<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191061782164049482</id><updated>2024-09-13T13:04:14.172+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Surviving the Crisis</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surviving-the-crisis.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1191061782164049482/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surviving-the-crisis.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Silvia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05097069500814320397</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191061782164049482.post-814640870328383882</id><published>2010-01-04T11:10:00.002+04:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T11:19:12.064+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Some Real Estate Investing Advice For Beginners</title><content type='html'>Real estate is one market that never stops booming. As world population keeps increasing, more and more land is claimed for making residential and commercial buildings, and modernization is constantly increasing the value of this real estate. So, if you are planning to make a foray into real estate investing, you are not making a bad decision at all!
There are some things you need to know, though – things that could help you make some real progress in this field. This is beginner advice, but even some pros could pick some tips here.
1. Keep a very watchful eye on the market. The best beginner profits are made by fixing up old properties and then selling them in the market. Fixer-upper real estates may have to spend a very small sum for the repair and renovation of the property, but they can sell it off for a very healthy sum. And if you manage to find a rundown property in a happening area of town, you can monetize it remarkably. Buy it at a low price, fix it up and then introduce it into the property market. Fixing up properties can really multiply their price. 
2. Another thing to analyze in the property market is if there is some really value adding construction going to commence in a particular area. For example, if a shopping mall is springing up soon in a particular small town, then the property values there will rise soon. It is wise to buy property there before the enhancing construction comes up. 
3. One more method to make good profit in real estate investing is to buy apartments in buildings that are under construction. You can always pre-book apartments at very cheap rates. The prices go higher when the construction is finished and people move in. This is the time you can sell. Many small real investors have become big by this kind of real estate investing. 
4. Even if you have no capital to invest in property, you can make profit in this business. Learn to be a real estate investing broker. You will have to gain some education and a license. Then you can operate within your area (for starters) and help real estate buyers and sellers come together. You can get your brokerage from both the buying and selling parties, and in this way, you can build up a steady business. When you gain your capital through this business, you can start the buying yourself, holding the property and then selling it for higher prices. 
Knowing about real estate investing is absolutely vital if you want to make profits here. Read up on the Internet and through magazines and books about how people are making successes here. And keep your ear open for any news that could spell future profits for you.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://surviving-the-crisis.blogspot.com/feeds/814640870328383882/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://surviving-the-crisis.blogspot.com/2010/01/some-real-estate-investing-advice-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1191061782164049482/posts/default/814640870328383882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1191061782164049482/posts/default/814640870328383882'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://surviving-the-crisis.blogspot.com/2010/01/some-real-estate-investing-advice-for.html' title='Some Real Estate Investing Advice For Beginners'/><author><name>Silvia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05097069500814320397</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1191061782164049482.post-2032163469854836016</id><published>2009-12-14T10:40:00.013+04:00</published><updated>2010-02-02T09:41:13.615+04:00</updated><title type='text'>Investing for your Retirment</title><content type='html'>The general opinion is that retirement is the time when you stop earning actively, will be probably depending on someone else and will probably have medical problems that you will not be able to pay for. But then, if you are dreading your retirement, then you do not know of the various ways in which you can save for your retirement. Here&#39;s a list.

1. &lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Individual+Retirement+Annuity&quot;&gt;Retirement Annuities&lt;/a&gt;. Annuities are investments that are made before a person retires and which begins paying out after the retirement for a fixed pre-decided term. The retiree gets not just the principal amount back, but also the interest that is collected over the years of the investment. 

2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposit_account&quot;&gt;Fixed Deposits in Banks&lt;/a&gt; – This is another very popular method of investing for retirement. Every bank pays out a interest rate on the invested principal, due to which after some years the invested amount multiplies. If kept for a significant number of years, the little amount invested in fixed deposits could multiply and be a good source for spending the life comfortably after retirement. 

3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_life_insurancetp://&quot;&gt;Term insurance policies&lt;/a&gt; are set for a fixed period of years, which can be either a short or a long period of time. The investment is done in the form of premiums after regular intervals of time. The premiums are collected by the insurance company and the interests are accrued on them. When the stipulated term is over, the insurance company pays out this amount to the person. Many people buy term insurance policies to tide them over after their retirement. 

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There are several more ways for the discerning person who wants to do some investing for life after retirement. The above are just some of the most common ones.

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