At times you hear people talk about the volatility of the real estate market. If you want volatility, try the Wall Street conspiracy. They’ve got volatility. Why? Because they also have liquidity. Instant liquidity. Anyone can log onto their account and buy or sell a...
Did you ever really stop and ponder how much a trillion dollars is? The media tosses it around in stories like you could find that much in pocket change under the couch cushion any given day. But how much is a trillion dollars – really? If you were to sit down with a...
Thankfully, the income property investor needs to spend a little more time understanding Return On Investment (ROI) than the average stock market Kool-Aid drinker. With stocks, you buy it and hope it goes up in value (or down if you’re shorting). The key idea is the...
The funny thing about getting rich in America the past few decades is so many people didn’t even realize exactly why it was happening. On the surface, it’s pretty easy to understand why income property investing works so well. You take out a loan, buy a rental house,...
Sure, the media enjoys trumpeting from the highest towers what a terrible state of affairs we’re in. Sometimes, even we at Empowered Investor might toot a doomsday note or two on our horn. But is it really all that bad? Can something really be done? Of course it can,...
We’ve mentioned before how income property is the most tax-favored asset in America. Maybe now would be a good time to use a real world example good and put hard numbers behind this powerful tool. This one comes courtesy of the mind behind the Empowered Investor...
Came across an article recently that illuminated exactly why we believe our strategy of having local property managers in various areas around the country saves Empowered Investor Network clients from similar tales of woe. It’s all about micro-targeting location...
The American Apartment Owners Association helps to make life easier for landlords and property managers. With an AAOA membership you can: • Save money on your day to day management expenses • Develop new revenue streams • Get help on all the challenges you face with...
What we do at Empowered Investor is not brain surgery. There’s nothing in here the average investor with an average head on their shoulders can’t comprehend. The real trick, and the part where most people fail miserably, is to recognize what an amazing opportunity...
Is money, as we have always known it, going out of style? Just maybe. The federal government continues to print it like we’re all playing a big game of monopoly. It no longer has any real asset underpinning it, like gold. The only reason it’s still worth anything at...
