My name is Michael and I've been obsessing over the thought of bringing some passive income into mine and my daughter's lives for some time now. The job I work for now just is not cutting it anymore. I want to expand ...

Have you ever heard of a currency bubble?  One could liken it to what happened to Germany after World War 1.  The government printed money at an exorbitant rate in an attempt to stimulate the country's economy.  Did i...

So I'm talking to my girlfriend, who lives in Los Angeles. She currently lives at her parents house and her dad is a very avid gardener. In their back yard they have a couple banana trees he planted.
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I just received my FIRST social security check! Only $704 because I didn't pay enuff taxes over the 42 years of filing returns.
Anyway, I took the retirement early and this is what I receive each month. Wifey and I d...

I currently have two applications:
1. A single man who just divorced and got debts from the divorce. He said his credit was serverly damaged by divorce, so he would like to prepaid 10K around 7 month rents but he don'...

Hi there,
I live in South Bay of Bay Area where I have a difficult time finding multi-unit properties that come anywhere close to 1% (most are <0.5%). After listening to the podcast 301, I figured it might be bett...

My son is attending USC this fall and although he is living on campus I want to invest in a property that I can rent out and I'm not familiar with the best areas for this purpose.  I would love to hear some feedback s...

My Mother owns a single-unit home in East LA, in a desirable neighborhood, that she inherited 8 years ago. It's been a rental property since her father owned it, and the current tenants are a family that has occupied ...

Hello All,

Time to jump in and start posting - I have been lurking around the forums for quite some time.

A bit of background - I bought my first duplex a little less than 3 years ago, and have since bo...

So I have come to the conclusion that my big problem is "Time"

Having 2 kids (an almost 3 yr old and an 8month old), commuting ~3.5 hours a day, and my wife being gone quite a bit during the summer.

And...