Say the words “loan modification” in a room full of income property investors and watch ears perk up expectantly as silence settles over the room. Think they’re interested much? You bet they are. Is there anything in it for them, in this historical intrusion into the...
While some “experts” might talk about the cycle of housing boom and bust, at Empowered Investor Network we figured out a long time ago that it’s the value of the land beneath the house that fluctuates the most. The house itself, or improvement, is likely to hold value...
Caught up in the quixotic quest to individually bail out every single American from the slightest vexation in their life, the U.S. House of Representatives will soon contemplate a bill that would allow bankruptcy judges to erase some mortgage debt for desperate...
The Hartman Risk Evaluator (HRE) is an indispensable tool for the income property investor. Why indispensable? Because it allows you to almost completely eliminate the downside risk in a real estate investment, while maximizing the upside potential. A bold claim, to...
It’s no accident that 85% of all wealthy Americans built their fortunes with real estate investments. But you know what? You shouldn’t take that first sentence at face value. Ask yourself the obvious question. Why is real estate a better investment than stocks, bonds,...
