Funding Your Business Can Be as Simple as Buying a House
Most small business owners are aware the small business funding is hard to come by. The commercial credit market has drastically slowed down compared to what it before the recession. Getting a business line of credit or even a modest small business loan from a traditional lender is so rare that an entire “alternative lending” […]
Calculated Risk versus Guaranteed Risk
No company, no investor is in business to lose money. When it comes to your money, you want to take advice from the person who is in the best position to offer good advice. Your natural inclination is always going to be to minimize risk. At the very least, you want to limit your risk […]
Do You Have a Plan B?
If your employer laid you off at the end of this week, what would you do? What’s your next move? Do you have a plan B in place that will help you fill in the void if your paycheck suddenly stopped coming? “No, no. Toyin, I would just get right out there and pound the […]
Real Estate Agent vs Real Estate Investor: Four Ways to Tell Them Apart
What’s the difference between them anyway? Seems to many like the difference and between a real estate agent and a real estate investor is negligible. After all, they both dabble in real estate. They both work with properties. They both make money from sales. Seems like trying to tell the difference between a red apple […]
The Three Keys to Earning Money in Real Estate
Earning money in real estate is not difficult, but it’s also not for the faint at heart. The savvy investor can break real estate down to three simple components.
Real Estate Investment = Problem Solving
The Magic of Real Estate Most real estate investors believe they are in the business of real estate investment, so they refer to themselves as investors. From the outside looking in, all you may see is a guy with deep pockets riding through your neighborhood and snatching up all the empty houses. You may even […]
Whose American Dream is it Anyway? Why the American Dream May Only Be Out of Reach for Americans
Canadians and Chinese take the lead in U.S. home purchases by foreign investors Want proof that the real estate market is alive and well? How about this? A recent Wall Street Journal article reported foreign purchases of U.S. residential sales jumped up 35% in 2013.The same report listed the Chinese as the leading buyers of […]
Up to 70% of Americans Are One Paycheck Away from Financial Ruin
If you feel like you are living paycheck to paycheck, you are not alone. It is estimated that up to 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. That means 7 out of every 10 Americans are one or two missed checks away from financial ruin. Are there that many poor among us? Actually, no. You […]