Investing Your IRA

January 2007 - Posts

• Be aware of phising and pharming

  Identity theft is a growing problem in this country. Just to give you a bit of perspective, let's examine some numbers. Begin by imagining the population of the state of Georgia. Add to that number the populations of North Carolina and South Carolina. Read More... Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:45 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: identity theft, pharming, phising

• Should you pay off your mortgage?

  The holidays are just over and you're starting to write those checks for the bills. But when you're paying those bills, don't forget that you need to take care of the person writing the checks as well, namely you! Federal Reserve Chairman, Read More... Posted Friday, January 12, 2007 3:04 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: Finances, retirement, 401(k), retirement savings, setting money aside, pay off the mortgage

• Saving Money in the New Year

  One of the ways investors use to purchase property is by using saved funds. Here are some ideas to start saving in the New Year that may get you closer to your investment goals: Meals at the Workplace Working Americans spend an average of $6 when they Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:40 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: savings accounts, setting money aside, saving money

• Be an Investor

  Eric Bramlett of One Souce Realty in Austin, TX has the following tips for investors in this New Year: 1. It's not as easy as it looks on TV "Flip This House" is a fantastic television program - that's about as realistic for the average Read More... Posted Monday, January 08, 2007 2:27 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: flipping, flipping property, investors, real estate investing

• You CAN still flip

  Remember the days when you could buy a property, slap on a coat of paint and some new carpet and sell it for several thousand dollars profit all in a few weeks time? Well, those days are pretty much over. Yes, you can still buy investment real estate Read More... Posted Saturday, January 06, 2007 2:37 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: flipping, flipping property

• Sell your home to protect the profit?

  Yes, you read this right. Some people are actually considering selling their primary residence - which has increased in value by thousands of dollars in the latest real estate run up - in order to protect whatever profit they have. A home is the biggest Read More... Posted Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:33 PM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: home equity protection, retirement savings

• You CAN Retire!

  We get a weekly e-newsletter from the Motley Fool . For those of you not familiar, this is an organization who advises people on stock and bond investing. In the last newsletter, they had a question from a couple who want to retire in 10 years - before Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:03 AM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, retirement, 401(k), IRA investing

• A new web site for us!

  We have been thinking about this website for months. After finding out about the small number of IRA and 401(k) owners who invest in real estate, we realized that a website that explained the process in "user" terms was needed. Hopefully, we Read More... Posted Monday, January 01, 2007 9:18 AM by Mack and Andi Durbin | 0 Comments Filed under: 401(k), IRA website, new website