Curious about Investments?
Given the sad state of the Social Security system in the
USA every person needs to make a significant effort to study and learn
about investments that will augment or replace their Social Security
benefits. Besides that, investments are really fascinating in and
of themselves.
I have no special expertise in conventional investments
such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds etc. They are well covered
by the mainstream media and there is nothing I could add. My interests
have always been in the more exotic and unusual
investments. These
are places where you put your "Roll the dice" funds. High
risk, but possibly high reward too. These fall into the concept
of Long Tail opportunities and are a natural for the developing global
internet.
Below are listed websites I have developed to explore some
of these unusual forms of investment. Look through them and see
what you think.
| Arizona Land is
hot right now and you may end up with some as a result of investing
in Arizona Tax Liens. For those of you that want to get
serious about tax liens, this is a site with links to all the
county treasurers offices where they are sold. |
Have you ever considered Buying
a Website? They
currently sell for 10-12 times monthly NET income which is more than
a 100% APR. Good ones aren't easy to find and you need to be
something of a geek to make them work for you. |
| Handyman Homes require the investor to buy cheap to fix up and
resell. Large profits are possible, but unplanned costs can
easily cause losses. |
Pawn shops can be sources of inventory or borrowers able to pay
good returns for working capital loans. |
| Buying from China is
clearly a requirement if you want to be the low cost seller of manufactured
goods. |
Invest in Debt was popularized
by Jimmy Napier many years ago and refers to buying contracts at
a discount. Car paper is one
form of investing in debt. Tax Liens another. |
| Making and selling your own items via the internet is new strategy
which opens up the income potential of your hobbies, crafts, and
art. |
Mobile Home Notes are another form of investing in debt and offer
high returns lending on assets which most commercial lenders won't
touch. |
| New Mexico has lots of scenic lots in old dead subdivisions and
Ebay has an active market place where small plots of scenic land
are sold. |
Owner Financing will become more popular when interest rates rise
again. When bank interest rates make home payments unaffordable
sellers are likely to consider financing the sale themselves. |
| Rental Property has long been a path to riches or ruin; depending
one how well you are able to manage the property and time the real
estate cycles. |
Used car financing is
a multi billion dollar industry. Many small used car sales
lots are looking for floor plans and working capital funding. Terribly
risky, but 5% per month is the norm for floor plan loans. |
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