Tag: income property
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Tenant Recruiting Feeds a Hot Rental Market
Housing continues its upswing, and that’s driving growth in other economic sectors too. And a major contributor to the strength of the housing market is the bustling rental marketplace, which spells good news for income property investors as well as renters. Well, some renters anyway – as landlords fed up with problem tenants skirt fair…
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Tax Lien Investing and the Myth of Home Equity
It’s a core piece of the conventional wisdom about home ownership: your equity is your security. But a recent Washington Pot story about the often-unscrupulous practice of tax lien investing points out that home equity it took years to build can vanish in a virtual moment – a fate not shared by mortgaged property. According…
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Housing Lobbyists Flex Muscle in Mortgage Lending
The mortgage meltdown of a few years ago caused ripples through all areas of the economy and triggered a series of legislative and legal efforts to right the troubled, tricky boat of mortgage lending. One of those bills, the Dodd Frank Act, was an ambitions attempt to protect borrowers as well as hold lenders at…
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The Age of Information – Or Confusion?
TMI – too much information – not only makes for awkward social moments, but when you’re immersed in the round the clock flow of constantly available information, some experts say it can also derail goals and impair decision making. For investors and anyone who relies on the many internet sources available to get information and…
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Investing on the Go: 5 Useful Apps
Mobile technology keeps users connected wherever they are, with virtually all the functions of a computer available at the touch of a finger on a smartphone or tablet. The business of app – for “application” – creation is booming, and apps for business and finance lead the list of new offerings. Investors can track developments…
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Can the Housing Upswing Predict a Downturn?
Is the housing market glass half full – or half empty? As home prices rise and the inventory of available houses falls, many experts in and out of the industry see more encouraging signs of a long term recovery that provides a firm foundation for other areas of the economy, too. But a growing number…
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7 Words of Wisdom For Today’s Investor
Speculation and quick money schemes promise instant riches to hungry investors. But the truth about building wealth through investing is less glamorous, though ultimately more satisfying. From Mark Twain to Warren Buffet, market watchers from vastly different perspectives have pointed out again and again that building wealth through investing is a long-term process that yields…
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Home Security: Save Money, Avoid Legal Fees
Home security issues – from break-ins to slips on a sidewalk — fuel a multibillion-dollar industry that includes technology, consumer advice and even medical and legal fees. Although residential security is a necessity for every property owner, it’s an especially thorny area for landlords, who have to fulfill legal requirements as well as accommodate the…
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Social Media Tools: A Game Changer for Investors
Social media has forever changed how people do business. From the early days of personal blogs and Facebook accounts for chatting with family and friends, social media sites ranging from the obvious old standbys like Twitter and Facebook to more specialized professional services like LinkedIn have leveled the playing field for both business people and…
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Fannie and Freddie Tweak the Numbers For Profit’s Sake
In the nearly five years since the nations historic housing collapse, megalenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have gone from bankruptcy and government bailout to posting record profits. But as Washington policy makers ponder their future, a new report from the two agencies’ overseers claims that those profit numbers may be offset by Famine and…