What three simple lifestyle moves offer the best bang for the buck? Besides investing in real estate, millions of consumers include enhanced home security and preventive healthcare to round out their top three choices. Here are more details about each strategy. Review them all to see whether one, two, or all three work for you.
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Investing in Real Estate
Acquiring a piece of real estate can transform your lifestyle in positive ways. Investing in real estate can be the most effective strategy for diversifying a portfolio, delivering steady cash flow, assuring long-term financial returns, and offering numerous tax benefits at the same time. Unfortunately, too many first-time investors fear that the cost of entry to the real estate market is too high. The good news is that it’s not. Another thing prospective buyers worry about is the responsibilities of landlord duties.
Fractional real estate investing avoids landlord duties and the otherwise high cost of entry. By leveraging the power of real estate but steering clear of high initial costs and burdensome responsibilities, fractional investors don’t need large amounts of cash or time to reap all the benefits of owning property. Why not build a lifestyle that includes ownership of real estate assets, a stronger portfolio, and long-term growth of your personal wealth?
Getting Serious About Home Security
With all the recent news of high-profile burglaries, rising car theft rates, and more serious crimes, it’s not surprising that millions of otherwise apathetic homeowners are choosing to take security more seriously. Sales of smart locks, motion sensitive lighting, alarm systems, and surveillance cameras are soaring. Now is the time to build a more secure, safe lifestyle by installing one or more components of a home security array.
For consumers, the good news is that prices have come down in recent years, even as the sophistication of products in the niche has increased. Just a decade ago, the price of a dozen surveillance cams was prohibitive. Now, many owners buy 10 or more units to cover all the major exterior sections of their property at prices that are less than a fourth of what they once were. Check out online stores for DIY security components, and consider adding one or more items at a time, as you can afford them.
Practicing Preventive Healthcare
In an era where most major diseases can be spotted via blood tests long before they become serious health threats, it pays to practice preventive healthcare. What’s that mean for most adults? The process begins with a consultation with your physician. Depending on age, general health, and other factors, plan with your doctor about the frequency of things like checkups, in-depth examinations, blood tests, etc.
The goal of prevention is obvious; it’s about stopping life threatening conditions before they start. But what many overlook is the fact that prevention is a lifestyle, a way of thinking about wellness. There’s a bonus that goes along with the new perspective. Not only can strategic prevention lengthen a person’s life, but it can also keep medical costs low as old age approaches.
