Category: Blog Articles
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Jason's Investment Property Tour Heads to Memphis
to Fed Ex, home of the nation’s busiest cargo airport. With required down payments for mortgages now hovering at about 20 percent, the relatively low cost of real estate in the area makes this an especially attractive real estate investment area. Are you afraid to buy a property sight unseen? There’s nothing wrong with that.…
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5 More Ways to Save Money for Travel
In addition to following Jason Hartman’s technique for acquiring investment rental property, you can begin taking baby steps to lower your spending and putting the money towards travel. Here are five more ways to add to your travel fund and take that much needed – and highly anticipated – tropical vacation. Borrow instead of buy:…
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Where Are the Jetsetters Moving?
You don’t have to up and move halfway across the globe to count yourself as a Jetsetter. There are plenty of top-notch places to move to right here in the United States. We noticed that CBS Moneywatch just released a list of the top ten cities people were moving to in 2012 and thought it…
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Foreign Countries – Do You Love It Enough to Buy Property?
The following doesn’t necessarily apply to expatriates seeking to buy a home abroad for reasons that come down to more than profit and loss on the bottom line. For those who have a yearning to invest in foreign income producing properties simply for a net income gain motive, pay attention to what we’re about to…
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Funding Global Travel One Property at a Time
It’s expensive to be a Jetsetter, no doubt about it. To satisfy your urge to see as much of this beautiful planet as possible actually requires two things – money and free time. The problem for too many people is they might have money but are languishing in a time sucking job that doesn’t allow…
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Jetsetters – Leave the Flu Behind
Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back ‘Tis the season for the flu, and this sickness is an equal opportunity offender. Those who travel by airplane should be especially careful not to become a wheezing, hacking mess after a ten hour flight spent cooped up with more germs than you’d like to think about. Since you’re not…
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Key West – Caribbean Close Enough to Drive
While the town that hosted real pirates, wreckers, and smugglers has (for the most part) given way to cruise ships stretched to the horizon and a slew of rip-off t-shirt shops, Key West still offers a glimpse of that laid-back Caribbean vibe. Best of all, you can drive there and don’t need a passport. The…
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Never Again Wonder About Your Credit Score
Here’s the official word from the FTC: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires each of the nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. The FCRA promotes the accuracy and privacy of information in…
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Cuba – What 50+ Years of Neglect Hath Wrought
Latin America is usually high on the list of target destinations for American expatriates: Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Mexico, and Cuba are a few of the options. It’s easy to see why. A substantially lower cost of living, tropical climate, and laid back lifestyle are just a few of the benefits. However, we at the…
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What Does the Fiscal Cliff Fallout Mean for You?
Many JetSetter readers use the passive proceeds generated from income property investing to finance the globe-hopping lifestyle they prefer. The recent “fiscal cliff” debate and final “deal” that took place in Washington DC will ultimately impact many real estate investors in the pocketbook. For that reason, we wanted to take a few minutes to discuss…