Worth looking into: Graduate Riche.
Nouveau Riche University was featured in the January 2008 edition of Your Business at Home Magazine (on sale now in Barnes & Noble, Borders, Hastings, Books-A-Million, B. Dalton, and Staples). Having a daughter in college (read: the whole family is broke), I was intrigued by the picture of a delighted (and, in theory, rich) graduate. So I investigated further.
Nouveau Riche offers a wide range of services, from coaching sessions to formal classes. The purpose of the school is to teach adults how to create and sustain wealth through real estate investing. Their class list doesn’t read like the typical get-rich quick scheme… this looks to be solid information that, with hard work, one can use to grow their wealth.
I’ve been intrigued for a long time about the possibility of local churches purchasing real estate as both an investment and a benefit to the community. What if our church purchased ten area homes which are in fixable, but currently sorry, conditions (there’s a LOT of homes like that in my community, what about yours?)… and then the church, using volunteer labor and donated materials, fixed those homes up to be in excellent condition, and then sold them… either at a significant profit benefiting missions, or perhaps at zero profit as a way to enable the working poor to enjoy the benefits of home ownership?
What if God’s people, as individuals, did the same?
Even if the church doesn’t elect to do that, NRU’s classes are sure to benefit anyone in pastoral or missional leadership. Several classes center on choosing the right piece of real estate… something many of us will have to face at least once as a leader. You should know when you buy property that you’re using the Lord’s money wisely. You should also know that when your church or ministry has outgrown it, that you will get a sound return on your investment.
NRU’s source materials come from folks like Suze Orzman, Tom Hopkins, and Steven Covey… names people know and trust as financial gurus. You can check out actual customer testimonials at Nouveaurized.com.
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