I'm not sure if they'll last forever, but I've bought many old (100+) houses.

I also have a background in finance and consumer credit.

They can be very cumbersome and time consuming for a newbie.

Yet, they still sit on the market forever.

That said I am very hands on, but I dont want a property that is extremely time consuming, my fiance is a commercial builder so he has all the construction connections and know how to do a flip but i'm not sure what type, should I rehab and hold?

It took me forever to finally step out there.

As I said, the divorce consumed pretty much all my time from May until November 4th when it was finally completed.

Rising vacancies in office and retail is largely due to a lack of consumer spending, lay-offs and business downsizing.

I believe that justice Roberts, for instance, never once in his entire carrier sided with a consumer...

They have an investigative cover story about how we, the consumers are cheated by the major corporations including cell phones companies, financial institutions, hotels, airlines, cable and internet companies, etc. using hidden fees and misc. surcharges.