Invest in assets that leverage inflation.As consumers prioritize their expenditures less towards luxuries and more towards necessities, investments in tangible assets that revolve around consumers' needs and not wants are what will best insulate a portfolio against the corrosive effects of inflation.The ideal asset will generate recession-proof income while appreciating in step with inflation.

They do not recognize the difference between a business purpose and a consumer purpose loan.

Consumables, replacing damaged items or worn out items after all the expense of furnishing each unit in the first place.

In 1978, the federal government banned consumer uses of lead paint." 

New construction, on small lots is consuming the majority of the rural land.

California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big-box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web.

We can increase 3% above the current consumer price index.

Working with the bank was the most difficult and time consuming part of the deal.

It’s just time consuming, and a PITA honestly, but it would be a great safety net and last resort.

They go up and down but average out at 10.7% over the long haul.On the contrary, rental are time consuming and a hassle (unless you hire professional management that is very good) and if you ignore them you end up with 5 pit bulls and an ex-convict boyfriend who moved in and tears the place up.Is the "spread" of an extra 0.5%, plus loan amortization (loan balance pay down), plus potential appreciation of the property value, plus possible tax advantages from depreciation worth it to you to be a rental property owner and all the headaches that come with it?