I was driving home from a party yesterday afternoon and saw a truck with a big American flag driving on the freeway. I asked my wife what's the occasion? She said September 11. She reminded me that I've been off my W2...
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I opened this message on a few other forums and it seems to really be helping people so I figured I would do it here.
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A brief background and why I am doing this. I started investing ...
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Lots of noise in the market, making me nervous.Noise 1 ) bye bye dollar, buy buy gold. * Gold has hit 5-year high. * Will dollar continue to weaken? I see quite a few propellants fueling it: oil dollar position is bei...
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We have a guests coming next month from England. They have expressed an interest in shooting since they are really not allowed to over there. They say they have purchased travel insurance that specifically covers this...
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Hey all,I've listened to a lot of podcasters and I always hear people hawking the idea of travel hacking/travel rewards on credit cards. I don't get the attraction of points over pure, hard cash back on the cards. All...
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I currently have a property that I had listed for rent for $1550. I haven’t had much luck within a couple days, as I’m used to with my other listings, so reduced it to $1495. It’s been at $1495 for about a week now. I...
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BEFORE I FORK OVER MY HARD MONEY I WANT TO KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE ARE REAL OR ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM US SOMEBODY TELL ME WHO IS REAL AND SHOULD I INVEST IN HOUSE FLIPPING
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I have a friend who wants me to back him in buying a restaurant. He has been to one of the best Chef's schools, has good restaurant management experience, has a good work ethic, is good with people, and is trustworthy...
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Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...