“Printing counterfeit banknotes is illegal, but creating private money is not. The interdependence between the state and the businesses that can do this is the source of much of the instability of our economies. It co...

I'm in Houston and work as an attorney with only energy clients and my business has been severely impacted.  I've also seen the real estate market locally cool over the past 6 months and the trend is down.How are thin...

Hi All,I'm about to purchase my first home with the intent to rent it out in due time. The cost of the home is 225k with 3.5% down. My monthly principal and interest is 1054.72, but when including hoa fees and the oth...

Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...

I have ready many, many opinions on the topic, but never one with my specific scenario, of course. I would love to hear some opinions on what others would do in my shoes. I'm a 36 year old in the Clearwater, FL area. ...

I got a call from my tenant yesterday that the bay window in our rental unit has been smashed in by vandalism.  I submitted a claim to Allstate, and the promptly called me to today to let me know that my landlord's po...

With the Unites States market being so high and the fact that I travel to the Dominican Republic often a thought came to my head. What if I invested in the DR?? I live in Miami and everything here is out of this world...

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

My 2 favorites I know of:

-PayPal'ing the cash to myself (3% fee). Although they've given me a slap on the wrist for this.

-Amazon WebPay'ing the cash to...

A week or so ago, I posted about my financial situation and asked a slew of questions. I thought it might make sense to follow up after visiting the bank.In the last post, I mentioned that Episode 239 gave me the idea...

Hi everyone,My wife and I would love to move to a better house with a bigger yard in five-ish years. I want to find out if real estate investment can get us there. I think we'd need to make $3000 a month more than we ...