Is Your House a Good Place to Park Your Money? Is It Liquid?

Is your wealth in the house (equity) liquid? Is it accessible? To answer that question you must first understand what we mean by liquid. Let’s define liquidity as the speed and ease with which you may convert your wealth to cash. This is an important distinction because typically when a homeowner needs to access the Read More >

Is Your House a Good Place to Park Your Wealth? Is it Safe?

Is your wealth in the house (equity) safe? Is it at risk? To answer that question you must first understand what we mean by safe. Let’s define safety as minimizing or eliminating the potential loss of the investment. Will Rogers once said, “Return ‘of’ my money is more important than return ‘on’ my money.” Your Read More >

Is Your House a Good Place to Park Your Wealth?

The most basic purpose of a house is to provide a place to meet our physical needs for safety and shelter and our social needs of family and community. We believe most people would agree that the house serves each of these purposes quite well. However, many people use the house in a way that it was not intended or Read More >