With CDs paying around 2% and the yield on the S&P 500 a little lower than that, 11% returns from mortgage investing may sound too good to be true.

Real estate has been a proven investment for thousands of years, and it’s easy to understand why: it’s the ultimate security, lending against and backed by a physical piece of property, and delivering steady income when done properly.

Unlike traditional forms of investments such as stocks and bonds, investing in mortgages is a very safe alternative investment option, because they are always secured by a residential or commercial real estate.

Writer and humorist Mark Twain famously said of investing, “It’s not return on my money I’m interested in, it’s return of my money.” While the financial world may not be in as dire a circumstance as the cantankerous Mr. Twain alleged, we always need to consider the security of our principal as well as the […]

Investing in individual mortgages may yield a higher return than investing in a fund.

Individual mortgage investments are relatively small when compared to government or corporate bond issuance.

espite what you'll see advertised in the financial media, there's no such thing as a risk-free investment

A default occurs when the borrower fails to make an interest or principal payment, or fails to live up to some other provision of the loan agreement.

Mortgage investments are not liquid. In other words, you cannot decide you want your money back one day and quickly convert your investment into cash, as you could with a municipal bond or shares in a blue chip company.

Real estate has been a proven investment for thousands of years, and it’s easy to understand why: it’s the ultimate security, lending against and backed by a physical piece of property, and delivering steady income when done properly.

The liquidity of mortgage investments ultimately comes down to the liquidity of the underlying properties: Because there is no publicly traded market for mortgage fund investments, liquidity is relatively low. As a result

As with any real estate transaction, mortgage investing requires an assessment of two key items: the value of the underlying property and the creditworthiness of the borrower. Starting with the property, our first step is

If you're interested in investing in mortgages, the following are a few of the options—and why you should (or shouldn't) consider them: Invest through a mortgage investment company. This route to investing in mortgages has a couple of advantages

espite what you'll see advertised in the financial media, there's no such thing as a risk-free investment

Writer and humorist Mark Twain famously said of investing, “It’s not return on my money I’m interested in, it’s return of my money.” While the financial world may not be in as dire a circumstance as the cantankerous Mr. Twain alleged, we always need to consider the security of our principal as well as the […]

With CDs paying around 2% and the yield on the S&P 500 a little lower than that, 11% returns from mortgage investing may sound too good to be true.

A default occurs when the borrower fails to make an interest or principal payment, or fails to live up to some other provision of the loan agreement.

Investing in individual mortgages may yield a higher return than investing in a fund.

Unlike traditional forms of investments such as stocks and bonds, investing in mortgages is a very safe alternative investment option, because they are always secured by a residential or commercial real estate.

Mortgage investments are not liquid. In other words, you cannot decide you want your money back one day and quickly convert your investment into cash, as you could with a municipal bond or shares in a blue chip company.

Individual mortgage investments are relatively small when compared to government or corporate bond issuance.