Nate Marshall
The Private Sector and Private Money Alone Will Solve The Housing Crisis
To solve the housing problem we need more than just multi family housing. We need to make a return to the 50's era when we were building the 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car garage starter home. Now we can make them efficient...
Corey Dutton
FHA Lending Shutdown Poses Future Opps for Hard Money Lenders
The government shutdown, the proverbial “psyche!” by legislators, certainly caused a stir among private money and hard money lenders. With so many government-backed loans in limbo, many borrowers made a last ditch ...
Joel Owens
100,000 isn't much anymore
I just read a very sobering article on Comcast just now. Only a little over 6% make 100k a year or more in the nation.
Adjusted for rising costs many are just getting by and unable to save much.
Hyper inflation hasn...
Maria P.
Is paying off student loans first always best?
This question is asked frequently, but I'm wondering if the same applies when it comes to having student loans under income based repayment when you work in public service. I am currently paying under $470 a month on ...
Rich Weese
no recession for the Feds!! What a great comparison
From Universal Press Service.(did anyone see this?)
A December USA TODAY anaylysis revealed that during the first 18 months of the recent resession, beginning December 2007, the number of federal employees with six...
Michael Plaks
How to avoid ALL taxes on your high W2 income
Some of y'all keep searching for the magic bullet. Your search is over. This is one of my all-time favorite Tax Court cases. Two high-salaried W2 employees filed a tax return with $0 income, attaching this creative ar...
Steven Libman
Leveraging Data for Smarter Decision Making
A Data-Driven Outlook on Today's Economy and Its Impact on the Real Estate Market
In the world of investments, it's not uncommon to be bombarded with conflicting news and opinion about the state of the economy. Accor...
Timothy W.
House Version of Obamacare gives Government access to your private bank account?
Can anyone confirm or refute this?
I received info that in the House's version of nationalized healthcare, HR 3200 page 59: 21 is says that the legislation will ‘‘(C) enable electronic funds transfers, in 22 or...
Hannah B.
New to BP - Introduction
Hi All, I'm new to BP and wanted to provide a quick introduction. My name is Hannah, and I live in the SF Bay Area (East Bay). I'm a land use consultant who currently focuses on land use entitlements and lease negotia...
Chris Seveney
Asset Management & Accounting Software
We will soon be outgrowing quickbooks and looking for enterprise level software that handles accounting as well as asset management. We are more involved in the private lending space, so curious if people are familiar...