Choose a Wise Investment
August, 2011
To say the investment market is unsettling is an obvious understatement. The stock market is down 8% in the last ten days and there aren’t a lot of signs of improvement on the horizon.
Preservation of capital is probably today’s most important investment consideration, and making a little profit would be a nice bonus. Of all the conventional investment options like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, gold, commodities, CDs and annuities, housing is the best asset class in America.
- Homes have undergone a 30-40% price correction in the past four years.
- Mortgage rates are at near-all-time low rates with 30 year terms available for investors.
- Rents have increased significantly over the past two years, while vacancy rates have decreased.
- People will always need a place to live.
Five year certificates of deposit earn a little over 2%, but rental properties are yielding 8-10 times more than that. Income properties are tangible assets which have benefited dramatically in inflationary times. Cash assets can be devastated by inflation, and diversifying into income properties can provide real protection.
Single family homes offer investors the opportunity to leverage their funds at fixed rates for long terms on appreciating assets with tax advantages and reasonable control. Investing in rentals can provide stability, safety and a higher rate of return.
Use our live financial calculator to decide what your best investment is today:
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