We’ve all been in a “consider the larger picture” scenario at some point in our lives. Usually precipitated by an overreaction to a smaller event, someone will tell us that we’re misfocusing, that we should think instead about the big picture. And when we fail to...
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...
For years, the defense industry has boosted the economy in areas all over the country – and in some cases, the world. Large installations move personnel in and out in numbers that rival a small city, and short and long term assignments mean a constant search for...
It’s been 50 years since so few Americans have owned their own home. Let’s call this the “real” homeownership rate, defined as the percentage of US households who own a home and are not three months or more behind on mortgage payments. Is the suspense killing you yet?...
There is no shortage of stories about the difficulties facing the economies of the US, Europe, and China. The global economic system seems to be on the brink of collapse, due to decades of debt financed spending. This has created a rare window of opportunity for...
