This has been one of the real estate industry’s longest-held maxims. But we’re in a pandemic that started last spring. How is it still a thing today? Won’t the pandemic’s effects from last year change the way the property market works this year? For the longest time, those in the real estate industry believe that
If there’s one thing that the pandemic has taught all of us, it’s to make sure we’re financially secure so that when a crisis happens, we have nothing to worry about. Emergency funds, savings, mutual funds, bonds, stocks, insurance, any form of financial security is better than nothing at all. One of the areas of
Flipping houses can be a pretty profitable activity, but only when you play your cards right. You need to choose the right kind of home to fix up. You might have bought a family’s old house for a bargain, but it won’t be worth it if the repairs end up costing more than the house.
Filling rental vacancies is one of the most common challenges faced by residential rental property owners. If you own several rental homes, you need to work extra hard to ensure that tenants will rent out your property. That becomes more difficult if you have a lot of competitors in your local area. You need to
How can you say your portfolio is complete if you don’t invest in real estate? Experts say that a comprehensive portfolio is composed of at least 5% to 10% real estate. Look at your numbers right now. If the majority of your portfolio is invested in stocks and bonds, then you need to diversify it
