rental property Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png rental property Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Renting vs. Buying a Home: Steps To Decide Which Is Best for You https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/renting-vs-buying-a-home/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:39:36 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=10547 For many people, buying a home is a huge life event and financial milestone. But how should you determine whether to keep renting or take the plunge and purchase a house? The short answer: If you’re able to afford the down payment on a home that is likely to appreciate, and you plan to hang […]

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]]> Why Rental Properties Are Not Good Investments https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/why-rental-properties-are-not-good-investments/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:20 +0000 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=12359 One of the most common pieces of financial advice our clients hear from their friends and family is to invest their excess cash in rental properties. Unfortunately, this is terrible advice for all but a lucky few. There are four big reasons for this: it likely won’t generate the income you expect, it’s hard to […]

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]]> Playing the Real Estate Game (part 1) https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/playing-real-estate-game/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:42:17 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=7787 We often get questions from our clients about investing in real estate beyond the home they live in. Many want to put money into investment properties because of the income opportunities or the perception that they know how to pick rental properties based on their experience buying their own home. This interest becomes even more […]

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]]> Angel investing? Rental property? What to do with your play money https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/angel-investing-rental-property-what-to-do-with-your-play-money/ Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:15:29 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4047 An oft-heard request here at Wealthfront, at least among a significant portion of our client-base, has been a desire to set aside some play money. Just to be clear, we are referring to the Silicon Valley iteration of this concept whereby clients would like to invest some of their money outside of the rebalanced diversified […]

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