{"id":292,"date":"2017-11-02T03:15:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/64.91.241.0\/~steve360regrp\/?p=292"},"modified":"2017-11-02T03:15:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:15:25","slug":"how-does-12-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/360realestategroup.com\/360admin\/how-does-12-sound","title":{"rendered":"How Does 12% Sound?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years it seems like there isn&#8217;t much to be excited about when it comes to finances in the Good Ol&#8217; US of A. Every time you turn on the television, click on yahoo, or read a magazine cover (possibly while standing in line to buy groceries) you&#8217;re hit with something negative:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unemployment Up<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment Down (But not far enough)<\/li>\n<li>Foreclosures are Rising<\/li>\n<li>Gas Prices Rising<\/li>\n<li>Rents are Rising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You get the picture&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>How is your retirement doing? Last I checked, my wife&#8217;s 401k at work was earning about 3%. Lousy. My friend&#8217;s actually lost money last year.<\/p>\n<p>But one smart investor I know just averaged about 12% annual interest by lending me the money to buy the Highland Park Bungalow I posted last month. He made a simple loan secured by real estate. We found the property, fixed it up, and resold it in a matter of months. He got the full amount he invested back, plus interest. He earned more in a few months than my wife&#8217;s 401k did all year.<\/p>\n<p>Wanna learn how? Call me for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This month\u2019s mailer<\/strong>\u00a0was filled with strategies to help you maximize your efforts whether you needed to buy OR sell a home.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link that pertains to one particular point for sellers: Price Reductions.<\/p>\n<p>Although due to strong demand it might seem absurd in some areas, in others, price reductions are still very real. 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