All Forum Posts by: Tod R.

FUBAR....

Almost 30 years(I graduated college when I was 10...ok maybe not) in commercial real estate development & management of large properties via accounting/finance. Most concepts translate well to my individual investing adventure.

I do think that those starting out who can work in a field that is numbers intensive will find it beneficial to their REI.

I'm not a fan of the sales tax because most of us don't really know how much we pay. Oh sure, you can do an estimate on your federal income tax return but you really don't know. It gets lost in the price of goods/services.

I know how much I pay in federal income tax, but I still think there's a substantial amount of taxpayers who don't know how much they pay. They are just focused on their refund. I would like to eliminate the witholding of income taxes from paychecks and require taxpayers to write a check so that they actually see what they pay. I appreciate the feds trying to make it easy on us by withholding but let's make sure people know how much they are really paying.

This is an old Texas tradition for marketing. It all began in the mid 1800's when Billy The Kid would"accidently" ram his ticonderoga into the Wells Fargo express, then proceed to rob them.

:-)

I wonder if that's because some wealthy families feel a responsibilty to give back to society in some way.

This got me very excited since my daughter is going to Tx State for 5 years to be a teacher!!!!!

This brought me back to reality....

This makes sense to me. I know you don't want to sell, but you have a strong buyer at a price you may or may not be able to get otherwise later. I know its not what you want for you and your friend, but given the fact that its the city and they can come and get anyway, this isn't too bad of a plan B.

Thanks Jerry that was interesting. I think Hard Work is the main factor that separates the pros from the amatuers.

I wonder if Lucky or Inheritance made it very high on the list? :)

Ha! I saw it and debated with myself to link this thread, or just let it go. Like I said, the moderators do a great job!

Joshua Dorkin, this is why BP is so special. You and the moderators do a great job keeping this site clean, a safe zone to have RE discussions without having to fight through sales pitches.