Renters and Properties
People rarely think about why they shouldn't be landlords. The real estate market is always changing, so success is not a sure thing. Obviously, if you have what it takes to be a landlord, you can make a lot of...
It's hard to believe that anyone lives without money, and it's also hard to believe that anyone lives without investing in some way. In simple terms, investment is the act of putting money or capital into a business with the hope of making a...
Investment mortgage, which is what most people call it, is a loan that is used to buy residential or commercial real estate. There are mortgage lenders who are willing to give money to people who want to buy real estate. Even though mortgages can...
What do you think about investments that aren't in style? There are some investments and markets that people hate so much that they aren't talked about much. These are investments and markets that aren't talked about much in the financial media...
Forex is short for "Foreign Exchange," which is when money from one country is traded for money from another country, or when money from one country is bought with money from another country.
When someone trades in foreign currencies, he...
Many people hope to own their own home one day. The best way to borrow money is through a home equity mortgage. You might also feel like you need to use your home as collateral to get some money. Before you put your house up as collateral for a...
Many of the richest people in the world got their money from stocks, bonds, investment trusts, real estate, commodities, and other forms of residual income. In this chapter, we'll talk about how important asset allocation is. Asset allocation is...
Predatory lending is at an all-time high because the real estate market is still going strong after five years of skyrocketing prices and low interest rates. The term doesn't have a clear meaning, but it usually refers to lenders who go out of...
One of the most common reasons to get a home equity loan is to make improvements or upgrades to the home itself. With some changes, the property's value goes up almost as much as what it cost to make those changes. This, plus the fact that the...
Home prices have hit all-time highs, and in many parts of the country, it's almost impossible to buy a home.
In the late 1990s, tech stocks were the hot investment, but now real estate is. Everyone has sold their stocks and bought...