What You Need to Know as a First Time Landlord As you likely already know, purchasing real estate can be a great way to diversify your investment portfolio. Renting out a vacation property, house or apartment can create a reliable source of revenue if managed properly. But there’s much more to being a first time

If your annual trek to the beach or mountains leave you yearning for more than a seasonal rental, you’re not alone. According to the National Association of Realtors’ 2016 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, around 920,000 vacation homes were sold in 2015, along with an estimated 1.09 million investment homes. Deciding which route you

The “We’ll Miss You” cards are filed away, the last official pay-check has been deposited and the curious sensation of owning your time 24/7 has started to seem normal. Congratulations, you’re official retired. And, while the definition of that word can mean many different things – especially if you still have ownership shares in a

Early retirement is a dream for most Americans, but most would settle for knowing that they’ll have enough savings and investments to let them comfortably enjoy their families, friends, hobbies and travel once they choose to transition out of work life. Yet, according to the Employee Research Institute, only 48% of workers (and/or spouses) had

You’ve landed the job of your dreams. Well, okay, maybe it’s not quite that yet, but you’re officially on your way to having a real life. Now that you’re collecting a regular paycheck, what’s next? Tackling student loan debt? Finding an apartment and calculating whether you can afford rent and utilities? Finding and financing a