Income & Insight Monthly
Income & Insight Monthly is written for working women who want a clearer path out of the rat race, and are exploring real estate as a practical way to create long-term stability. Each issue gives you grounded, real-world insight you can use right away, including: • Practical guidance on how real estate fits alongside a full-time career • Simple, step-by-step explanations that remove the guesswork • Market-smart perspective for women who want more control over their time and income • Real examples of women using real estate to create steady, dependable options Every month, you’ll walk away with: • One focused action you can take without overwhelm • One clear win that builds confidence • One insight that helps you think differently about your long-term stability Your job provides income. This newsletter helps you understand how to turn that income into a steady path forward one step at a time.
Why Working Women Overestimate the Risk of Real Estate and Underestimate the Risk of Staying in the Rat Race
Most working women are not avoiding real estate because they cannot understand it. They are avoiding it because they have been taught to see real estate as risky while treating the paycheck as safe and predictable. This is the paradox that keeps many women in careers that no longer serve them and...
Dec 05, 2025
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How to Evaluate a Property in Ten Minutes
Most working women assume evaluating a property requires hours of research, complicated math, or a deep understanding of construction. The truth is simpler. You do not need to know everything about real estate to decide whether a property is worth your time. You only need a quick way to sort the ...
Dec 05, 2025
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Dallas County Housing Report: What These Numbers Actually Mean for Working Women Considering Real Estate
Most working women look at market reports and see noise. Prices, percentages, inventory, days on market. None of it feels connected to the one question that matters. Is this a market where real estate makes sense for someone working full time who wants a stable path out of the rat race.
The data ...
Dec 05, 2025
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AI Tools When You Don’t Have MLS Access to Evaluate a Property
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Many working women who want to build income through real estate assume they need full MLS (Multiple Listing Service )access to begin analyzing properties. This belief stops th...
Dec 05, 2025
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Our Thoughts As We Head into Q3
Every month, we sit down usually with a cup of coffee and a stack of notes and talk about what’s really helping moms (and ourselves) move closer to financial freedom. The truth is, building wealth isn’t about big leaps. It’s about small, consistent steps the kind that make life smoother, busines...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Oct 24, 2025
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Business Tool Spotlight: Why We Switched to Vista Social (and Love It)
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Managing multiple social media accounts can feel like a full-time job especially when platforms randomly disconnect or your posts...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Oct 20, 2025
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AI Hack of the Month: Creating PowerPoints with GAMMA
If you love presenting ideas beautifully but hate wasting hours designing slides; meet GAMMA.
GAMMA is an AI-powered tool that turns your outlines or notes into visually appealing presentations in seconds.Just paste your text, choose a theme, and watch it generate a professional deck with clean l...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Oct 15, 2025
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Market Research Made Simple: Using Google to See What Buyers Want
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If you’ve ever wondered what’s really trending in your market you don’t need fancy software. You just need Google.
Here’s how:
Type in your city or neighborhood + “homes for sale.”Scroll to the bottom of the page you’ll see “People also ask” and related searches. That’s free insight into ...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Oct 10, 2025
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Real Estate Market Update: Did the Drop in Interest Rates Really Help Investors?
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After months of holding steady, the recent drop in interest rates sparked excitement across the real estate world, but did it actually help investors?
For many seasoned investors, the answer is yes… but not as much as you might think.While lower rates mean cheaper borrowing costs, they’ve also...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Oct 07, 2025
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From Overwhelmed to Confident: Why Smart Moms Are Saying Yes to Investing
If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to invest in real estate, but I don’t have the time, money, or experience,” you’re not alone. Most of our community starts exactly there—busy schedules, tight budgets, and a little bit of fear about jumping in. The good news? That story doesn’t have to end there....
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Sep 05, 2025
building wealth for moms
entrepreneurship and family balance
financial confidence for women
real estate investing for beginners
steps to financial freedom
Stop Waiting for “Someday”: The Small Steps That Build Big Wealth
We hear it all the time: “I’ll start investing when I have more money… more time… more experience.” The problem with waiting for “someday” is that it rarely comes. Life will always be busy. Expenses will always pop up. Confidence doesn’t magically arrive—it’s built one small step at a time.
Why S...
by Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Sep 05, 2025
financial freedom through action
how to start investing with little money
real estate investing for busy moms
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start real estate investing today
The CEO of Your Life: How Moms Are Scaling Both Business and Family Wealth
Being a mom often feels like you’re already running a company—juggling schedules, managing budgets, and keeping everything on track. The truth is, those same skills that keep your family running smoothly are the exact skills you can use to scale a business and grow real wealth. It’s time to start...
by Kelcie Leka, Nancy Wallace-Laabs —
Sep 05, 2025
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entrepreneurship and family legacy
how to balance business and family
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