1. First things first. Create a budget.You can make better decisions if you know where your money is going. This would help you save money quite easily. At the beginning of every month, draw up a budget taking all your expenses into account. Take charge of your finances by determining your expenses and deciding where your income should go. After listing out all your regular expenses, you can set aside some money for entertainment and eating out....more
Detroit, Mi hate it or love it. Its heavily segregated, a vast majority of the residents have poor credit, the city is plagued with crime, the local government is too corrupt, the school system needs improvement, blight has invaded neighborhoods, and etc. I could go on and on, but the city is still highly profitable for real estate investors.By my estimates 70% of the cities residents prefer to rent oppose to owning. I have met landlords who have...more
A guide to building a substantial optin list that will guarantee results for your website.Are you successful with your Internet business?Better yet, do you think you are successful with your online business?When most online entrepreneurs are asked with these questions, they often brush it off. This is because most of them, who have not yet realized the right way to succeed in Internet Marketing, continue to believe that the mere fact that they have a website is already enough to succeed on the Internet.The truth is, they all end up very upset because they fail to realize the secret behind the success in Internet Marketing.Having a website is not a guarantee that your online business will succeed. How will you succeed if people will not realize that your business exist online? The key to Internet Marketing is to get your business noticed.An effective way to do this is to build an opt-in list. In fact, most of the people who are already experts in Internet Marketing will tell you that building a highly targeted opt-in list is the most effective and important tool in Internet Marketing.Basically, an opt-in list is a list of email addresses of people who have agreed to obtain any kind...more
I have to say on a personal note when I first attempted to sale my property over 4 years ago it was one of the most daunting prospects ever. Just thinking about the whole process of having people coming in and out of home trying to spot out any little issue would give me a headache, I was ideally looking for a quick sell, well to be honest who...more
There is always someone or something that is that sums up greed, corruption and plain human stupidity of an age. Jewish born Bernard L Madoff, ex Wall Street chairman and founder, is one of those stories, which symbolized the age of easy credit. A time that brought all nations around the globe to their knees, in the worst recession to hit, since...more
We have read motivational books which inspire you on how much wealth you are capable of in a lifetime and inspirational articles which tells you that you could unleash so much hidden potential within yourself. We have also attended talks and courses which encourage you to fulfill your dreams, to pick up confidence and courage to attempt whatever you have always wanted to do in your career.All these give us a rush of adrenaline and fill us with a sense of purpose and exhilaration, an impulse to go out there and really do what we always envisioned of, but the next important question that follows is how? Often, many sources will motivate you and give you a feeling of empowerment, but the reality of life is not as simple. Does hard work alone make you successful? Can the desire to be financially successful on its own, transform you into a millionaire?Desire without the know-how and effective action is simply unfulfilled ambition. It either brings you in a fruitless run back to the starting point or even leads to ill-informed actions, which bring you even further away from where you want to be.If I were to tell you: "You are born rich and you are worth $1, 000, 000!" Would that make you...more
There are experts in every field willing to sell their skills to anyone who could benefit from them, and the payments industry is no exception. As public exposure surrounding the bankcard industry expands, merchant account consultants are popping up...more
On a recent visit to London from New Zealand, one of my objectives was to get up to date with the UK sharemarket by getting the latest view on markets from a range of analysts, economists, fund managers and, of course, taxi drivers. Most New Zealand...more
New Yorkers I talk to are pleased to see the sharemarket up 30% from its lows, but are cynical as to the rally's resilience and are using the bounce to raise cash. As I found in London, 'the bounce' is the number one topic of discussion across fund...more
During a real estate downturn its easy for someone to overlook the big picture and question why they should be interested in investing in the residential real estate market. It can be difficult not to listen to media reports and members of Congress...more
Seller Financing to the Real Estate RescueBanks arent lending, sellers cant sell and buyers cant buy. Seller financing opens up huge pools of potential buyers who are willing to pay fair market value and above average interest rates to the...more
With Australian property prices dropping, interest rates heading for a record low, and the Government offering first home owners a boost until 30 June, it has never been a better time to make that first step on to the property ladder.According to...more