I feel like screw that, if I can get .25 acre and build a modest home for the same money, why not?

Hello, Separate but related to an earlier consumer credit-related post from the Wall Street Journal, this article describes how credit is used in calculating auto premiums.

Over the last twelve years I've worked for two of the biggest brands in American consumer goods, Harley-Davidson and Coca-Cola.

I use no leverage right now, but given the attractive financing I'm being offered, I wouldn't mind using some modest leverage if I can find good opportunities.Thanks

I found this terrific site after helping a friend decide if the real estate investing seminar she'd signed up and paid a modest fee for was worth the money and effort.

One company buys the condemned trailers and overhauls them and then sells them to a wholesaler who knows about the damange and they turnaround and sell them to retailers and fail to disclose the flood issue and the consumers are hung out to dry because they are never told.

Once you win they hand it to a processor in India that will also be very robotic scripted, like your standard customer service line these days.The silver lining is that their one-sided contract and policies generally scare off the normal consumer and most realtors don't want to deal with them, so they eventually have to make the price appealing to investors. :)

Number two the higher end markets the consumers go to upper end stores to shop.

Income from rentals and savings must cover healthcare costs for spouse and two children (assume infants), a primary residence, 2 modest cars, a modest middle income lifestyle (1 vacation per year, 3k budget). eventual retirement (though assume rental income will continue until death).

Price of everything goes up each year, and the tenants should expect at least a modest increase annually.I have found that this is a good opportunity to tell them about an upgrade or improvement that you plan to do on the property or unit, and hopefully makes them feel like they are getting something of value for the increase.