Why do we care if China and India are experiencing a surge in the growth of the middle class that should continue for decades to come? We’re not suggesting you buy property in China, so how’s this explosive expansion going to help you if you own a portfolio based in...
In testament to the Fed’s continuing string of disastrous business decisions, recent filings paint a stark picture of how the foreclosure crisis is landing squarely and with furious anger upon the heads of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Is it a conspiracy or just plain...
We recently talked about feng shui and how it might be make your rental property more appealing to prospective tenants. Now let’s talk about builder beige. Builder beige is the result of generation after generation of real estate agents trying to keep everything about...
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Is feng shui just a lot of superstitious hocus-pocus or is there something to it? I can almost guarantee you’re not going to find the final answer to that within these modest sentences, but think about this – the idea/art/science (whatever you want to call it) has...
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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