The recent collapse in home ownership from the financial crisis of 2008 has left many wondering what the future holds for home ownership rates. Some have argued that it “can’t get any worse” than we have seen over the last few years, and that a recovery is...
Today we’re celebrating our 300th episode of The Creating Wealth Show and wish to thank our loyal listeners and all of our fantastic guests who have made this show a success! We’re looking forward to many more episodes, with many more opportunities to inform, educate...
March 1 has come and gone, bringing with it the dreaded “sequester” – that second round of mandatory budget cuts left hanging over the country after lawmakers backed down from the fiscal cliff at the New Year. With budget reductions aimed at defense and other...
Programs offering assistance to struggling homeowners in the aftermath of the housing collapse have focused mainly on residential homeowners needing help to make mortgage payments and keep their homes out of foreclosure. But it’s less well known that investors can...
One of the popular pontifications in the online financial world is the "Trade of the Decade" that is published by a well known financial newsletter company. The most recent version of this came on January 4th, 2010 with advice to buy Japanese stocks and short US...
It’s a given that potential renters can expect some scrutiny from landlords taking tenant applications. Credit histories, references from previous landlords and other information become fair game in the quest to find reliable, solvent, non-destructive tenants for an...
With interest rates staying low and lenders rolling out new refinancing plans to court anxious homeowners, is this a good time for investors to refinance rental property too? Although most new incentives for refinancing are directed at residential homeowners,...
Most people are very familiar with the traditional investing axiom of ‘buying low’ and ‘selling high’ that is rooted in experience with the stock market. Because of this, many equity market investors choose to hold their capital on the sidelines waiting for prices to...
After settling with the government over the massive foreclosure abuses of a few years ago, the nation’s largest lenders are taking credit for homeowner assistance programs that, they say, have boosted the housing recovery by helping thousands of struggling homeowners...
One of the topics that has come up quite a bit recently on the Creating Wealth podcast is the notion of self-managing vs. hiring professional managers to oversee the income properties in your portfolio. The genesis of this topic came when Jason’s property manager in...
