
25 July 2012 | 271 replies
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.

16 June 2021 | 5 replies
However, if it is, as a mother IÂ would not have guessed this from the listing as a potential out of state buyer.

16 December 2020 | 7 replies
My lessons were that rising property taxes can heavily impact profits (not an issue in CA), Mother Nature can be harsh, getting contractors from a far to actually perform especially in a time after a disaster can be very challenging.Good luck

6 November 2021 | 2 replies
My mother in law lived across the street where it happened, owner had to sell because the rooming house was declared illegal.

9 February 2024 | 3 replies
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.

24 December 2023 | 11 replies
With sincerity and love, mother of two toddlers
24 September 2019 | 12 replies
When I look at potential properties I think about if my wife, mother, or daughter would feel comfortable collecting rent there or even jogging in the area. Â

26 December 2023 | 1 reply
My immediate plans is to rent the home and the mother-in-law suite once I'm complete with the cosmetics and the addition of restroom and kitchen.

13 March 2021 | 35 replies
My mother who is a retired insurance agent, the guy she worked with for 20 years and the insurance agent in my networking group all have said to never buy whole life as it is a bad product. Â

4 July 2019 | 7 replies
They also have free listings and screening but I haven't used those yet -- my mother has and she said it was easy.