Due Diligence Not every REO or short sale property is a great deal. Remember the property is being offered by the bank for a reason; it is your job to figure out how to make the property work for you. Look beyond the sale price and figure out what you would do to improve the...
The festive season is looming large on the calendar and as usual, you’re scratching your head and wondering what exactly to buy for everyone this year. If you can’t think beyond the usual cycle of socks, bath salts, chocolates, and pullovers with reindeer on the front, help is at hand. Daily deals can make thoughtful...
After small businesses have shopped extensively for the most competitive business insurance quotes, one of the first purchases they should make is a physical security deposit box. In an ideal world, when making their business plan the smart business owner would go out and purchase a security deposit box with the same bank or credit...
Most people choose to stay put right where they grew up or at least someplace close by. Your family is there, so are most of your friends, and all the places you like to go and things you’re used to seeing. It’s comfortable. So comfortable that very rarely does someone stop and wonder whether or...
If you’re a lawyer and you’re playing it by the book – like we all know that you are – then there are long, seemingly interminable stretches of your life lived in six-minute increments. The ticks of the clock are both a thorn in your side and a nugget of gold in your (or your...
“Be true to thy self” is a phrase often heard in almost all aspects of life, and the application of this age-old wisdom is even appropriate in the field of investing. Investing in any of our various markets requires discipline, knowledge, and experience, but the one key area that many investors unwittingly ignore is that...
Life is full of wants and desires, wishes, and dreams. While we all may have good intentions when we dream about making a change in our lives or achieving a lifelong goal, for most, it is likely not going to come to pass. That is until something happens in our lives that spurs us to...
When the economy isn’t at its highest levels, more people are out of work, financial hardships are increasing, and more spare time is readily available, one would assume that crime rates would increase, and vice versa; when the economy is flourishing, crime would go down. While it would make sense to link a time of...
The American Dream has always been coined as the dream of homeownership. Owning a home, raising a family, and being able to do the things one wants whether it be family vacations or investing, has always been that ideal for many Americans. In fact, the ability to create your own life and to live as...
There’s no shame—in fact, many would say it’s financially wise—to live an inexpensive lifestyle. Clipping coupons, buying items on sale, cooking food at home, bringing the leftovers to eat for lunch at work the next day, and shopping at secondhand stores are all simple and unobtrusive ways to save a lot of money in the...