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Author: Kaitlin Funaro, MarketPlace Media We’ve all seen late night infomercials promising to lift us out of a mountain of crushing debt: It’ll only take a phone call. Just three minutes of your time. And you, too, could be debt free forever. You don’t need to consult...

I recently met two successful business partners in the real estate investment business. They were frustrated about a real estate transaction they had been involved in for a while. They proceeded to tell me how many hours they spent on doing the legal research that...

Believe it or not, house flipping is back with the housing recovery. And while there’s money to be made from flipping houses, there’s also money to be made from selling things to would-be flippers. Flipping workshops are crowded again. House Flipping Workshops At a...

What Does "Where is-As is" Mean? “Where is-As is” is a real estate term whereby the property is being sold in its present condition. No “moving, cutting, shifting, replacing, redoing, changing, repairing, relocating, or refacing” anything related to the property. It...

http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/295260995/the-money-paradox People who were shown a picture of their "future selves" tend to save more (by 20%) than those who are shown pictures of their current selves. Studies show that as a person's wealth increases,...

Does your landlord report to the credit bureau? In today’s economy, it’s a universal truth: a good consumer credit score is one thing that most, if not all, people consider to be important. Or if they don’t, they certainly should. That’s because our individual credit...

When it comes to signing a loan contract—whether it be for real estate, a lease, car, boat or any type of service, most people will sign a contract with the intention of complying with its terms. In the event a borrower defaults on a loan agreement, one of the more...