Tag: income property investing
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Interest Rates: What’s in Store for 2015?
Interest rates are an indicator of a country’s economic health. And as we head into a new year, financial experts worry that rising rates could stall growth and choke the recovery from the massive housing crash of a few years ago. But is a significant rise in rates likely in 2015? Some surprising factors may…
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Can 3% Down Boost Lending?
Where have all the homebuyers gone? In spite of gains since the housing crash of 2008, fewer mortgage applications are being approved – and the percentage of Americans who own homes has shrunk to its lowest levels in over two decades. That’s why federal entities including mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making…
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The Young And The Old Drive Rental Demand
The future of rental real estate may be shaped by two fast growing groups of tenants: the young ad the old. And as the rental market continues to heat up, long-term returns await those investors willing to accommodate the surprisingly similar expectations of millennials and seniors. Millennials, those young adults born between roughly the years…
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Successful Investors Maintain Control
It’s an old but true saying: if you want something done well, do it yourself. Those are words worth remembering in the world of income property investing, where putting your investments in the hands of others leaves you vulnerable to fraud, bad decisions and an empty wallet. For Christian investors who know that in all…
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Homeownership Drops: Who’s Not Buying Houses?
King Solomon advises wisdom at any age – and for an increasing number of Americans, the wise choice seems to be to skip buying a home. Owning a home was once a cherished part of the largely mythical American Dream – a sign that a person had “made it” as a secure, stable adult. But…
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New App Pays Your Rent – But Convenience Costs
It’s a digital age – and more and more transactions are going completely cashless. But while businesses, services and online retailers happily accept e-transfers, cards and automatic payments, small-scale real estate investors may still be stuck with collecting paper rent checks – or cash – from tenants. That amounts to very nearly a clash of…
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False Prophets = False Profits: Keys to God Centered Investing
The real estate investing world is full of self proclaimed gurus and advisers – people claiming to have the secret to getting rich quick. There’s no shortage of schemes and scams and deals that sound too good to be true – and are. How can you cut through the noise and create a successful –…
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Income Property Creates a Legacy
According to 2013 statistics, the cost of raising a child in the US averages a cool $245,340. Though the outlay for nurturing a little human from birth to age 18 or so might run higher or lower, that’s still an impressive amount. But as Jason Hartman points out, parents and hopeful parents-to-be might get a…
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Real Estate Trumps Silver and Gold
Gold and silver have their own mystique: beautiful, highly prized and sometimes hard to get. But, as King Solomon says, there are other things with more value. “Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence,” he tells us in Proverbs 3:13-14. “The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver,…
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How Does Prayer Help Investors?
Prayer helps and heals in all kinds of situations – so why not investing too? “Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not upon thine own prudence,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 3:5, and that advice can build a strong foundation for income property investors to create wealth that lasts a…