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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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Architectural Digest Magazine Just $5.99 a Year

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Sections are provided on antiques, home decor, travel, available real estate and cars. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Designed for interior design connoisseurs, this magazine aims to cultivate an appreciation for luxurious designs and home furnishings. All rights reserved.

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Architectural Digest Magazine Subscription Only $5.99 a Year

Saving Cents With Sense

Sections are provided on antiques, home decor, travel, available real estate and cars. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Designed for interior design connoisseurs, this magazine aims to cultivate an appreciation for luxurious designs and home furnishings. All rights reserved.

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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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Unique Homes Magazine Subscription Only $7.99

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Unique Homes serves as the premier global resource for the luxury real estate community. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. A subscription comes with 6 issues per year and you can get up to 3 years at this price. Coverage includes listings of mansions, horse farms, exotic islands and more.

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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not). I got some really good (and thought provoking) comments on that blog post.

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