Many people find themselves in trouble with debt because they’re getting into debt for the wrong reasons—vacations, clothing, cars, and gadgets that all create the illusion of wealth. Many of us overspend and over consume to the point of financial hardship. It isn’t a...
A devalued dollar, a struggling economy and allegations of spying at home and abroad . . .is the US on the ropes, beaten in the struggle for superpowerdom by booming upstarts like China and India? Not likely, according to a recently updated article from The Futurist,...
If you’re in the investment game, you’ve probably Googled “inflation calculator”. You probably know that 4 percent inflation over ten years is$66,000. So you purchase two four-plexes in two cities, $500,000 each. You’ve spent $1 million, but you got a deal—they’re...
Jason Hartman says that real estate is always local—each market is operating according to its own particular set of rules. So where do you invest? It all depends, really. While the specific markets Jason Hartman recommends vary over time, there are a few consistent...
Don't wait to buy real estate, buy real estate and wait, as the saying goes. And while it’s true that now is a pretty good time to make that first investment in rental real estate, it’s always a good time to buy investment property – and hold on to it. Real estate is...
New statistics show that homeownership is falling to the lowest levels in years. At the same time, rental housing is surging. Thanks to a complex interplay of factors including income, mortgage lending standards and the changing demographics of American society, it’s...
It’s not just the United States that’s been watching its economy swirling around the toilet bowl like a giant turd. Since mid-2007, global debt has skyrocketed more than 40 percent and now stands at about $100 trillion. That’s a lot of freakin’ zeros. Let’s look at it...
As inflation hits, you may have noticed that mortgages are following a similar trend. To understand this, we must first break down the idea of a mortgage. First, they consist of two things—the monthly payment you’re making and your remaining mortgage balance....
Migration isn’t just for birds and beasts making their annual trek to better feeding spots and warmer winters. Humans migrate too, and in real estate-speak, the patterns of human migration – into or out of a particular area – can be pretty good indicator of investing...
Ever since World War II men and women have scrimped, saved, and finally allowed themselves the ultimate luxury of buying a home. It was the American Dream, sold to the public as the defining characteristic of a life well-lived. But a funny thing happened on the way to...
