Although we’d love it if this weren’t the case, you’re going to have to make a few assumptions to effectively evaluate your investments, be they real estate or otherwise. While other industries have their own set of rules, we’re going to tell you what you need to...
Can a baby harm your income property investments? Maybe so, if that baby is the dreaded weather phenomenon known as El Nino, (in Spanish, “the child, the baby”). Bringing with it drenching rains to some areas and parching drought to others, El Nino is making property...
It is important to first recognize that, when referring to ROI, we’re talking about Return on Inflation. Return on Inflation is not considered in terms of inflation, or what Jason Hartman calls “inflation induced debt destruction.” When you see a return on investment,...
It’s official. Only 30 percent of US respondents to a three question quiz posed by economists' Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia Mitchell were able to answer correctly. And these were not complicated questions. They were designed to test only a basic level of financial...
If you’re new to our podcast or to the blog, you might be wondering exactly what it is that Jason Hartman and the team do. Sure, we offer a lot of tips and tricks about investing and real estate, but read on for a closer look at what’s happening here! There is one way...
In the years since the massive housing collapse of 2008, it seemed that the housing market was recovering nicely, with more homes purchases and rising prices every year. By 2013, some market watchers were going so far as to speak in terms of a “robust” recovery. But...
Unfortunately, we aren’t joking—and stories like this seem to be appearing more and more. Here are the details—Pennsylvania woman Eileen Battisti lost her home in September of 2011 after she incurred a $6.30 late fee from an interest rate charge on her 2009 tax bill.....
It’s well documented that income property is the most tax favored asset, and taxes make up the single largest expense for many people. Between 40 and 60 percent of most people’s income goes toward some form of taxes, and those numbers appear to be on the rise. When we...
In our last article, we discussed the impending and ongoing financial crisis—the $6 trillion time bomb tick-tocking over our head. And, while we wish debt and the promise of crazy inflation was the only problem we face, it is unfortunately but one of the problems. The...
Anyone who has irresponsibly managed a credit card knows how stressful debt can be. It often seems to come from nowhere, sneaking up on you and accumulating huge amounts of interest that cut into your bank account. And that’s just personal debt—imagine the burden of a...
