My mom about 2 to 3 years ago had a knee replacement by one of the best knee surgeons in the United States.She was one of the last Medicare patients they accepted.The surgeon was telling us that Medicare wanted to stipulate WHAT PARTS they wanted them using in surgery or they wouldn't pay.Medicare wanted to start using cheap crap from Chine where they get a discount and put inferior parts in with high failure rates.The surgeon dropped Medicare and said they didn't want to put in a bad part and get sued or blamed later for revisions.I agree completely and do not blame them.The best doctors being forced to use crap from Medicare or they won't pay is awful.It's about the money and not about the quality of care.I took my mother-in-law in for a hospital appointment the other day.All the doctors and receptionist I talked to did not want the Health Care bill passed.The Government oversight already is too much and the forms too cumbersome.Regardless of political party affiliation more government control and forms increases cost,time,and tax pay burden.If our Government believes so much in the health care provided under this bill they THEY should lose the health care packages they have and move to this.I pay cash when I go in and ask for a discount.I do not have health insurance by choice.I do not want to fill out ten thousand forms and be told my only plan provider is 1 hour away from me.I want to choose who I go to and what kind of quality care I receive.Paying cash I can do that.If anyone believes businesses will pick up the tab for extra health Insurance cost I have some Ice Igloos to sell you in Hawaii.If a business owner makes 100k profit a year they will not now make 80k a year and take from their family to prop up employees.They will trim the fat.I can see many more people using virtual assistants so that there is no paying of these costs.Just like Obama did this credit card bill that capped fees.All they did was raise rates for the good borrowers.The credit card companies sure didn't take the hit.I shouldn't have to pay for the governments short comings.It should come out of their pay for passing the laws and acts that led to these problems.All the government does is kick the can down the road and borrow from one place to prop up another.I don't believe this law will do anything except create more government bloat.

Occasionally if you are a nice guy, pitch the right plan....like I'm cleaning up the neighborhood and want to be a good citizen, and bring donuts and coffee to the people with the lien...every now and then they are nice back and might drop or negotiate with you...maybe 1/2...but I think that is more the exception than the rule. 

Good deals on house hack properties in our area don't show up often but they do come by occasionally. 

My wife and I are occasional flippers with 4 under our belt and we typically use a heloc on our primary to secure hard money and pay for rehabs.I own a plumbing company I’m just getting off the ground and know the money will be there eventually but could be a while.My mother in law lives in CA (I live in oregon) and they have a few rentals plus their primary that they have 1million plus in equity in.

I responded that apart from my kid running occasionally we weren't making any noises and I had no idea what he was talking about.Fast forward to last weeked, his lady came over complaining about my kid running and that it was driving them crazy.

Hello everyone, Carpenter buy trade 20 + years of experience. Builder of residential homes and commercial event centers. Shadowed my late friend for 20 yrs of investing. Starting my own investing company with my mento...

The occasional AC units at $4,500 each also seem to get covered by that as well.  

To me a passive investment involves minimal up front research, an occasional status call if appropriate, and collecting your money when it’s due or when you decide to sell.The stock, bond, and commodities markets, which I loath, are passive.

I switch cars occasionally or if driving by with the wife in her car i do not have a key on me but still have access.

I'm sure he'll be back as an occasional guest though.