmingly emotional and yes I may have been blindsided by the superior numbers on offer such as the 13% gross yields or $70k asking price below my perceived value. So why didn’t I pull that trigger then? You snooze you lose! Technically this is true as I did…

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