Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Companies that invest directly in real estate and trade on exchanges as a stock. Enable you to invest in various types of commercial and residential real estate...
View ArticleVacation Property
Vacation Property Property Price: $200,000 Down Payment: $40,000 Loan Needed: $140,000 Interest Rate: 6% Period: 30 year loan Estimated Monthly Payment: $840 Estimate Annual Loan Payments: $10,080...
View ArticleHow you can you financially benefit from owning a home
How you can financially benefit from owning your own home… Home ownership is often referred to as the “American Dream.” Whether or not it’s your dream or your reality, it’s important to understand...
View ArticleWhich 5 States Will See Housing Recover First?
Through the examination of data pertaining to mortgage delinquencies, unemployment rates and home-price declines the article titled “The 5 States where housing will recover first” provides a...
View ArticleIt’s (still) a wonderful life: A remake
The story was originally posted on MSN Money. The 1946 film classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” is so heartwarming you could almost forget it’s about banking. Central to the story, though, is the Bailey...
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Can A Vacation Home Work? The Tahoe Experiment.
Owning a vacation home is an aspiration that appeals to many people. In the region of the world where I reside, Lake Tahoe is a high profile vacation destination. People flock there year around, but...
View Article10 steps to take if you hope to retire “soon”
Lost in the muddle of your daily activity is probably a thought or two about retirement. It probably doesn’t go much further than that. I know at my current place of employment, many employees make...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be middle-class?
The Of Two Minds blog of last year listed a number of items that what a person/family would need to meet to meet the threshold of middle class. Although I think the list is very solid, I think one...
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Part 1 – Why Florida & REITs Are the Perfect Investment Couple
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have become quite the darling of the investment world lately. Why? A number of reasons can be cited. First, REITs are associated with sizable dividend yields,...
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