Appreciation is fine and dandy on paper, but when you have a major expense come down the road, it doesn't do you ANY Good.If you could have Appreciation, AND Cashflow, wouldn't you get both?

What is my major, definite purpose?

I am going to disagree slightly.I don't think tax liens are necessarily best left to experts, but you do need to understand what you are getting into.VAST majority of tax liens do not result in tax deeds.

I had my own rant, but removed it . . .I'll just leave it at this: I won't be voting for Either major candidate this year - I'm not willing to put my stamp of approval on either McCain or Obama.

What was your major field of study in college?

No unit has major damage.. 11 2 bedrooms, 1 3 bedrooms.

The kids start mostly in the fall, and while they're gone for the summer he does any major maintenance needed.

thanks for the insightful advice guys. see the thing is, im a science major right now, and i want to go the business route, but its too late to switch. in the future i want to make money off real estate and stocks. i see no reason how a college degree in science can help me.on the other hand, im considering taking some classes right now in local community college to be a real estate broker and perhaps work in a firm to get some experience and at the same time earn some money. should i do it or bad idea with the current market?

The TRUTH is that the vast majority of newbies in the rental business fail in a relatively short period of time.

Polanyi wrote that a self-regulating market, the kind bequeathed to us since Ronald Reagan, turned human beings and the natural environment into commodities, a situation that ensures the destruction of both society and the natural environment.