For most people, a home is the biggest single purchase that they will ever make. When you are in the early days of home ownership, and you are simply excited to have your name on the deed, paying the mortgage each month doesn’t feel like a burden. In fact, it can almost be exciting knowing… [Read More]
Why I Love Being a Landlord
The following is the first staff post by Greg Johnson. Please join me in welcoming him to the site! When people use the term “investing,” they are usually talking about investing money in the stock market. Whether that is through the purchase of single stocks, mutual funds, or retirement accounts, their idea of investing is… [Read More]
Why I Live in a Condo (And Not a House)
I have written a lot about our first home together, and also about living in a condo versus living in a house. After living in a condo for more than a year, I thought it would be fun to go over the major advantages and disadvantages, and recap just how it’s gone for us so… [Read More]
Midweek Reading: Catching Up Edition
I’ve been doing a lot of reading as I’ve been catching up on the 1000+ items in my Reader, and here are some of the interesting items I’ve come across recently:
3 Unconventional Investment Moves to Make in 2011
All of us know about conventional investment movements once they become popular. In the late 90s, it was stocks. In the mid 2000s, it was real estate. Some are now saying that the next hot trend is gold. Riding these trends can be highly profitable, if you get in at the right time. The problem… [Read More]