I have been interested in REI for a couple years now, but haven't pulled the trigger for various reasons. One of those reasons is Student Loan Debt. I have paid ahead by over a year and have been paying for a few year...

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I recently just finished reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about the continuing rise of renewable energy sources led by their increase in efficiency and drop in implementation cost. I live and do...

Hey all,Let's consider a scenario: An older family member is moving to town and buying a house. This person will put a significant portion (50%) down, so there will be plenty of equity in the property. This family mem...

I had to write a big check 5-figure at tax time.  And that’s after paying a lot in quarterly taxes.  But you know what?  That means I did really well.  And I don’t mind paying taxes. Well, okay, I don’t like it and I ...

Hello, has anyone ever ran into student loan liens and judgements coming back on a foreclosed property? Would student loan judgments survive a tax forclosure (deed)? The reason this worried me is the fact that some st...

I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...

Greetings folks,I may be taking a job in the Spokane area which means my California home will be sold.  I owe $220k and Im very sure that I could sell it for close to $600k.  Im trying to figure out a way to avoid cap...

The tide is going out, and we're about to find out who's been swimming naked. There have been some very significant things going down in financial markets of late. I'm not calling a crash and I'm not claiming I know t...

I paid a project manager to manage a new construction. When I asked him to issue 1099 MISC to all the subcontractors, he said since I paid them directly ( I issued checks), it will be my responsibility to issue them 1...

Ran into a problem trying to qualify for a VA loan. My income and credit reports were fine and I qualify for the amount I'm seeking but...I'm the majority shareholder and managing member of an LLC which consolidates s...