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Things to Consider Before Investing in Real Estate

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Real estate is a great investment, because as Teddy Roosovelt once said “you should buy land; they’ve stopped making it.” But like any good investor, you need to realize a few important points before jumping into the often confusing real estate market. Real estate is a highly localized investment.

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5 Economic Assumptions We (still) Make That Won’t Always Be True

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Real Estate Will Always Have Value. Ahem… , we all saw real estate fall in 2008, 2009 and 2010 – but do you believe that it is now on the rebound? Some believe that we are in for an even bigger real estate bust in the 2014 – 2016 years. Are you snapping up property at low interest rates?

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How is Your Vacation Rental Doing?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It seemed reasonable to devote a greater portion to real estate, in order to further diversify our portfolio. We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. Generate an income stream. We planned to rent out the property and thought it would rent quite a few days of the year.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I moved my retirement savings from two company plans into an IRA. We also were over allocated in my last employers company stock, and the rising market made it easier for me to meet some selling price objectives. For the Dow to reach 38,820 by 2025, it would have to return about 8.8% annually — and that’s quite ordinary.”.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. Getting a business loan to start and grow a company might also yield huge long tern financial results.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

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She ignored collectors and now the card company is suing. She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. It is the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ) was a $1.5