When you sit down at your favorite bank to secure financing for your next income property, chances are good the topic of adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) will come up. Do we at Empowered Investor think this is a good idea? To answer plainly, we think it’s about as good...
Would you like it if your mortgage was fixed-rate for an 80 year term? That’s exactly what you can get from banks in Ireland and, even the United States, 40 and 50 year mortgages are beginning to pop their heads up in some areas. Is this a good or bad thing? We think...
As we muddle through a nasty sort of recessionary economic time in the United States, it’s natural for investors to begin to wonder if their dollars would be better spent abroad. Surely, there are other options somewhere around this vast globe suitable for...
When Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha, speaks, people tend to listen. If you’re the filthy rich founder and CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway Company, things like that happen. While speaking to Fortune Magazine recently, Buffett voiced his concern that the purchasing...
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People who supposedly know about this kind of stuff say it’s dangerous to include numbers when you write. That may be true but at Empowered Investor Network, we think numbers like the ones you’re about to see are pretty exciting. The following set of numbers is visual...
Star Wars nerds may realize that the title of this piece swipes a line from Yoda in the Empire Strikes Back (I think). In this case it came to mind in response to an e-mail question from one of our listeners on the Creating Wealth podcast. Mike wanted to know Jason’s...
No disrespect to our brave women and men in the armed forces but their bootcamps don’t teach you how to become wealthy investing in mobile home parks like this one does. We’ve spent a little time talking about mobile home parks recently. Maybe you’ve been interested...
We’ve been talking recently about investing in real estate through your Individual Retirement Account. For years, Empowered Investor has recommended the powerful combination of appreciation and income this asset provides. Add in our innovative refinancing strategy and...
By now, you should be getting a feel for the possibilities of real estate investing inside your IRA. Maybe you’re even getting excited about it. Before we go further, let’s take a quick look (recap) at your IRA options. Remember that you can invest in real estate with...
