Thought some of you would enjoy this video from Money Magazine. http://time.com/money/3479461/i-own-nine-homes-by-...

If so, I would suggest you check out an article by @Scott Trench that was featured in Time's Money Magazine http://time.com/author/scott-trench-biggerpockets/ and take a few of his points into consideration.

Welcome Stuart, Its good to see a fellow New Yorker.

Here's a link for Cost vs Value from Remodeling Magazine, thought some of you might be able to use it for general purposes. http://www.remodeling.hw.net/remodeling-market-data/about-the-report.aspx/

There was also a wired magazine article 'Recipe for Disaster: The formula that killed wall street'.

I just finished listening to Podcast 188: Using 20+ Years of Studying Market Cycles to Buy Low & Sell High with David Gudmundsen and I am determined to be a real estate agent and investor who is  on top of how the market is doing beyond reading a monthly magazine and looking at the real estate inventory in terms of months!

Vacasa, a vacation rental management company, was the 9th fastest growing company in the United States according to Inc. magazine.

Apex and Cary have been in the "Top places to Live" a few times in Time Magazine.

Remodeling Magazine states these facts: A minor kitchen remodel will, on the average, give you a 72% return on your investment.

See Kudlow’s articles at:http://www.nationalreview.com/kudlows-money-politics/315429/too-much-debt-not-enough-growth#http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/13/larry-kudlow-pending-catastrophe-u-s-default/and listen to his radio show.There are numerous sites by conservatives citing the danger of our debt, but even the liberal Time Magazine said the following: Entitlements are another question.