Rich Weese
Finally!!!! College Football is here.Which team are you in love with?
Mine is BYU. Time to brag up your team, because MOST are still undefeated. BYU is. Hammered Mike Leach coached team Washington State last night. Outgained them 2 to 1, allowed NO touchdowns (1st time for Leach with no...
Christian Beyer
Renting to Illegal immigrants
I'm not sure if this has been touched on previously but it recently became an issue that I never planned on dealing with.My business purchased a duplex back in November, and one of the tenants picked up and moved out ...
Account Closed
NEGOTIATED SALES PRICE $754,498...and $98? Really?
Why would the price have not been negotiated up $2.00 to $754,500 or down $98.00 to $754,400, a round number? Do you know how much chaos and extra time and effort throughout the loan process correcting the sales pri...
Helen De la rosa
Bye Bye Dollar, Buy Buy Gold?
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...
Tim Czarkowski
Purchase an HOA Lien?(On purpose this time)
I had someone bring up an interesting business plan after my recent trouble with purchasing a HOA lien that was thought to be a first mortgage. The idea would be to purchase HOA Liens and then rent the property out ti...
Rich Weese
National security threats. Which is the worst?
Simple poll-
Which of the following in your mind is the most threatening to our National security? In alphabetical order.
1. national debt
2. rogue nations
3. terrorism
4. unsecured borders
These are al...
Rick Bassett
The Implications of Dodd/Frank Repeal
I don't care if you love or hate the current tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This post isn't intended to be political.I am curious to get the opinions of other BPers on what the investing road ahead/climate looks li...
Clarke Wegener
She's a high wage earner, I'm an investor. Tax issues?
Hello all. I have a question my fiancé and I have been mulling for a few months. We want to get married but neither of us are so enamored with the idea that we're willing to take a huge tax hit over it. But we just ar...
Michael Rossi
You Might Be a Moron If You Make a Global Warming Announcement During a Historic Snow Storm!
Here's the story:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/02/08/noaa-blizzard-rearranges-climate-change-announcement/
Here's my favorite part:
More and more, Americans are witnessing the impacts of climate change in the...
Lane Kawaoka
Why investing in 401K sucks and why you should pull out???
Looking to round out an argument for loved ones. Please give me some feedback???Back when our moms and dads were starting with their career, their investments are centered on having a secured future – have their own h...