Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.

As it relates to residential water usage, it’s better to save more by flushing less.Case in point: Demand has wiped out the low-flush toilet supply in Boulder County, Colorado, the nonprofit Center for ReSource Conser...

Dubai which until recently was one of the richest emirate in the Persian gulf announced that they are declaring debt standstill for six months. They are in trouble.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/no...

I have been thinking about this for a while. Please keep in mind that I am NOT thinking about doing this but am just curious as to how this is enforced. If I have 100K in my SDIRA, bought a property for 90K, paid 10K ...

Has the market reach it peak? I live in Tennessee and with the way Nashville is growing it is push market price very high in smaller towns 45 min to 1 hour away. Has anyone seen this happen in other areas? Should I ke...

My proposal is quite basic.

I currently own and manage two properties ( 4br/4bth). They are both condos in the same building, not a difficult tasks. I do everything my self, and it takes about 20 hours of work a year...

Dear Mentors,

I do not have any investment properties and I really want to become an investor. Other than the usual fear, lack of cash and uncertainty of how to start investing, I want to start ASAP. I know ... I k...

Hello all.  I've been contemplating, calculating and questioning the purchase of rental properties for years. Over those years I've watched a number of friends and family members enjoy varied levels of success, from b...

Newbie here to the forum, but not to real estate or landlord/tenant issues.  I have problem regarding lease violations and maintenance fees - my attorney is not responding to my phone calls ( I know, time for a new at...

I'm looking at a renovation project that I would live in for a couple years. The bank requires a licensed contractor to do the work but I can work under him for whatever I want to do myself.  The guy I have in mind s...