Real Estate Investing By The NumbersMy experience is that most new investors don't fail at investing... they fail at marketing. Marketing is how you sell you skill as an investor and find enough motivated sellers to keep the cash rolling in. You can use billboards, flyers, telephone calls, door to door canvassing, bandit signs, newspaper ads, Web sites, direct mail... or any combination. If you don't use good marketing every week of the year your chances of becoming a successful investors are minimal. [More] | The Demise of Buy & HoldIt shouldn't matter when you buy if you're never going to sell-but it does. If you buy just before the market falls, guess what: You will start with a loss that you have to recover before your investment begins making money. So what? According to statistics on mutual fund sales, most investors buy just in time to grab a loss. [More] | Paralysis By AnalysisMaking a decision on starting a business or a program to help you start a business is the next step people. Otherwise all you have is “Paralysis by Analysis”. You can look and dither back and forth, with all the questions: “Will it work for me?; How long will it take? How many calls, letters, emails, (fill in the blank) will I have to send or sell before I start making money? The questions go on and on. Eventually you will come to one that can't be answered and that will be your reason for not proceeding. Oh, I can't do it if I can't have (fill in the blank). [More] |
Unexpected Windfall: The Upside of Flexible Spending Accounts
If you have read my past articles, you will notice that there are some clear advantages that I can see with using Flexible Spending Accounts for your expenses. They provide a means to escape the expenses of the taxes that would otherwise be imposed on the income used to s.
The Basics of Compound Interest and Returns
Compound interest is a great way to make great profits without doing much work. It will not make you rich instantly but over time you'll be getting a nice stable return on your money..
Using The Bank's Money For Your Gain...The Power of Leverage!
Using the banks money for your gain… The power of leverage
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