The end of the year or beginning of a new one often means many of us look back, look forward and try to anticipate what will become of the next year. Many of us do this with New Year’s resolutions. Some of the most popular resolutions are to lose weight, get fit, quit smoking, etc. The key to ensuring successful New Year’s resolutions is to be specific and monitor progress.

This year, why not make your resolutions about something that affects you greatly - your living situation / space. If you rent a home, make a resolution to buy one, or at least, save a certain amount of funds toward that down payment. If you own, look at your mortgage. Why not resolve to make double payments a couple of times during the year? If you are comfortably stable with your finances, resolve to purchase a rental / investment property.

These are all tangible goals and write them down. Put them somewhere you can see them. Measure your progress with savings account statements, help from your Realtor and more.