Life-changing real estate investing lessons
At first I was afraid. I was petrified. That was me at 23, when it came to real estate investing. I was interested in it, and saw everyone around me achieving success with it. But […]
There are a lot of different personal loans. Here’s how to choose the right one?
Personal loans are consumer lending products that provide you with a lump sum of cash to be repaid under terms and conditions of a loan agreement. Here are 12 different types of loans that consumers […]
How foreclosures & FBI probes changed single-family real estate investing
Today, single-family residential real estate is a multi-billion-dollar, national industry. But as recently as a decade ago, almost no one had heard of SFR. The market for single family rental homes was considered too chaotic, […]
This is how much you should be saving for retirement
How much you need to save for retirement depends on where you live and your individual situation. You’ll often hear the benchmark of $1 million as the standard retirement savings goal. This is a good […]
You may want to raise your homeowner insurance deductible. Here’s why
Homeowners insurance is not quite as simple as paying each month and then, if something bad happens, the insurance company will automatically cover it all. Generally speaking, you’ll still be on the hook for a […]
Always paying your bills late? Here’s how to stop
If you put off paying certain bills each month because you dread the experience, don’t be too hard on yourself. Lots of people procrastinate when it comes to forking over money for credit card, loan […]
Is the size of your portfolio deceiving you?
Robert Shiller’s research brought on a “revolutionary” (this word appears in the subtitle of Shiller’s book) advance in our understanding of how stock investing works. But few people appreciate that advance. If they did, the amount […]
Need $5k right now? Here’s when you should (or shouldn’t) get a personal loan
Getting a $5,000 personal loan may not require good or prime credit. Subprime borrowers with fair credit scores between 580 and 669 can qualify for $5,000 personal loans in some cases. Lenders assess credit risks […]
Can you really make money by paying taxes with a credit card?
For Americans who owe taxes, there are only a couple of ways to pay your bill to the government. You can pay using direct withdrawal from your bank account, cash in-person at participating retailers, digital […]
These are America’s most overvalued real estate markets
In Idaho’s Treasure Valley — home to the state’s largest city, Boise — people aren’t scouring the ground looking for gold nuggets or veins of silver. These days, the real treasure in and around […]