LIVING OFF DIVIDENDS & PASSIVE INCOME

Archive for October, 2005

Corporate Credit Cards and how it helps the Real Estate Investor

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently applied for the American Express Small Business Rewards Credit Card in the name of my Corporation. I filled out an online form in 5 minutes.3 days later someone ... Read more..

What makes Millionaires different

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Ray Roman wrote a nice little article in his millionaire blog about what makes millionaires different.There are 4 basic points1. Educate yourself about money2. Recognize opportunities to make money3. Buy ... Read more..

How to sell your home yourself for less using a discount broker

Friday, October 21st, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

It normally costs 4-6% to use a full-service real estate brokerage company to sell your home. On a $200,000 home thats between $8,000 and $12,000. Quite a sting!I recently ... Read more..

How I got a 4000% return or how leverage works

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently purchased a new home in Salt Lake City for $210,000 including closing costs. I had $500 into the deal with the rest being financed. I lease-optioned the house ... Read more..

Asset Allocation with a twist or why you should keep 25% of your assets in cash

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A lot of professional money managers will quote some nobel prize winning economist theory about strategic asset allocation.[For the record, Harry Markowitz won the nobel prize in 1952 by showing ... Read more..

Real Estate Lament or when to start investing in Real estate!

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

"I hesitate to make a listOf all the countless deals I've missed;Bonanzas that were in my gripI watched them through my fingers slip;The windfalls which I Should have boughtwere lost ... Read more..

Understanding Real Estate Market Cycles and How To Invest Based On Your Own Research

Monday, October 10th, 2005 Posted in Investing, Real Estate | 6 Comments »

A lot of people have been asking me how I do my research for places to invest in. Here's my attempt to explain the process. It started when I sold my ... Read more..

what about NAREI.com?

Sunday, October 9th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

About a year and a half ago, i was sitting pretty on a pile of cash wondering where to invest it. I had read a book by someone called Mark ... Read more..

Why your mortgage broker is so rich?

Sunday, October 9th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Spoke to a mortgage broker last night. He says business is down but not too bad. Apparently he specialized in sub-prime loans and it wasn't uncommon for him to make ... Read more..

Why your stock broker will always be richer than you.

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

I'm reading Bull! by Maggie MaharIt follows the boom and bust cycle of the stock market between 1982 and 2004. Here's an interesting tidbit I thought I'd share with you.Most ... Read more..

Finished my 2004 taxes

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I just heard from my CPA. He's filed my 2004 taxes and I should be getting a $3,850 refund. I know its late, but better late than never. Besides I ... Read more..

Living off dividends [or how to invest in Real Estate for cashflow]

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

While surfing onlne, I came across this blog post: Real Estate as an asset class. Basically this guy wants to be able to live off his dividends at some point ... Read more..

Manhattan property prices drop 13%

Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Wall Street Journal reported today that property prices in Manhattan dropped 13%. I also remember vaguely reading somewhere that prices in Japan are up for the first time in ... Read more..

Learning about Investing

Monday, October 3rd, 2005 Posted in Book Review, Investing | No Comments »

I get asked by a lot of newbie investors about what to read. Rather than keep on searching and sending out the same list repeatedly, I decided to put it ... Read more..

Saving money

Monday, October 3rd, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I remember reading donald duck and scrooge mcduck comics as a kid. One of scrooge's quotes was "A penny saved is a penny earned". Twenty years later, I still remember ... Read more..

travel agent multi-level marketing.

Monday, October 3rd, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

i know this is mainly an investment site and pre-dominantly a real estate one at that, but its also about making money[well, atleast i think it is].I've recently found out ... Read more..

Real Estate Forecast in California

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I believe that human psychology plays a great role in the markets. Doesn't matter which market you're investing in, it always remains the same. I think the "can't get enough" ... Read more..

luxury condo investing?

Saturday, October 1st, 2005 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A couple of my investor friends have been investing in luxury condos.According to them, its just like investing in regular bread and butter homes except they cost 10 times more ... Read more..