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Retirement secret- part 2(my 1st part)!!!!

Saturday, August 29

This is to follow up on a post by Will Barnard, with his permission. Will covered one specific area from a tax related IRA etc viewpoint. I want to cover it from a different perspective. This will be my first part.  As one who has actually retired and seen LOTS of other retirees, lets' dispell so...


Foreclosure, TEXAS style

Thursday, August 27

I posted how Texas is tenant friendly. Not the case for homeowners. It actually takes longer normally to evict a tenant than to foreclose on someone!The State of Texas requires every county to handle all the foreclosures in that county on the first tuesday of each month. Holidays don't get a waiv...


Eviction, TEXAS style

Thursday, August 27

Just to post a comparison with Ohio. This is the way my leases read. 1. Rent is due on or before the first of every month2. No late charge until morning of the 4th. 10% late fee due immediately and $10 per day for every day thereafter until paid.3. Morning of the 4th, a 3 day notice is posted on ...


Obstacle # 4- The LARGEST wealth eliminator- TAXES!!!

Wednesday, August 26

  Portions of this post have been entered previously as a post. I wanted to start with this and then build on it. There are many ways to arrange your affairs to legally avoid income taxes. I wouldn't begin to to try and say I know all the tricks and methods, but I've tried to learn new ways throu...


4 obstacles to creating wealth

Wednesday, August 26

I get a lot of questions about how do people gain real wealth in this country nowadays.. I decided it was time to address that in blog format. The problem in USA for most people is not MAKING the money. It is KEEPING the money. I've determined there are 4 main obstacles to real Wealth Creation.1....


Dealing with larger purchases-PT 3

Monday, August 24

Thanks again to the PMs and to those that have added info to this subject. Louis put it very well in "Control the seller". I feel you don't have to create an antagonistic relationship in the negotiations. You obtain results from dealing with the "backside" of someone. I obtain better results from...