Tag: income property
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Seek Wise Counsel to Avoid False Counsel
King Solomon’s wise words on the importance of prudence and wise counsel take on special importance for anyone negotiating today’s complex financial waters. Scams old and new target the desperate, the fearful and the confused with offers to make problems go away and create more wealth than anyone could imagine. Now, alongside the Nigerian banking…
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Mortgage Settlement Checks Reach Victims – Only to Bounce
King Solomon advocated equitable dealing with others, and a respect for the poor – who, according to his Proverbs, were more virtuous than the greedy rich. “The blessing of the Lord is upon he head of the just,” the King says in Proverbs 10:6, “but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked/” Today, victims of…
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Changing Demographics, New Views on Home Buying?
A home is more than just four walls and a roof. “Owning a home is the keystone of wealth, both financial affluence and emotional security,” says financial guru Suze Orman. And as we’ve noted in previous posts, King Solomon also recognized the many important values a house represents, as he shows us in Proverbs 9:1…
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Avoid the Enticements: 10 Signs of Real Estate Scams
King Solomon’s advice for prosperity and a righteous life involves numerous warnings against the enticement of sinners and the wicked. In today’s housing market, those warnings remain valid, as scams and frauds target all aspects of the real estate market. So, because these schemes can so easily trap the unwary, we’ll wrap up this intermittent…
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Are Zombies Haunting the Housing Industry?
Zombies are everywhere these days. And while these undead creatures remain confined to the world of entertainment, the growing inventory of zombie properties is certainly real, poised to cast its own dark shadow on the housing recovery. King Solomon certainly doesn’t mention zombies in his Proverbs. But he does admonish people about behaving unjustly toward…
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Woman: A Force in the Rental Market
For King Solomon, woman represented wisdom and prudence – a metaphor often repeated in his Proverbs. “Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom,” he says in Proverb 3:13. And the idea of wisdom as woman continues through verse 18 of that chapter: “She is more precious than riches, and all the things that are desired…
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Are Retirees Facing the Next Housing Crisis?
For King Solomon, the crowning glory of a life spent in seeking wisdom and acting with prudence and justice in the world is a serene old age surrounded by family. But that may not be a reality for some of today’s retirees, who may become trapped in the next cycle of housing crisis, according to…
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Technical Tools Support Investors
Among the key pieces of advice offered by King Solomon in his Proverbs is the exhortation to seek wise counsel when necessary. “Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence preserver thee,” he says in Proverbs 2:11. In today’s’ world, technology offers ways to get counsel and support far beyond what the monarch had in mind, as…
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Can Shadow Demand Impact the Recovery?
One watchword for prudent living is patience, according to King Solomon. And a number of his Proverbs remind us that it’s also a key virtue for long term prosperity. “The impatient man shall work folly, “ the King says in Proverbs 14: 17. Today’s housing industry experts worry that he “shadow demand” for housing fueled…
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Can Government Policy Sink the Housing Recovery?
King Solomon was a ruler dedicated to the application of wisdom and common sense. His words in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes reveal his belief that rulers need to act for the benefit of the people. But some critics say that today, the US government is doing just the opposite with decisions by Edward…