Obama sounded almost giddy on how well the country is doing. The stated unemployment rate only ROSE to 9.9%. HOORAY! (however, when you include EVERYTHING in that category, it is 17.4%, almpost a record high)He says t...

http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/2010/08/12/how-to-understand-american-decline.html

Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

I realize that everyone has a different standard of living and expectations in life, but what is your FREEDOM number that would allow you to leave your W2 position? What would you want to do with your time if it coul...

The title says it all assuming you can get back 7% on stock gains yearly, going by current trends this seems extremely conservative, companies today seem to be growing much faster than the historical data we usually r...

This headline was meant to call attention.  Of course there are some female real estate investors on BP, but, based on my experience, not many.In over 14 years of investing across multiple states 99.9% of the investor...

I would love some insight to this as I am a new investor (don’t have a home yet). I know most don’t recommend using a PM but I see myself long term with 60+ units one day and would eventually use one anyway. Ok with t...

So, this is in the news now-days. Here are a few thoughts - feel free to jump in:I've often said that I think it's kinda naughty when people charge $30,000 for real estate education. My rationale is as follows:Real es...

Thank you for visiting this forum. If you are hear you have heard about the Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and are looking for more information on what they are, what they are good for, how do they work in protecting...

Is anyone out there seeing cash flow with single family home investing? Are we ignorant to avoid cash-flowing multi-family properties? Hi Everyone!  My husband and I are newbies to real estate investing and we are tr...

I have to admit - I'm borrowing this from another forum, but I wanted some feedback from our members.

What is the most inspiring book you've read?? (real estate or otherwise).