Tag: income property investing
-
Does the Housing Rebound Signal a Coming Crash?
King Solomon’s famous recommendation to see the industrious ant as a role model for prosperous living points out the need to look to the future while tending to the realities of the present. “Look to the ant, O sluggard,” he says in Proverbs 6:6, “and consider her ways, and learn wisdom.” In today’s recovering housing…
-
Home Security: Avoiding Landlord Woes
King Solomon’s often-quoted advice on financial management is solidly based on the idea of prudence and wisdom – two similar but not identical concepts that have to do with heading off trouble at the pass. For owners of income property, the issue of home security on residential property is one that can benefit from a…
-
QM Rule Updates May Help Housing Recovery
King Solomon’s views on deceitfulness and unfair dealing are clear. Many of his Proverbs warn of the need to avoid the wicked and behave wisely in order to prosper – and that’s why his words guide money management even today. Now, proposed changes to the upcoming Qualified Mortgage Rule may end up applying the King’s…
-
More Charges Ahead for the Big Banks
In his proverbs, King Solomon made it clear that anyone who watts to live a prosperous life blessed by God must turn away from those who lie and deceive. “The simplicity of the just shall guide them: and the deceitfulness of the wicked shall destroy them,” he says in Proverbs 11:3. As we’ve been discussing…
-
Should Investors Prepare for Septaper?
As King Solomon tells us in his proverbs, prudent money management means looking ahead and being prepared, just like the ant who gathers food in the summer for the winter to come. That kind of watchful waiting may serve investors well in the coming months, as the Federal Reserve appears to be sticking to its…
-
Social Media: Tools for Prudent Investors
Would King Solomon tweet – or have a Facebook page? Because the monarch valued wisdom and prudence above virtually all else, chances are, he would. Love it or hate it, social media drives business today – and prudent property investors know the importance of these new tools in creating a personal brand and a business…
-
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Skew the Profit Numbers
King Solomon had strong words on liars and deceivers, and he makes that clear in Proverbs 10:3: “The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom: the tongue of the perverse shall perish.” But although the wise King’s advice is a key to a prosperous financial future in income property investing, the tongue of the…
-
Retirement Realities and Encore Careers
The Proverbs of King Solomon tell us that the crowning achievement of a life lived wisely and prudently is a rich old age, surrounded by the fruits of diligent labor and a loving family. That’s the picture of retirement that many people today are working toward. But economic troubles and struggling pension plans are putting…
-
Make the Home Office Deduction Work For You
The wise King Solomon never encountered the Internal Revenue Service, yet his advice for managing money and prospering can guide nervous entrepreneurs who fear an audit for claming an entirely legitimate tax break: the home office deduction. “Be not afraid of sudden fear,” he says in Proverbs 3:25. And thanks to some surprising latitude in…
-
Prudent Buyers Rent Before They Leap
It’s well known that King Solomon advises prudence in all decision making. And that’s especially important in home buying, where an impulse purchase can end up being a costly mistake that tasks time – and more money – to fix. That’s why a growing number of prospective homeowners, especially retirees eager to put down roots…