I’m really trying to get into the game but I was wondering if I have to pay mortgage, taxes & insurance each month isn’t that getting into my cash flow? How would I really be profiting?

I’m considering my first potential tax certificate purchase. The owner passed in 2015. The first year taxes were not paid was 2018 and it went to sale and is with the state. The deed shows no survivorship rights, he w...

First of all, I want to mention how great this site is. I just spent the last 4hours reading posts.

Now here's my problem... I bought a studio in 2006 with 0 down for $250k and put in roughly $20k to fix up the place...

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/krugman-death-panels-vat/2010/11/14/id/377008

All of the crying that was done, all of the hate speach towards Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Rush, etc...turns out they were right. Makes you ...

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 ...

Check this news story out:Chicago Faces $2.2 Billion Bank Payout After Rating Cut to JunkThis kind of thing really scares the heck out me and I want to find out if it does for other investors too. We all know what hap...

In 2009, after the collapse in the housing market and after the banks cut off further funding and called in loans, you were able to buy 1st mortgage debt for .10 cents on the dollar. 2nd mortgage liens were available ...

Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We
Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let's ass...

The Fed may cut again, but it has certainly lost the impact that is needed. Maybe if they paid people to take the money.

Check it out:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fed-sharply-lowers-forecasts-apf-13621937.html

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Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...