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Wait, What?! Why Are Real Estate Prices Rising in the Middle of a Recession?
Though the housing market dipped 6.4% in March to April, there has not been decline in the market that had been predicted. The Wall Street Journal...
What Investors Should Understand About Attorney-Client Privilege
Attorney-client privilege protects an attorney from having to provide information to a plaintiff in a lawsuit or to a government agency. However, there...
Velocity Banking vs. Infinite Banking
Velocity Banking is fairly similar to Infinite Banking. Infinite Banking is where you use a life insurance policy essentially as your bank account....
Cringeworthy “Tax Horror Stories” (Don’t Let This Happen To You)
When it comes to tax return filing, do-it-yourself methods sometimes lead to costly mistakes. As the tax deadline slowly approaches, this is a good time...
Savers Are Losers
There is a common misconception that saving as much money as possible will bring the most happiness and life satisfaction as possible. However, this is...
A First-Time Landlord’s Guide to Setting Rent on a Property
For landlords, rental properties draw small margins, so it's important to set the rent at a proper price. The best place to start is to scope out other...
Financial Freedom Report May 2020
Here is May 2020 report on my path to financial freedom. This is part of an ongoing journal about exactly HOW I am achieving financial freedom in less...
The Core Four
Bonus Material: Get the full calculator that will calculate your returns to retire in 10 years or less The core four of investing are the four things that...
U.S. Homeowners Four Times as Likely to Be Equity Rich Than Underwater
A new study that was conducted by ATTOM Data Solutions has revealed that approximately 14.5 million residential properties within the US were considered...
America Saves: The U.S. Savings Rate is Rising!
Although the pandemic has been quite harrowing on the majority of US families, there is one important positive that has come out of the national crisis....
What New Investors Should Know About Buying Their First Property in a Recession
Many novice investors are under the impression that a recession is not the best time to start investing. Contrary to this belief, a recession can be the...
Real Estate Investing Partners: 4 Types of Partnerships (& 5 Secrets to Success)
When working in real estate there a few types of deals to consider for making partnerships that can be advantageous to your goals. You can have an active...
Get Your Financial Crisis Action Plan Ready
According to Richdad the world is on the verge of an economic collapse. For years he was sure that the global economy would fail before the federal...
Unlimited Wealth: The Many Types of Capital
When we think about wealth, we often think about financial capital. In times when financial capital is limited or diminished, we should be looking at...
The Biggest Myth About Income You Literally Can’t Afford to Buy Into
Nobody gets rich working a full time job unless they have a side business to go along with it, but at the end of the day of working that full time job,...
How Will Coronavirus End? Predictions for 2020’s Economy
It's impossible to predict specifically how the economy will recover when this is all over. As it stands right now, so much is on hold, and there are mere...
How to Build Massive Wealth During a Recession: Master These 5 Principles
You might be afraid of the financial effects of the recession, but there is a way for you to gain wealth during this time without taking that wealth from...
Life Comes at You Fast. So You Better Be Ready.
The past couple of months have been a great example about how quickly life can change. In a short period of time, the markets have fallen dramatically,...
The Best Way to Spend Your $1,200 Stimulus Check
How to use your stimulus check is an important decision for an aspiring real estate investor. If your basic needs are met (food and shelter) than using...
What’s More Important? Cash Flow Vs. Net Worth
Cash flow vs net worth are both financial metrics, but they measure completely different things. What is more important cashflow vs net worth?