oh i'm sure i'll probably get a double-meat burger from time to time, but i'm really disciplined when it comes to saving money.

I think math is a lot more fun than flipping burgers for a lifetime and we need to inculcate in our children the notion that it is worth paying a short-term price in return for a long-term benefit.

Real estate is something within the grasp of Average Joe because you can use leverage to purchase a great deal of the price of expensive assets.Unfortunately, most people have no idea what they are doing when they first get started and they end up buying poor investments with severely negative cash flow that masquerades as positive cash flow using the "anti rule." Real

Rents of $285 (x2= $570 per month) would support a purchase price of around $28,500 (2% rule).Rents of $400 (x2 = $800 per month) would support a purchase price of around $40k.Just a rule of thumb, I know, but I'm not sure there is a very good deal here.

Eddie sets his own rules -- the 4% rule -- rent your properties for 4% of what you paid for them.

These are good places to start when initially reviewing an investment.Based on 50% ruleRent 1100less vacancy & expenses -550Less P&I -366Net expected cash flow 184/mo

By the way, there are 217,000 ways to order a Whopper at Burger King.In addition, how many of us have been frustrated with a foreign person on a Customer Service Call?

steven, if they want more return than just the interest on payments, you could offer a portion of the equity and/or cash flow..this takes money out of your profits however..then again, without them, you may not be able to do a deal at all...better to share profits than flip burgers

Yup, Fox News' second biggest owner is a ruler from a country that harbors terrorists...Crazy...Do you think that News Corp and Fox News have directly or indirectly contributed to the funding of terrorism (and maybe even 9/11) by profiting from the success of the company?

Their is no signing of the lease on the back of the car at the property or at Burger King down the street.As you've read on here already, it's a business - run it that way!