Good morning, this is a guest post from Jack Crew, who is the owner and editor at finance updates today– a leading daily finance news blog. In this article he describes more about us property market & real estate investment. Let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI. The economy… Read more
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Are You Ready for the Challenge of Real Estate Investing?
Please welcome Dominica Applegate who will talk about the challenges of real estate investing. Dominica is a contributing writer at Inzopa.com. Inzopa is a private network of home buyers, owners, mortgage lenders and real estate agents. Let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI. With the surge in foreclosures over the past… Read more
Landlord Responsibilities: What You Should Know Before Renting Your House
If your home isn’t selling, you may be thinking of renting it. What do you need to know about landlord responsibilities before becoming a landlord yourself? Go through this landlord checklist to be more prepared for the responsibilities you will face. 1. Tax, insurance and permit information: Being a landlord has… Read more
Managing a rental property from the distance
Hi! Today you can find me at Modest Money talking about how to crush your debt by earning more. I was also on Joe’s Stacking Benjamins podcast to discuss retiring abroad, which was a lot of fun although I am far from a radio pro like Joe is! As you may know, I own a… Read more
How to make money from the property market
While there is plenty to be said in favour of the old adage ‘look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves’, and plenty of evidence to show that small-scale savings and investments eventually reap big-scale rewards, anyone looking to improve their financial situation would do well to look at… Read more
Buying commercial real estate: the check list
Buying commercial real estate can be a great way to diversify your investments, and if you own your own business, to stop paying rent and build equity instead. Here is a check list of things to do before you take the plunge. Why do you want to invest Depending on why you want to… Read more
Financial goals update, July-August 2013
On January 1st, I set a number of financial goals, and will update every couple of months through the year. Here is the third review. You can check the January-February one here and March-April there, May-June here. Two goals were added then, live off online income, and donate 10% of said income to sponsor children… Read more
Would you buy a 5 bedrooms, $100 house?
I spend more time than I should on Zillow and dreaming about building a real estate empire… With Detroit’s bankruptcy, I started thinking about whether things could get better one day for Detroit, or was it doomed to go into deeper and deeper recessions year after year. I remember first checking properties in Flint after… Read more
Financial goals update, May-June 2013
On January 1st, I set a number of financial goals, and will update every couple of months through the year. Here is the third review. You can check the January-February one here and March-April there. The main financial goal was to grow my net worth by 30%. After spending over $40K in house renovations and… Read more
Things You Should Know About Texas Windstorm Insurance Policies
If you reside in Texas or you spent some time on the gulf coast then you will be well aware of how windstorms look like or the amount of damage these can do to homes. Residents of Texas often have the face the wrath of these nameless and faceless windstorms. What’s worse… Read more