How I’m Building Wealth Online Without Ever Buying Property
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jul 25
- 4 min read
The Lie We Were Sold
Everyone talks about “owning land” like it’s the ultimate dream.
But nobody tells you the full truth.
Owning a house comes with debt, maintenance, taxes, repairs, tenants, interest, and a 30-year chain around your leg.
It might feel like security, but it’s not always freedom.
When I started BakoInvest, I wasn’t thinking about real estate.
I was thinking about leverage.
What can I build from zero, own forever, and grow with sweat equity instead of debt?
The answer?
Digital real estate.
I’m not building houses.
I’m building assets that live online and generate value even when I sleep.
What Is Digital Real Estate?
Digital real estate means you’re building or owning something online that:
Produces cash flow (affiliate links, ads, products, email list, etc.)
Gains value over time (via traffic, trust, backlinks, content quality)
Requires work upfront, not forever
Stays in your name (your domain, your platform, your rules)
A blog.
An email list.
A niche site.
An online course.
A YouTube channel.
Even a social media brand if you own the monetization channel.
These are modern forms of real estate, and they have one massive advantage over houses:
They scale.
A house can’t serve a million people.
A single blog post can.
Why I Chose a Blog Over Bricks
Here’s the truth:
I never had the credit score, W2 income, or down payment to get into real estate.
I'm bus driver with a refugee background and a dream.
No trust fund. No inheritance. No generational wealth.
But I had two things:
A work ethic
A conviction to publish
So I picked the one asset I could build brick by brick without needing permission:
My blog.
Every post became a digital plot of land.
Every keyword became a shovel.
Every click became proof of value.
I realized something powerful:
Most people build for banks. I’m building for legacy.
The Ownership Flywheel
Real estate rewards ownership.
But digital real estate rewards behavior.
Here’s how it compounds:
You publish a blog post
Google indexes it
People start to find it
You embed affiliate links or product offers
You reinvest that income into more content
Your blog grows in authority and reach
Each post becomes a new source of cash flow
Repeat. Stack. Scale.
This is the ownership flywheel and it’s working right now on BakoInvest.
My $50 a Day Investing Journey Built This Blog
Let’s be clear.
BakoInvest isn’t just a website.
It’s a daily receipt of ownership.
Since April 21, 2025, I’ve been investing $50 a day into Strategy (Formerly MicroStrategy).
More than half a million Bitcoin sits on their balance sheet.
Every week, I publish an update showing:
How many shares I own
What the portfolio is worth
How I handle red weeks
Why long-term behavior beats timing
But here’s what most people miss:
The blog documenting the journey has become a second asset.
Every time I hit publish, I create:
More trust
More SEO value
More opportunity for someone else to start their own journey
This is why blogging isn’t content, it’s capital.
Physical Property vs Digital Property
Let’s break it down:
Trait Physical Real Estate Digital Real Estate
Startup Cost High (10K–100K) Low (under $100)
Ownership Speed Months Minutes
Monthly Expenses Taxes, mortgage, repairs Hosting, maybe a domain
Cash Flow Timeline Slow (rent, tenants) Fast (affiliate links, products)
Equity Growth Market-dependent Behavior-dependent
Liquidity Low (hard to sell fast) High (monetize or pivot fast)
Scale 1 person per room Millions per page
Maintenance Physical labor Mental labor
Risk Market collapse, debt Burnout, platform dependence
You don’t need to choose one or the other, but I chose the one that didn’t need permission.
How I Make Money from Digital Real Estate
I make money by helping people think better.
That’s the truth.
But from a technical angle, here’s how BakoInvest generates revenue:
Affiliate links for tools I use:
Robinhood - beginner-friendly and dead simple to start investing with confidence
Acorns - built for busy people who want to grow wealth automatically for themselves and their kids.
Webull - best for technical investors who want more tools, data, and advanced features
Courses in development: Bako Academy
Future paid newsletter
Email list with behavioral funnels
SEO-ranked posts that bring organic traffic daily
The key?
I built this from scratch, no funding, no team, no tech background.
Digital real estate doesn’t care where you come from.
Only that you show up consistently.
What Most People Get Wrong About Blogging
They chase:
Niches instead of conviction
Trends instead of strategy
Shortcuts instead of systems
Most people give up in 3 months because they don’t see results.
But if you treat your blog like a 100-unit apartment complex, you start thinking long term.
Every post = 1 unit
Every visitor = 1 tenant
Every email = 1 contract
Every click = 1 rent check
I’m not renting ideas.
I’m owning territory.
Why I’ll Never Stop Publishing
Every blog post is a digital receipt of what I believe.
If you scroll BakoInvest, you’re not reading hype.
You’re reading documented conviction.
I’m not selling hacks.
I’m selling behavior.
That’s why this platform will outlive trends, market cycles, and algorithm changes.
Because I built it with one rule:
Own the asset.
Then let the asset work for you.
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Final Word
I never bought a house.
But I own something better:
A portfolio of ideas that pays me every day and compounds forever.
That’s how I’m building wealth online. One post, one share, one principle at a time.
And the best part?
You can start today.
You don’t need a license.
You don’t need permission.
You need one thing: the courage to publish.
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