There are some very bad people in the sex offender registry, but I tend to think it's unfair that everyone arrested has to wear the equivalent of a scarlet letter for the rest of their lives.

It seems to me that those in this thread who are convinced hyperinflation is coming (without any concrete evidence) are the Economics equivalent of those Profit = Rent - PITI folks...they read a Wikipedia article or two and think that the field of Economics boils down to a few simplistic binary scenarios...And just like with the Profit = Rent - PITI folks, we can do our best to try to point out that things are more complicated, but in the end, it's up to them whether they want to really dig in and learn or whether they're happy to delude themselves and fail.In the end, if they really want to believe Profit = Rent - PITI, I'm afraid we must let them...

This is the equivalent of buying high and selling low.

In France one way that people regularly acquire real estate is through something called a "vente en viager", which translates in English to "sale by a viager". Here is how it works:

This type of transaction a...

To help balance the house, (because there's more mass on the right than the left) add the equivalent of those shrubs back in on the left of the sidewalk to give the left side more weight.

The main investments I see in my personal circle and professional life are a primary residence (usually with no mortgage), cash or cash equivalents, and assets related to their business (in the case of business owners). 

PM are business managers and if they are just collecting rent it is the equivalent of a McDonald's manager just picking up the earnings and putting them in the bank.A good property manager will save you money through experience, contractor relationships, and good long term business decisions.

You pay your normal income tax on this, plus the equivalent of SE Tax.

If you pay the taxes and ultimately get a tax deed or equivalent, then (almost) all other encumbrances are removed.

(I’ve had my own share of Airbnb guests who expected $150 hotel room equivalents for a $50/night price - I try to filter those people out before they stay.)