It is interesting how rental real estate is treated as an investment. Like Rodney Dangerfield, he gets no respect. While conventional investments like stocks and bonds get the Financial Post and the Wall Street Journal, do a search on “how to buy real estate” and you’ll discover all sorts of no-down-payment schemes that seem designed…

In late 2007, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) discovered that asbestos-contaminated toys had found their way onto the shelves of thousands of toy stores across the country. In particular, the CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit, which was made in China, was found to contain asbestos in its shiny white powder. While production of the toy…

If a large family may find it difficult to build a house on uneven terrain, what more for the architect to envision an attractive house designed as a duplex for that large family. The cost of building such a home is already high enough with a large family that the added stress of starting a…

A patio pet door can be your best pet door solution, if you don’t want to put a hole in a wall or door. Also, you don’t need to adjust the sliding glass door frame to install this door. A pet patio door is a convenient dog gate that frees dog owners from the need…

Too often I hear from people who are giving up their beloved family pet because the landlord enacted a new no pet policy, or because they are moving into a rental property that has a no pet policy. Less often, I also hear from owners who allow cats but require declawing. Before you agree to…

How to write an economic review on AI Feedback is the internal assessment component of the IB Economics Course. This component is worth 20% of your final grade, but given the flexibility and time you are offered, there should be no reason why you cannot score highly on this section. The best part about writing…

Often when you are buying a new home, the lender may require flood insurance. This is especially true if you live in a flood-prone area, or if your home is flooded. Federally mandated by law, flood insurance protects you in the event of a flood caused by natural disasters. It is important to understand that…

You all remember the basic TV private investigator. They are all arrogant and have very little intelligence training. Of course, they are capable of solving even the most complex murder in 43 minutes. The key aspect of solving a TV murder was a woman, a car chase, really a million and a million pistol shots…

As more and more investors return to the market, they will bid on properties against more experienced investors. This bidding, especially on new REOs (bank owned properties) can get fierce. Once an investor understands the Ghost Offers strategies, he will be able to use them to his advantage just like the professionals. The term phantom…

It’s trendy, and for good reason. I remember my first BRRRR strategy in 2004. I bought a house in Arvada, Colorado with hard money to fix up and flip. You wouldn’t believe it; the flip was a flop and i ended up with a problem. I was running over budget and had to cut back…