We’re always evaluating the best way to secure our best financial future. There are countless strategies at your disposal – a hundred different assets to invest in and even more strategies to utilize. One of the most popular avenues of investment, however, is the stock market. While the S&P 500 has been on a rapid upward swing since 2020, 2022 saw a turn.
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5 Ways Real Estate Investing Wins Against the Stock Market
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Jan 4, 2023
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Today's Market Proves the Value of Buy-and-Hold Investing
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Jan 3, 2023
If real estate investors are learning anything from the ups-and-downs of the 2022 real estate market, it’s that buy-and-hold investing is a solid – and lucrative – strategy.
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6 Real Estate Investment Rules for Buying Property in a Recession
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Dec 28, 2022
If there’s one thing we can say for ourselves, it’s that REI Nation has just about seen it all.
We were founded in 2003 – meaning the upcoming year will be our 20th anniversary! And in those twenty years, we’ve seen the market twist and turn from the 2008 Housing Crisis and Great Recession to the COVID-19 pandemic and all the ups and downs in between.
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How Real Estate Investors Can Ease the Pressure of Rising Interest Rates
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Nov 30, 2022
The real estate industry has taken its fair share of lumps this year. We’re no strangers to the challenges brought by rising interest rates, inflation, recession, and big price tags.
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Boring Business Skills That Are Actually Good for Investors to Have
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Nov 8, 2022
Investors with entrepreneurial spirit tend to be very passionate about what they do. They get excited. They’re about the big picture, the process, the vision, the inspiration! Big ideas that are as thrilling to talk about as they are to reach for.
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With So Many Ways to Invest in Real Estate, Why Add Turnkey to Your Portfolio?
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Nov 2, 2022
You’ve decided that you want to add real estate to your investment portfolio, but that’s just the beginning!
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Real Estate Investment Is the Secret to Sustainable Wealth
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Sep 21, 2022
Sustainability is a term we hear most often in relation to environmental efforts rather than wealth management.
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5 Things to Know About the Modern Real Estate Recession
By Chris Clothier on Wed, Aug 31, 2022
Don’t get spooked by talk of a 2022 real estate market recession. Today’s market looks nothing like 2008 – and neither will its recession. Whether you find yourself worried or hopeful about the future of U.S. real estate, there are a few key things to know about today’s state of the market.
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4 Mistakes That Turn Low-Risk Real Estate into a High-Risk Investment
By Chris Clothier on Tue, Apr 5, 2022
Real estate is well-known as a low-risk asset class. Real estate investors have been capitalizing on the model (on record) for decades, though the art of capitalizing on properties and land has been around just about as long as currency itself!
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4 Reasons Americans Still Favor Real Estate Over Stocks
By Chris Clothier on Fri, May 1, 2020
While our primary concern throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been the health and safety of those around us, all of us share economic concerns as well. When we look to the future, uncertainty abounds.