We recently spoke about the forces driving the rent market to try and allay fears for real estate investors worried about the demand drying up. Here are a few more thoughts on the matter. Experts say that in the next 34 years the United States will add another 100...
With all the doom and gloom being bandied about regarding the American economy, it’s natural for income property investors to fret about whether future days are going to make it harder to find renters. It’s a natural concern. Here’s what Empowered Investor thinks...
Can we blame good old Mr. Morgan for economic turmoil in the United States 90 years later? In a conspiratorial but actually simplistic way we certainly can. What’s all this got to do with the price of rent in your property portfolio? Quite a lot, in fact. There was a...
You don’t see the name splattered on the newspaper or internet headlines every day but there is a Central Bank of the United States and it’s called the Federal Reserve. For an excellent discussion of how the Federal Reserve came into existence, find Creating Wealth...
As a real estate investor, we classify it as a bad idea If you have a large amount of equity tied up in your home. That’s called using your home as a bank and a home is not a good bank. Maybe you’ve heard Jason say it and here are the reasons why. While it sits in...
We’ve talked about it before but the topic of land value versus improvement value is important enough to bring up again. It could be the difference in whether you find success or failure as a real estate investor. Let’s talk about your income property. Doesn’t matter...
Why should every American hang a picture of Alan Greenspan in a prominent location and toss darts at it at every opportunity? More than any other single human being or entity, some say the G-Man’s post-911 economic philosophy should shoulder the blame for the economic...
You may not have thought about it from this angle before but let’s pretend you have made your dream of becoming a real estate investor reality and are now the proud owner of an income property. This means you need a tenant for cash flow to cover the monthly mortgage...
What is the goal of a real estate investor? Jason defines it as creating a lifetime of substantial income from investment properties. This seems like a good way to look at it. So should you sell your properties after a certain amount of appreciation in value? That...
Various right wing pundits, talk show hosts and commentators like to throw around the term Socialism when referring to President Obama’s policies. So is the man a Socialist? Only he knows the answer to that because the truth lies in his heart. The rest of us are left...
