Tag: Book of Proverbs
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Real Estate: A Universal Asset
“He that is impatient, shall suffer damage,” King Solomon says in Proverbs 19:19, and when it comes to investing in income property, he that is patient reaps rewards. While it’s true that now is a pretty good time to make that first investment in rental real estate, it’s always a good time to buy investment…
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Home Buying Drop Means Investor Opportunities
Housing is a universal need, ranking right up there with food. That makes houses a truly lasting commodity – one that, as King Solomon tells us in Proverbs, is linked to wisdom. US home buying is falling to near record levels, and that apparent downturn has a silver lining for investors building wealth from income…
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Migration Gives Clues About Market Strength
The Bible is full of lessons learned from animals, and King Solomon reminds us in his frequently quoted Proverbs 6:6 to take the ant as a model for industry and prudence. For today’s investors, observing the migration patterns of humans can reveal a lot about the health of local housing markets. Migration isn’t just for…
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RV Ratio: Key to Prudent Investing
If you want to live well and prosper, King Solomon says, it’s important to “incline thy heart to know prudence.” (Proverbs 2:2) And if you want to prosper in real estate, it’s prudent to look behind the scenes at what seems like a good deal. Figuring out a property’s RV (Rent to Value) ratio is…
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Identity Theft Crosses All Borders
We live in a digital age that knows no borders or limits – and that means identity thieves have a global reach. That’s what thousands of American Express cardholders in California learned recently when their credit card data was apparently stolen from halfway around the world. Back in March 2014, the American Express Company revealed…
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Can Over-Regulation Stifle Small Businesses?
It’s only hummus. Or is it? The recent dispute involving hummus maker Sabra and a number of competitors serves nicely as a metaphor for a bigger picture, as do so many of the Bible’s proverbs and parables. But as Jason Hartman says, Sabra’s fight to control just what gets to be called hummus points up…
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Do College Grads Earn More?
Wisdom is the cornerstone of prosperity – but how much prosperity can it bring? Quite a lot, if that wisdom comes from a college degree, according to a new study by the Economic Policy Institute, which found that US college grads make nearly a hundred percent more than their non-degreed peers. But those numbers don’t…
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Housing Obsolescence Stops Buyers – and Renters
Real estate is the most stable, sheltered investment you can make – and King Solomon says so too, as he points out the value of houses in his many comparisons between houses and wisdom. But not all houses are equally valuable, and obsolete houses that buyers – and renters – don’t want may be putting…
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Will Lower Credit Standards Boost Borrowing?
King Solomon’s Proverbs remind us that smart investing means putting plans in place for a long term yield, just like the prudent ant in Proverbs 6:6-8, “which provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food for the harvest.” That’s sound advice for buying real estate, where a property bought now under…
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Rates Are Low, But So Are Mortgages
Where have all the homebuyers gone? King Solomon’s timeless advice on money management reminds us to rely on prudence and discernment for living a long and prosperous life. But when it comes to making one of the most prudent steps toward prosperity – buying real estate – a growing number of people aren’t taking the…