You'll spend a third of a million dollars on a phonebooth with a kitchen ... more if the plumbing works ... more if you have a "view" ... of the phonebooth next door.

I spend 1 of my 4 monthly paychecks on fuel and tolls.

As a former prosecutor and current attorney who spent and spends a lot of time reading people, I think they are on the money here.

keep in mind fake lenders are the new Nigerian prince scam of real estatethere is no private money that is less than about 10% apr.. bottom line.

If you're looking to spend more, there's always wood-look ceramic tile which a lot of restaurants and hotels are using these days.If it's not a large area and you have a healthy budget, there's always oak.

This was during the 2009 or 10 period as they were realizing they could spend a little money and fix a few things to get a higher price. 

I find the stories interesting as I try and see how I could use their experience and lessons learned to my benefit.My latest read is Ray Dalio's book who is the founder of Bridgewater (Very - Very successful Hedge Fund - That I frankly never heard of - Shocking but True)In the book Ray does a great job of breaking down is career, struggles and lessons learned in the first half and then spends time on the "Principles" he wants to share. 

Hello everyone. I'm interested in lending money out using a self directed RRSP or TFSA account (I'm Canadian). They are called Arms length mortgages in Canada. I was wondering if anyone has done this before and can of...

I am worried though that with this private deal, the contract may end up being very tight and might screw me if I made a mistake.

This is a private sale.