I think they know that the price of gas and food is acting as a brake on the economy. People are curtailing their spending. Also think that with...
How about this little snippet? Reality Trac's numbers are crap and they are in the business of selling foreclosures......
Check this out too; http://www.cnbc.com/id/19206921
Does anyone know how the current foreclosure rate compares to the historical rate, rather than the end of a boom?...
I had an idea of trying to figure out what the true inflation rate is by figuring out some goods that I'd actually buy and tracking that. Like,...
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p925/ar02.html#d0e252
Thanks for the information. I researched it. In a way, we are both right. As you correctly stated, even losses stemming from active...
Huh? Can you expound on this? Sounds like you're saying that if my expenses on a unit are $10,000 a year, and the depreciation is $3,000 a year,...
You are allowed to depreciate the value of the building (but not the land) over a period of 27.5 years by straight line depreciation on houses,...
Yes. Property taxes, interest, and about 3.63% of the value of the structure every year. The tax advantage is really good. SM
Love that story. And to complicate matters, the more she helps her roommate, the more her roommate can slack off. Eventually, the roommate will...
Who says they are mutually exclusive? I'd rather be a rich man with integrity who gives my successors opportunities that I never had....wealth...
Read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Ok, the guy is very pro-real estate. Forget about that, if you like. But the underlying philosophy that you'll never...
I think its simple economics. When the economy is sucking wind, people buy more hotdogs than steaks. When the economy improves, people buy more...
Be sure and also look at whether the house PAYMENTS will increase or decrease. If the house prices go down a little, but interest rates go up a...
I agree. If you're a day trader, it shouldn't matter. If you work too, well...I've been offered more $$$ to move to big cities but I won't do...
Yes. If you move a lot, the numbers don't make sense because you can't recoup your closing costs. But as for the commute, you can look at...
Well, this is a thread on owning vs. renting a house and its in the economics section. It isn't about real estate investing, except on a personal...
Well, that Smart Money doesn't understand leverage. This one does. I know that a 5% down payment leveraged at 1 to 20 will give a return of 80%....
Some might laugh at my use of the word "perfecting", but I think that in the 70's and 80's they were still perfecting the tools needed to regulate...
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