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Do you think that the Democratic control of Congress and Barack Obama will help the housing crisis?
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What are your thoughts? New legislation introduced in the House and Senate seems unconstitutional to me. Banning, fining or penalizing entities that own more than 100 rental homes is un-American. Do your own research ...
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All,I'm looking for a general contractor to construct a carriage home. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Well, a couple of us did say we liked the way congress had limited credit card interest rate increases. The trouble is, they put the credit card companies on notice and then gave them a year to get ready.
I just got ...
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Did anyone else see this? You have got to be kidding me.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/01/30/griffin.mortgage.squatting.cnn
-Michael
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Here’s a very brief summary of a few things it includes:
- Stimulus checks worth up to $1,400 per person. There are restrictions based on how much you make.
- Unemployment assistance - A $300 federal increase to we...
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First time home buyer here. My husband and I are looking into buying a 2 bd/2 bath house or townhouse (no condo) close to metro (we dont have a car) in the near future. Our our budget is ~$350K which limit us. We have...
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I am having trouble renting a unit in this area. Any advice on how to manage a property in a war zone or area without much demand? Any feedback on the area in general? Is the area expected to have improvements? I look...