Re-Learning to Count
Wednesday, March 13
One of the pervasive concepts that continue to float through the marketplace of investments and ideas is the notion of a “National” housing market. Many people simply assume that the Case-Schiller composite index of the 20 largest housing markets is a reasonable proxy for the total real estate m...
Case Study: Forfeiting Your House
Wednesday, March 06
James is in his early 30’s and has been working for nearly 10 years at the company where he began his first job after college after achieving a degree in Business Management. His wife Becky has chosen to stay home with their two children. James was doing well in his career until the financial c...
Rise to Wealth from the Homeownership Decline
Thursday, February 28
The recent collapse in home ownership from the financial crisis of 2008 has left many wondering what the future holds for home ownership rates. Some have argued that it “can’t get any worse” than we have seen over the last few years, and that a recovery is approaching. In response to this view,...
The Cost of Waiting
Tuesday, February 26
Most people are very familiar with the traditional investing axiom of ‘buying low’ and ‘selling high’ that is rooted in experience with the stock market. Because of this, many equity market investors choose to hold their capital on the sidelines waiting for prices to hit a cyclical bottom before...
To Self Manage or Not to Self Manage?
Saturday, February 23
One of the topics that has come up quite a bit recently on the Creating Wealth podcast is the notion of self-managing vs. hiring professional managers to oversee the income properties in your portfolio. The genesis of this topic came when Jason’s property manager in San Antonio went out of busine...
Successful Failure
Wednesday, February 13
There are many people who hold a great feeling of romance in regards to starting their own business. Many see it as a means of breaking away from the nine to five routine so that they can achieve personal gratification and professional success. The feeling of no longer working for someone, or t...