my wife and I just bought a house and it appraised for 43k over what we're buying it for at closing. we are in the process of renovating that house so hopefully we can increase that value even further. I've been look...

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

Hi all-I just wanted to run a problem that my partner and I are running into during a double duplex purchase.  Properties are in Central Florida.We recently went under contract for a pair of duplexes off the MLS, and ...

Hey BPers,So I've been brainstorming about how to start stacking up my finances to come up with a down payment and I came across something. I'm freshly out of school and I have a good paying job but it still takes som...

Hi, first post.  I am currently employed and make about $90k.  I currently do not own a home.  My wife and I currently rent a home that is owned by my in-laws.  We have 2 kids, one has moved out and the other is away ...

I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...

I am currently saving for my first down payment on a buy and hold real estate property. I'm using Barclays with their really high 1.5% APY savings account. A lot of people will argue that if you are saving for a down ...