We’ve looked at items that can build the value of your real estate investment.  Today we’ll discover a few things to steer away from when purchasing a home.
1. A pool. Forget what you might have heard. An in-ground pool in most parts of the country doesn’t automatically raise the value of your home.2. No garage [...]

A budget is a guide that allows you to track and control your spending and saving.  Being sure of items that you should steer clear of is often times difficult to discern.
There are thousands of sites online that can help you discover budgeting tools and tips.  One of which points to the matter at hand; [...]

Finding a good deal is more imporant than all the great tips and techniques in real estate investing.  A good formula to use for determining a good real estate deal is the C.L.E.A.R. method.
Source: CREOnline.com
Cash flow"Will this property cash flow?" Well, that depends on a lot of factors, such as the strength of the local [...]

When investing in the stock market there is no for sure way to succeed, but there are ways to make investing really count by being smart with your stock market investment strategy. Here are several recommendations to make stock investing better for anyone:

Don’t try to time the market. As tempting as it is [...]

Buying stocks can be a tricky and scary venture for the new investor.  What do I buy?  How much do I spend?  How will I make money?
One area of stock purchasing you could start with is penny stocks.  A good resource on penny stocks is PennyStocks.com
Penny stocks are shares that trade from a fraction of [...]

Credit cards, no matter how much they say they love you, are in business for their gain, not yours.  Managing credit card debt is an oxymoron for most credit card holders.  In order to truly take control of debt you need to change your focus on spending and turn it to building wealth.
It’s inevitable, the [...]

Investing in a company that adheres to a share-holder style of management eliminates the ‘enrons’ of investing in corporate stock.
Here are three questions that can help you decide if your company is holding the right ‘bag’ for you to put your money into.

Do the executives have a significant portion of their net worth invested in [...]

When looking for a home to purchase or looking to sell one you currently own, the biggest question is "How much is it worth?"
There are many ways to determine the value of a home.  The most reliable way is to pay an appraiser an average rate of $400 per home and in return you will [...]

Yesterday we looked at making sure the company you invest in doesn’t have an unhealthy dependency on key suppliers.
Another warning sign of a company headed for trouble is a (two) a key dependence on key customers.  When a company is dependant on one customer for a majority of their revenue and sales, it could put [...]