Thinking about building a better life? In a gallop poll, 80% of people claimed they hated their jobs.  If that is the case, then it would be logical to think that many individuals are looking for ways to change or improve their lives.   We all want a better life for our family and ourselves; yet many simply go through the motions. Real estate investing is a long-fast strategy and becoming even more popular as a way to build a better life!  As popularized on many home improvement shows, it provides some hope to those who want more.  In fact, success in real estate investing can create supplemental income, even to the point it meets or surpasses your current income.  It can provide you with income to sustain and surpass any of your financial needs and goals. There are many ways to implement this type of strategy.  You can invest your money and in some cases your retirement funds, into real estate investments.  You can ...

THE BABY BOOMER RETIRING Now more than ever in history the number of Baby Boomers retiring is astronomical. It is estimated that 10,000 people will retire every day for almost the next two decades. The reality of retiring may not be what we once thought.  Most retirees are faced with the tax consequences of registered savings vehicles, the plans we were told would supplement retirement at lower tax rates.  Others who lost a large part of their investments in the crash of 2008 because we were told equity and mutual fund investing was the way to go. The only benefactors of these so called retirement   plans seems to be the government and financial institutions.  According to  Bloomberg ,  32% of Americans 65 to 69 and 19% of those ages 70-74 are still employed.  There can be many factors for this statistic; but financial considerations is probably to most common.   Add the social and economic factors that we are living lo...