Very Good financing tools! As a Mortgage Broker, when you hear someone say I/O (Interest Only) mortgages are bad, the very first thing you think is that you're talking to someone who doesn't know squat! ...."Oh, we h...
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I have had a few of part-time assistants in the past few years. All moved on to full-time jobs. My current asssitant obtained a full-time job and can only work 1 day a week. This is fine for bill-paying, filing, ec...
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Economic Update(Monday, February 8, 2021)
Have you ever wondered who originally handed out area codes? For example, why did Vermont get 802 and Southern California 213? Listen closely because the a...
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It's been feeling like this for a while but now the "experts" at BOA (probably from the Countrywide division) are weighing inBANK OF AMERICA: The most important segment of the housing market has peakedBusiness Insider...
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Having a hard time finding info on Biden’s tax plan on long term capital gains. I see he’s Proposing basically doubling the rate for the 20% bracket. Does anyone know if his proposal effects the 0 and 15% bracket?
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And So It Begins (once again):In the past couple of weeks:-- Facebook = 11,000 people unemployed (13% of it's employees gone in one day)-- Twitter = 50% of it's people laid off -- Zillow = 5% of its people laid off --...
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Hey guys,
WOW,
Just got my E2 investors visa approved.
What an expensive and lengthy process it was.
The visa allows me to continue doing business in the US for the next 2 years and it ...
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Hi all,I am new here.I am looking for advice on investing in real estate in Calgary particularly buying and holding.I live in Ontario so no much experience with the Calgary market. Thank you,
I need to buy a property in 4 mil range. I want an area with LOW vacancy and steady Econ and population growth for long term hold. I prefer on site management. What will this get me and where (MSA?) should look in?
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My dream when I went off to college was to live for free, and achieve the American Dream of owning my own home. In 2007, I bought my first house in Tucson, AZ. I rented out three of the rooms and at 18 years old I was...