Families who recently lost their home to foreclosure are not catching a break when they hit the rental market. Tougher credit requirements and higher monthly rents await, both factors driven by a growing number of people in the rental pool. A Harvard University study...
Far too many people spend too much time trying to figure out what the topic of their online marketing business should be. It doesn't have to be that hard. Here's one way to approach the dilemma. What do you love doing? What topic flips the talk switch on your mouth...
While our initial investing advice to customers new to income properties is to begin with single family residential homes, eventually moving up into multi-family apartment complexes allows the investor to take advantage of the economy of scale. The economy of scale...
We all know there is nothing hotter on this planet right now than mobile phone applications, or “mobile apps” as the painfully hip like to say. That and $3 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks, right? Wrong! This trend is the perfect opportunity to jump in,...
We decided to censor the picture up there because the grossness might cause you to lean forward and hurl lunch remains onto your brand new iPad. We don't wish to add to the amount of gratuitous violence in this world, so decided to post a picture of a puppy instead. A...
There's a story from New Zealand about how people on above average wages ($70K annually) cannot afford to buy a house, even in the face of tumbling prices. Yes, home ownership is in mortal peril there. Let's hop across the Big Pond to America. Is the same scenario at...
This ain't MTV, but it is the real world. Unfortunately, most of us received a pretty paltry financial education in school; we're lucky if it even included basics like balancing a checkbook or evaluating investment choices. While each individual can decide for...
Most people would agree that passive income is better than money you have to actually go out and work for and, in our humble opinion, the more passive the better. We've talked in this forum before about the wealth generating possibilities of membership sites but a...
Gold is a well-known commodity that has generated a tremendous emotional attachment for many people and investors. Phrases such as "gold plan" and "gold standard" have become commonplace in the contemporary vernacular. One of the most significant population...
Do you know what your car sounds like without a catalytic converter? Hopefully not but, unless you're careful, you might find out. A recent rash of converter theft and the subsequent surge in platinum business at local recyclers is more evidence that Jason Hartman may...
