I have also assisted various family members with working on their fixer-uppers.Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, a blogger and a volunteer at a food pantry. 

It would really be helpful if those who don't have a clue about new financial requirements would be not post crazy ideas dreamed up trying to show newbies how clever they are or what we pulled off in 1985.Asking questions is one thing, making suggestions is a blog, not a forum post and in either case if the blogger or poster is not current with applicable laws about what they post, then please keep the fingers off the keyboard. 

With that said, I also think a blog is a great idea simply because they are free (Google: Blogger) and anytime you can get your company name onto the web for free I feel it is a great opportunity.

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Im a new blogger here, really just a new blogger in general.

It would also be nice to speak to other bloggers about how they expanded their readership.  

He has a couple of rentals I believe but is a popular blogger on living, cheap, saving up and getting financially independent with investments and living simply.  

@Joshua Dorkin as a blogger I am a big fan with of the categories and the clean design.

I would start with a free Blogger or Wordpress account now.

Hello Andrew, Most folks I have found in the blogging business, even those passing themselves off as blogger gurus, miss a very important concept these days and that is, quick to judgment is a fault not a quality denoting witt.