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2 March 2021 | 4 replies
We are not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination and definitely cannot afford what is being presented on schools' net calculators.
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11 February 2011 | 17 replies
The owner himself (very wealthy) told me they don't like to put money into the house.
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20 August 2014 | 14 replies
Some of the most wealthy areas in the U.S., are in the Metro Detroit area.Joe VilleneuveREcapSystemA2REIC
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16 March 2014 | 3 replies
Under this scenario, the real increase in wealth is because of the decline in value of the dollars you are paying on the loan overtime, and the payments you make 10-20 years from now on a fixed mortgage at 4% will be only a small fraction of what they are today in real terms while the property itself is a hedge against inflation, and rents increase because of inflation.
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19 July 2015 | 80 replies
More wealth is accumulated holding real estate.
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26 June 2014 | 18 replies
Right now your wealth is not working for you...so thinking about using it is a decent idea. 3.
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8 April 2009 | 27 replies
True wealth is built with long term holdings (rentals and notes).
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26 May 2010 | 27 replies
Is this in line with your goals of building wealth? I
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8 December 2012 | 6 replies
If you can get into a house that needs some cosmetics and clean it up, move in keeping expenses low, and then look for your next property you should be able to build wealth. I
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11 September 2018 | 25 replies
None of them are overly wealthy...another trait I noticed and like I said I like to set my sights high.