Category: Wealth Building
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Why Your First Home Purchase is Your Most Important Investment
Making your first home purchase is often considered a landmark moment in life—a step towards financial independence and stability. But beyond just fulfilling a personal milestone, buying your first home holds significant weight as an investment decision. Your first home purchase could be the catalyst for your future real estate success, read on for how…
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Wealth Building 101: Financial Building Blocks for Long Term Success
We talk a lot about real estate being one of the best ways to build wealth, and while that is true, it is one of many ways that you should be investing your money to maximize long term financial success. Crafting a solid financial foundation was a gradual process for me, a journey of mastering…
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‘Tis the Season to Save: A Guide to Budget-Friendly Holiday Gift Giving
The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration, and, unfortunately, often a strain on our wallets. Finding the perfect gifts for friends and family can be both fulfilling and financially challenging. However, with a bit of creativity and strategic planning, you can navigate the holiday gift-giving season without breaking the bank. In this guide,…
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3 Ways Real Estate Builds Wealth
Real estate can be a great investment vehicle for building long-term wealth. Here are just a few of the ways owning real estate can work to boost your overall wealth and net worth. Appreciation Real estate appreciation is the increase in value of a property over time. Several factors can affect the appreciation of a…
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Mortgage Hacks 101
What does the word mortgage mean to you? For most people it is a 30 year loan that they take out from a lender to buy a home. And that’s it. Most of us don’t think about our mortgage outside of making monthly payments, maybe refinancing, and for some using it to take out a…
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The Best First Home
Let’s talk about our favorite way to break into the real estate market. This strategy is one of our team’s favorite ways to build wealth and help people get into the real estate market faster and earn more on their first home and maybe not even have a mortgage payment. Sounds too good to be…
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Instantly Lower your Interest Rate with the 2/1 Buydown Loan Program.
While rates have come down since we first made this video they are still higher than most prospective buyers would like them to be. How do you instantly lower your monthly mortgage payments when interest rates are high? There is an amazing lender program that is out right now called the 2/1 buydown. I highly…
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Meet the Sold By Jen Team
Hi! We are the Sold By Jen Team, one of Portland Metro’s top real estate teams. We love the Pacific Northwest and wanted to share with you some of our favorite things about it, keep you informed about the real estate market, and help you keep up on, as well as, improve your home! Please…
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