I use the term friend loosely because they are not friends but more like younger kids at school her daughter goes to and her daughter is the babysitter and is being paid.

I live right next to HP, and am weary on whether or not I want to venture into the city due to the poor schools and low income levels.

I'll you what, though, I thank my own intuition every time I think about how they could have scammed me out of big money.In short, there is no substitute for hard work and lessons from the school of hard knocks.

And there is no new dept on my credit report, how could my score drop 70 points and if I pay off school loans in full how long and how much could it rise.

We are considering a purchase of a 3-bedroom SFR in a good school district.

The house is now rented through the 2014-15 school year, and working on finishing the rehab through the winter & spring.I've really enjoyed the BP podcasts and blog, but am new to the forums.

But Ann, the NOAA website says Waltham is only getting 6-8" ;-) Winter joking aside ... best to not venture out if not absolutely essential.We received 16-18" on Sunday/Monday and still sent the kids to school :)

I'm actually fixing to head out to a real estate school called "TREES" not sure if you're familiar with them.

Welcome to BP Ryan.You're off to a great start, having a mentor is absolutely vital if you want to lessen the bumps on the head from the school of hard knocks.

The larger houses can get more money in the best school district but those are hard.