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5 September 2018 | 11 replies
Diversification is key.
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24 September 2018 | 147 replies
It’s a sense of diversification.
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5 September 2018 | 5 replies
Money in the bank is important, so are IRAs, college-funds, diversification, paying down debt, etc.
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4 September 2018 | 4 replies
There is also something to be said for having a hedge, some degree of diversification, as @Tara Wright has noted.I think you can find 5 or 6 really super proven flippers, right here in Houston or wherever you live, and go in with them as private lenders and probably outperform average returns from any mutual fund you might own.
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5 September 2018 | 3 replies
We also do a deep dive on the area looking at population and job growth, net migration, and employment diversification.
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9 September 2018 | 10 replies
Diversification is nice, but a much bigger risk is property management.
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3 June 2019 | 9 replies
With larger properties (whether something you can buy on your own or invest in experienced syndicators you feel comfortable with) there is diversification and more peace of mind (from not having to deal without management layer).
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4 August 2018 | 7 replies
No diversification "everything I Own"2.