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Starting Your Journey to Becoming a Real Estate Mogul

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Everyone, at one point or another, has fantasized about what they would do with a million dollars. Perhaps you’d buy a ski boat and spend the summers out on the water. Maybe you’d build the best and biggest entertainment center to watch your favorite action movies and the big games. What about being a real estate mogul? Or, you might have your eyes set on something greater. That’s what former professional basketball player Luol Deng was thinking. After earning over $150 million on the court, Deng has turned to real estate where he owns over $125 million worth of properties. Becoming a property owner is also one of the “quickest” ways to become a self-made millionaire. So, why don’t more … Read more

What to Know Before You Invest in a Rental Property

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How To Evaluate The Rate Of Return On Rental Property

Buying a second home may seem like an extravagance in today’s cash-strapped economy, but it can potentially become a secondary source of income. With low home prices and interest rates, this may be an ideal time to become a real estate investor. However, you’ll want to conduct your research carefully and keep the following tips in mind before you invest in real estate and sink your money into a rental or holiday property. Invest in Real Estate and Rental Property Look at Different Types of Investments Before you invest in real estate and make this significant investment, you’ll need to look at all of your options closely. Some investors look for a vacation home that they can rent out on … Read more

Top 9 Simple Strategies for Overcoming Lifestyle Creep in Your Budget

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Reasons to Add Fun Money to Your Budget

When you start making more money through your business, job, or investments, the next thing that typically happens is you start spending money more freely because you can finally afford to do so. There is a danger of lifestyle creep. Unfortunately, our desire to disregard our budgetary restrictions comes with a serious downside. We won’t make much progress in our financial goals if we’re too busy spending money and living at our means. It’s nice to have a little cash to wave around, especially if that wasn’t always the case. Nevertheless, you really need to rein it in, or you’ll end up practicing lifestyle creep. What’s that? In a nutshell, it dwells on the logic that an increase in income … Read more

Top 5 Simple Ways to Save for a Down Payment on a Home

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Getting ready to buy your first home is exciting, though oftentimes overwhelming experience that requires extensive planning before you even start looking at potential options. If you don’t put in the time and effort to assess your current financial situation and set clear goals for your home-buying aspirations, you may fall short of your expectations and experience needless frustration along the way to save for a down payment. How to Save for a Down Payment One of the most important considerations you must make in the early planning stages is how much you want to spend on the home; not just the overall price but also the down payment, closing costs, monthly mortgage, HOA fees (if applicable), property taxes, and … Read more

Top 7 Mistakes Landlords Make Starting and How to Fix Them

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Save Money and Time with Your Short-Term Rentals

If you’ve recently become a landlord or are considering purchasing a second home for renting purposes, you’ve likely been introduced to a large bevy of responsibilities and duties you never expected you’d have. You can also find many mistakes landlords make. While renting out your property can be an extremely lucrative business venture, many enter the realm of rentals without proper knowledge or education on the subject and find it’s not as easy as expected. We’ve laid out the top mistakes landlords make when they run into, and the things you can do to avoid them. Top 7 Mistakes Landlords Make 1. Lease Issues Leases are the single most important thing to have completed before allowing someone to live in your … Read more

Top 3 Simple and Best Passive Income Ideas for Retirees

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Whether you’re 10 years away from retirement or retiring this year, money management and saving don’t stop when your regular job income does. In fact, financial management in retirement can be a stressful experience if you don’t plan carefully beforehand and continue your saving habits during your golden years. To avoid the panic-inducing question of whether your current nest egg will last as long as you do, there are several retirement mistakes to avoid. Don’t increase your spending, pay attention to potential income opportunities, and never borrow money from your retirement account for nonessential purposes. Luckily, there are many ways to financially secure yourself and your spouse during your retirement years. Thankfully, these strategies don’t necessarily involve taking on a part-time job to … Read more