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Let’s just say your 5 or 10 or 15 years or so away from when you think your might retire. Some might call this the “Preretirement” stage. It’s the period of time you plan and take a look at what you might want down the road. I truly suggest you really take this to heart! Naturally, you will come from a different place in your life than your friends will. Let’s......
I love being a realtor. I guess because I love helping people in the process of finding homes and I love helping them make choices that are the best for them. I work out of California, but I help my clients move to a variety of places all around the country and even around the world. I like this part of my job because I can be familiar with the real estate market far beyond my own state. Rec......
As long as you make an effort to put retirement at the top of your list of priorities, you’ll be able to retire. However, this is going to require you to re-evaluate the way you live your life. There are hundreds of thousands of Europeans who have retired on one hundred dollars a month, or less. In fact, there are few, if any, European nations where the average workingman can look forw......
If you are thinking about purchasing real estate in Hawaii, there are numerous options to choose from. However, Kauai real estate is a great choice for many reasons. The island of Kauai was formed six million years ago and is the oldest, northernmost of Hawaii’s main islands. It is 550 square miles and is located approximately twenty minutes from Honolulu if traveling by air. People ha......
So you wan to retire at 50 or maybe 55, and can’t bear the idea of working past 60. Well, if you are in either a boring or a stressful job, I don’t blame you. But look, if you have a good salary and want a good retirement income you will need to have a nest egg of about $750,000. Of course, it should be in a tax-free or tax-deferred retirement fund like a 401 k or Roth IRA or sim......
Hawaii real estate is a great investment opportunity for people who want a second home, want to make some extra money by reselling a home for profit or who want to rent the home out on a daily or weekly basis for vacationers who want an alternate to hotel living. There are many opportunities to invest in Hawaii real estate and the different islands have various homes that are available for s......
You’ve worked hard all your life and one day the big day will arrive – you’ll retire. For now it probably still seems a long way into the future, but the reality is that the sooner you get ready for retirement, the more you’ll benefit when that day comes. Starting in your 20s or 30s is the best time to start planning financially for your retirement, but most of us a......
Donald Trump provides an interesting case study in the creation of a self made millionaire through personal charisma and diversification. Trump is best known for his timely and shrewd real estate investments, and there are lessons for every person interested in real estate investing in his lucrative career- both in mistakes that he has made and in his many successes. Donald Trump, like may o......
Are you looking for something new and exciting? Is your job driving you mad because you work so hard and yet never seem to be getting any further ahead? Well consider with me going into property sales and or investing. All you have to do is take a real estate course, and get licensed as a realtor and you can embark on a new chapter of your life that is fast paced, involves all sorts of inter......
There has always been a need for retirement planning and today is certainly no different. There are 401(k)s and many other types of retirement plans that are available to you. You will need to take the time needed to evaluate what your current financial needs are and what you expect the future to hold. Recent events, such as the rise in energy costs and the ever-skyrocketing health care co......