Regarding Tom's reference to Richard Carlson's book, I think he combined two of his book titles: "Don't Worry, Make Money" and "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff".

Your percentage for each card and then for all cards combined.

We felt like we were just throwing money away so she decided to combine our cards together through a credit place and make 1 payment, and they disburse so much to each place.We will have them pd off in 3 years.Ever since we did that we receive sttements charging us late fees and over the limit fees and our balances are still not moving.They even sent letters saying they will not accept any payment unless it is for the payoff amount.They call our house at least 5-6 times a day.

Wondering if you can share what combination of these works best for you:a) what day do you make your tenant's rent payment due?

Combine a business with real estate and you have many more opportunities to reduce taxes.How the business is structured makes a difference as well.In my opinion every investor and business owner should have at least some idea of what is involved and learn to read to read their financial statements.Sounds like you have created satisfactory income streams that you can live on now.

Btw, the EU still has a higher combined GDP than the U.S.; it will be interesting to see how GDP compares in a couple years.

If you want to keep it as a restaurant, you're talking commercial and the residential comps are irrelevant.Even if you find a lender who would do a second, a first position lender is not going to allow a CLTV (combined LTV) much above 90%.

As a client I would not be opposed to a combination of a flat fee plus a percentage.

Question #1:When acquiring a property using a lease option, should the lease and purchase agreements be their own separate documents or is a "Lease with Option to Purchase Agreement" combination sufficient?

The problem is that these are often companies with poor prospects and the dividends start declining soon after the investors buy the stock.In order to avoid the same mistake with RE, I think it is important to look at demographic trends in combination with the 2% rule.