As an owner of a general contracting business, I get to experience the growing shortage of trained workers on the front lines. Things have been changing. So many retiring and so little learning these trades. As a stud...

This article posted on the Wall St. Journal site was interesting.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324761004578282240778834074.html

It talks about people losing interest in stocks. It doesn't mention t...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DETROIT-MI-SOLID-BRICK-SIN...Is the whole city falling apart?

I'm selling a rental (escrow scheduled to close 2/14) and need to find a replacement for 1031 exchange. I'm looking for cashflow, C class or better, multifamily would be great. Property needs to be around $550K to com...

So I am in a weird situation. I have been actively investing in Real Estate for the last 6 months, but have had the idea for 3 years or so. Over the course of that time and during my research and thinking phase, I was...

I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...

I have had the opportunity to find and work with some of the best property managers (after many years) for our current properties. Over the years we have gone from me just treating them like just a service I hired to ...

My vote goes to Professor Gates who immediately accused a police officer of racial profiling when that police officer responded to a report of a break-in of his own house. Was it really too much to ask that Prof. Gat...