Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Key Takeaways The average cost of renting in the U.S. is $2,072 per month. The average cost of a mortgage is slightly lower, at $1,907 per month. Still, prices vary ...

Retirement involves thoughtful planning and strategic financial decisions. Understanding rental income taxation is an important component of such planning, especially for retirees. Here’s what you ...

You'll often hear that it's best not to retire on Social Security alone, but rather, to have additional income streams at your disposal. And you have several options in that regard. If you manage to ...

Adapting your home for a vacation rental — whether your whole house, a basement apartment or a room — could be a real help in retirement. America has a retirement cash flow problem, and there is no ...

The following is an edited-for-clarity transcript of the interview with Beau Kemp of Sensible Money and Robert Powell, editor of Retirement Daily. Robert: Are you retired and own rental property? What ...

Real estate is a vital part of Americans’ economic lives, making up some 28% of the net U.S. household wealth, according to the Fed—a hair’s breadth behind equities, which account for roughly a third.

Renting an apartment in an affordable city can help keep your retirement costs low and allow you to receive assistance with home maintenance and repairs. Apartments are often located in walkable ...

In this Ask the Hammer episode, a reader asks this question: “On the purchase of a home that I will rent in Italy and put into a retirement account. How could that work? Thanks very much in advance.” ...