I just closed on my first property, which I am super excited about.  It is a duplex.  I am now in that wonderful place of low cash reserves and big plans.  My basic questions are....1. Do I find the next great deal, p...

Hi all,

I've been house hacking a duplex for over a year (fulfilled one year occupancy) and was in the process of qualifying to house hack another multi-unit, but the 2 lenders I've talked to won't qualify me becaus...

I found this article in the Sun Sentinel : Florida plan advises hospitals to bar some patients in event of severe flu pandemic
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-swine-flu-crisis-propublica-sboct18,0,233...

Hello.  I'm still a newbie trying to get my act together, and being an analytical, left-brain kind of guy, my RE learning tends to focus on the numbers and financials and quantitative issues.  But when you get down to...

I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:

Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...

I've heard and read varying opinions of the job Bernanke has played during our financial crisis .... TIME magazine picked him for the following reason:

But the main reason Ben Shalom Bernanke is TIME's Person of th...

So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...

After reading a lot on RE (thanks BP) over the past year, I have decided to move to Austin (90% sure) to pursue REI sometime this year, as it is currently impossible to do here in Japan (I am a US citizen). A little ...

How long would  I have to be moved out and renting my primary residence in order to be able to sell it and do a 1031 exchange?  thanks in advance.  

So bottom line up front, I’ve placed traps. Caught 2 larger mice and 1 vol inside my property. This has been over the span of 2 months. Despite still feeling scratching anytime I kneel down on the floor. I haven’t cau...