I've noticed a steady increase in the frequency of unsolicited mailers I receive offering my buy my house ("why worry about repairs, we'll buy you house as is, all cash, quick close" etc., etc.). I take this as a sign...

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...

  I made a $60K offer on a property listed for $78K.  The listing broker refused to send the contract to the seller.  When I had my agent insist that the offer be forwarded the listing broker forwarded but only after ...