investment property

I recently read an article in The New York Times (hat tip for bringing it to my attention: MAPping Company Success) about the increasing trend of using real money to pay for virtual goods. The article also addresses the rise of credit, via a company called Kwedit.com, to pay for virtual purchases online. This article [...]

Before you buy a home, you should obtain a pre-approval letter from the mortgage lender that states how much you’re eligible to borrow. This provides you with two important information: (1) the price range that you should be focusing on, and (2) the starting point for your monthly mortgage payments calculation. You can use an [...]

I began investing in single family homes with a good friend and business partner about 4 years ago. In that time, we’ve purchases and remodeled 5 single family homes, all of which are rented by reasonably reliable tenants. Over that time we’ve learned a thing or two about investing in real estate. In this article, [...]

Investing is something that all of us should consider at some point in our lives. When it comes to making a long term investment, there is no better choice to make than real estate investing. A long term investment is bound to pay off at some point. This is evident because of the fact that [...]

In this  Ask the M-Network article, PJ shared information about his home and his desire to buy a house that just came on the market. Should he refinance is current home, or sell it to buy the new one? Should he buy the new home and rent out the old one? Here’s the question from [...]

Diversification is a concept that I’ve embraced most of my life.  In the past, I have discussed investment diversification and also touched on the concept of income diversification.  Today, I want to explore the idea of diversifying your.
When you think about income, most of you will immediately think about your job.  However, if you want [...]

There’s a quote by Gene Brown that says “One good thing about being young is that you are not experienced enough to know you cannot possibly do the things you are doing.” As I enjoy my second month of being retired from my job, I reflect back on the things that my husband and I [...]

This article is part of an M-Network group writing project, the 12 Days of Christmas – Personal Finance Style. As the project moves through its days, I will be adding each article at the bottom of this post. We’ll be posting from December 1st to December 12th.
The year is quickly coming to an end, and [...]

With the current housing market meltdown, it’s hard to think about investing in real estate. Moreover, the current tight credit market and lack of cash makes it even harder to buy an investment property even if you want to. This is where REIT comes in. Personally, I think it’s an attractive investment option regardless of [...]

American International Group is facing a serious liquidity crisis and potentially a complete failure.  However it’s being saved by the U.S. government who loaned $85 billion dollars to AIG and assumed 79.9% stake in the insurance company. Personally, I don’t like the idea of government bail out, because I believe these companies should have done [...]