income property investing

Interest Rates: What’s in Store for 2015?

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...

Can 3% Down Boost Lending?

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...

The Young And The Old Drive Rental Demand

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...

Successful Investors Maintain Control

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...

Homeownership Drops: Who’s Not Buying Houses?

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...

New App Pays Your Rent – But Convenience Costs

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,...

Income Property Creates a Legacy

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,...

Real Estate Trumps Silver and Gold

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...

How Does Prayer Help Investors?

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...