Every once in a while you hear a story that makes you go, “Hmm, how DOES something like that even happen?” It all goes back to the secondary mortgage market and the practice of banks and Wall Street firms buying and selling pools of mortgages – one loan was sold 39...
You’ve bought your first income property and have a property manager in place. You can’t just turn off your cell phone and take a year-long yacht cruise to the South Pacific. There are some responsibilities you, the owner, still have. Here’s a quick list. 1. Interview...
As a California-based business, we offer the following commentary and wonder, “Why are we still here?” Yes, it’s warm in California but we’re talking about a different kind of melting. On June 10, 2009, California Controller John Chiang had this to say about the...
Let’s define arbitrage. Arbitrage is when an investor profits by exploiting small price differences between similar (or identical) financial instruments. Arbitrage occurs because of pricing inefficiencies in a market. These small price blips can add up to big money...
Maybe it’s been nibbling at the back of your brain – how do these people at Empowered Investor Network make money anyway? They seem to be giving all the good information for free. We do give away a lot. It’s part of the business model. The first thing to understand is...
As you may know, we are BIG fans of property managers. The small percentage of monthly rent diverted to their wallets for services rendered could very well save you an aneurysm from handling tenant complaints. Trust us, whether you live next door to your investment or...
You see the word “investment” tossed around quite often within these posts but what do we really mean when we refer to an investment? You likely have (correctly) ascertained we don’t consider anything sold on the Wall Street exchange an investment. Ditto for NASDAQ....
While it is our fervent belief that “inflationary times, they are a comin’ back”, there’s no denying that we are in a period of deflation right now. What does that mean? Prices are a little lower and the dollar is a little stronger. While this market condition might...
One of Jason’s favorite concepts regarding the search for suitable investment property is does it make sense the day you buy it? What exactly does he mean by this? It all relates to the idea of sustainable investing. By sustainable we mean that the metrics of the deal...
Did you know that house or apartment building sitting on your property is a packaged commodity? Think about it. What is a structure except a compilation of commodities like copper, wood, steel…and concrete. Low tech sticks and bricks, if you will, that contribute to...
