Author Archives: Richard Harter

About Richard Harter

Richard L. Harter, CPM, CSM, CRES, President/CEO and founder of MDRP Marketing Services, Inc., has an extensive background in the production of financial analysis for major corporations, start-up companies, and all size real estate projects in the area of development and management. Connect with him on Google+

Owning a House

Owning a House - Lifestyle Equity Builder

Home ownership…the American Dream! Two kids, a dog and a cat, a white picket fence and a mortgage, what more could you want? We were doing pretty good until we got to the part about a mortgage, that part’s not so exciting! Does the bank own your house or do you? Continue reading


Sandwich Generation

Sandwich Generation - Lifestyle Equity Builder

If you’re part of the “Sandwich Generation”, you are probably between the ages of 40 and 60 years old, and according to the Pew Research Center, you are in the group of 1 in 8 Americans that find themselves not only raising their own children, but also caring for an elderly parent or grandparent. Continue reading


Money Problems

Image of Poor budgeting leads to money problems - Lifestyle Equity Builder

Even if you have a good job, which many people today don’t, you can find yourself having money problems.

It doesn’t mean that you don’t make enough money, it means you spend more than you make. Continue reading