Tag: income property investing
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Foreclosures: A Measure of the Market
The Bible’s King Solomon was not only a king revered for his wisdom but also for his foresight and, according to some accounts, the gift of prophecy. Certainly the King advocated prudence in all things which includes a certain ability to look ahead and make decisions based on anticipated outcomes. “Blessed is the man that…
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Solomon’s Path to Prosperity is For Investors Too
King Solomon, one of the Bible’s best-known sages, ruled for forty years, plenty of time to amass a wealth of wisdom from experience. His sayings collected in the Book of Proverbs reveal the qualities that lead to a prosperous life. And those virtues can form the foundation of a successful investing life as well, reflected…
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Prudent Planning for Tax Season
“If wisdom shall enter thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul,” says King Solomon in Proverbs 2:10-11, “counsel shall keep thee and prudence shall preserve thy soul.” Prudence involves planning ahead, anticipating pitfalls and taking steps to avoid them. And as the wise king advises, prudence can preserve what we hold dear. For income property…
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New Federal Reserve Stimulus Helps Housing
Biblical accounts of the wise King Solomon remind us that the King was concerned with the just administration of his realm, ensuring prosperity for the forty years of his reign. Solomon advocated prudence and wisdom in all actions for the benefit of the kingdom as a whole. And he wasn’t slow in taking steps to…
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Where Does Your Loan Come From?
Much of King Solomon’s reputation as a strong and fair ruler comes from his words in the Book of Proverbs, where he emphasizes again and again the importance of wisdom, knowledge and prudence in all things – for blessings come to those who live by those concepts. “Say to wisdom, thou art my sister, and…
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Understanding the Micro Housing Market
To profit big from income property investing, it’s critical to think small. Former Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill, political adversary to President Reagan in the 1980s, is often credited with the uttering the phrase, “All politics is local.” While not a fan of the man’s political point of view, Jason Hartman realized the idea…
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Hurricane Sandy: Creating Hardship for Homeowners
During the more than forty years of King Solomon’s reign, the monarch and his kingdom faced crises ranging from wars with other kingdoms to devastating natural disasters, prompting him to write in Proverbs 30:16: “Hell and the mouth of the womb, and the mouth of the earth which is not satisfied with water, and the…
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Turn Inflation to Your Financial Advantage
“Inflation investing” or income property investing, as Jason Hartman refers to it, can be a tricky concept to understand. To budding income property investors seeking to create financial independence and accustomed to thinking of the idea that debt is bad, it’s critical to shift into a “real” vs “nominal” value frame of mind in order…
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Investing in Retirement: The Age of Wisdom
The hallmark of King Solomon’s reign over the flourishing Kingdom of Israel was wisdom. He prayed for it, applied it in all his decisions, and valued it so highly he wrote many proverbs extolling the virtues of prudence and good counsel. Solomon lived to a ripe old age, devoted to wisdom throughout his life. Wisdom…
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Fannie Mae’s Foreclosures: Bad News for Solo Investors
Throughout his proverbs and other writings, King Solomon stresses the importance of individuals acting with wisdom and prudence to create prosperity and goodwill. Addressing readers as “my son,” the wise King praised people responsible for their actions, working on their own to create a world based on the word of their God. In the book…