One of the most popular blog writers on the Internet is Jeremy Shoemaker. He writes a wildly popular blog online about money and has tens of thousands of readers. He’s probably most famous for having received a check from Google for over $130,000 for one month’s advertising revenue from Google’s advertising program called AdSense.

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• Is It A Good Time To Invest In Real Estate? Even though I've experienced phenomenal returns in real estate, I think its getting exceedingly difficult to invest in that asset class. If you're flipping houses and you have a good buying and selling system in place, then the story is different, but thats probably your full-time job. If you a......
• Living off dividends [or how to invest in Real Estate for cashflow] While surfing onlne, I came across this blog post: Real Estate as an asset class. Basically this guy wants to be able to live off his dividends at some point and his blog is devoted to that. He's wondering how real estate fits in. He invests in REITS but isn't......
• Real Estate: No Bottom Yet? John Mauldin is an investment adviser and president of Millennium Wave Investments. He sends out an interesting weekly newsletter, which most recently focusedon the current real estate market.  It seems like the bottom isn't in sight yet: Analyst contend that much of the bad news in the subprime-loan and housing......
• Real Estate Investments - Good Idea or Bad Idea? Right now, if there was a market that had bad news written all over it, it would be real estate. The housing crisis has made investors jumpy, the economy appears to be tanking and home values are plummeting across the country. Would you believe that this is actually a good......
• Commercial Real Estate - Latest News The latest news in commercial real estate from around the blogosphere: How to find a good commercial real estate agent? of Property Real ... I want to purchase a commercial real estate property, preferably a retail or office property. How do I find a good agent to help me out......

By Jessica Horn

Real Estate Investing You’ve narrowed your list of neighborhoods to the Newlands subdivision. Fantastic!! You’re well ahead of most buyers. Now, it’s time to find an Broker who is a specialist in the neighborhood who can help you. Even if you’ve been through the home buying process before, it’s always a good idea to employ a district expert.. But how do you know which one to decide on? Think about these 5 tips when searching for the top broker who can prevent a lot of inconvenient issues that would have otherwise been avoided by not dealing with someone not familiar with the turf.

Talk to Several Realtors

The only surefire way to find a a broker that youre comfortable with is to meet with several of them in the district where youre looking to purchase. Make a list of questions to ask them, including their length of time in the industry, their sales record for the last six months and if they are familiar with the district. Take note of their demeanor and if you feel like they are genuinely interested in helping you find the best home for you and your family.

Ask for a list of references

Agents are professional people too. Don’t take their word for what their area of expertise is. Thats just how it goes in a business. It’s far better to get the opinion of past customers. If they don’t have any, you’ll be better off finding someone who does. Satisfied customers are a strong indicator that you’re making the right choice.

Go with your gut

Deciding on the best real estate agent can often be a matter of instinct. Do some know more about the area than others? Does one office have a more prominent presence than others in the subdivision? If youre not confident in your decision with a particular broker from your list of options, theres nothing wrong with moving on to the next one on your list.

Find neighborhood experts who Pre-screen Homes

You’ll save a lot of time if your broker is willing to look at homes in advance for you. Are you looking for a home near area schools? What about a basement? Do you want one? Weeding out the properties that don’t fit your specific needs by previewing them in advance can be a great time saver.

How quickly do they return your calls?

How promptly an broker follows up with you during your first couple contacts is a strong indicator of how well you’ll be treated in the future. Are you able to get a hold of him/her after-hours? What agent you pick to go with can mean the difference between the best, and the worst of experiences. Don’t take this decision lightly.

Following the above useful secrets, and finding the right Realtor should be a breeze. Talk with two or three agents in the Newlands neighborhood, & you should be fine. Just remember – there’s nothing wrong with going with whomever makes you most confident in your decision. After all – this is the most important investment of your life!

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• Investing In Japanese Real Estate In a previous post I had mentioned that a Japanese REIT was going IPO. I was wondering how I could get in on the action. It seems like a good idea - the Dollar should weaken against the Yen and Japan's Real Estate should appreciate after almost a decade and......
• Real Estate Forecast 2009 As a member of the school's Real Estate Club, I got a pretty interesting update on the real estate forecast for 2009. This is just the summary. The whole article was signficantly bigger. A lot of it is obvious, but it's still a good comprehensive list. Serious dislocation has resulted......
• Is It Still A Good Time To Invest In Real Estate? Well, it depends on a lot of factors. Like where you're investing. There's a really good site called Housing Tracker that tracks the inventory and median home price for major cities. It has a pretty simple interface and its a great resource. Looking at Los Angeles I saw the inventory......
• Real Estate Investments - Good Idea or Bad Idea? Right now, if there was a market that had bad news written all over it, it would be real estate. The housing crisis has made investors jumpy, the economy appears to be tanking and home values are plummeting across the country. Would you believe that this is actually a good......
• Top 50 Reasons To Invest In Real Estate Right Now! Someone said to me the other day, "since we are in a recession, give me one good reason why I should invest in real estate?"   It caught me off guard , I couldn't even answer the question because it was just too overwhelming to me .  I couldn't see how someone could be......

By Alan Brymer

Real Estate Investing – So, you need leads. You’ve got property ready to sale, but you need people to take it off y our hands. Now, it’s time to find those who want to buy your property. One of the best resources you can utilize when looking for buyer leads is a real estate agent. Real estate agents have the information you need. If you know the right questions to ask a realtor can be your best friend when it comes to finding leads.

1. Most real estate agents (the good ones at least) already have lists prepared with buyers. The agent has the ability to send out a mass email to her list to get attention for available properties. Get your property to go out in that email and you’ve reached a whole new audience and find more buyer leads.

2. The real estate agent will contact potential buyers. You may have to pay a commission, but this is just another way to get the word out. Listing the property with an agent is one more person, contacting more buyers.

3. Contact real estate agents and ask to be on their lists. Just start contacting one at a time and pretty soon you’ll have a substantial list. Ask to be notified whenever there is a house or property that’s ready for sale.

Don’t be afraid to work with a real estate agent to find buyer leads. Realtors deal with active homebuyers and sellers on a daily basis. Although you may already have a branded website to collect leads, this website is about you. A realtor will help get the buyer leads that will learn about you. You may be amazed at the type of resources you can tap into simply for making a few phone calls to local realtors. When you’re willing to work with a real estate agent, you’ll find that you are both working for the same cause. You’ll no longer consider a realtor as competition, but rather as a help.

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• Angie's List: Any Good? Longtime readers know that while I live near San Francisco, my wife and I own rental properties in Boston. We didn't set out to buy them as an income stream. She owned her place before she met me. I bought my place soon after we started dating. While neither one......
• How to Find Financial Stability in Unstable Markets Right now, the only news about the economy seems to be bad news, and it may take a few months if not years to improve. The dollar is weak, oil prices are still up and the cost of living has skyrocketed this year. These are unstable times, but that doesn’t......
• Honing Your Investing Skills Has Never Been Easier. Sign Up for Our Free Commercial Real Estate Investing Videos! [/caption] Greetings from Cedar Crest, NM.  We are officially in the monsoon season...so "they" say.  The title "monsoon" gives the wrong impression...I think. I understand that the "monsoon" season is a time when an area receives most of it's rain....but I think the word "monsoon" is a little dramatic.    Maybe......
• Real Estate Forecast 2009 As a member of the school's Real Estate Club, I got a pretty interesting update on the real estate forecast for 2009. This is just the summary. The whole article was signficantly bigger. A lot of it is obvious, but it's still a good comprehensive list. Serious dislocation has resulted......
• How to Survive Inflation Turn on the television, read a paper or go online and chances are you’ll be bombarded with bad news about the state of the economy. Inflation is being whispered about, and in some cases, shouted about from the rooftops. Are we really facing inflation and how bad will it get?......

By Dannie Jensen

Real Estate Investing – Real estate investments (like safe high return investments Baltimore for example)  are often termed as low risk investments that can potentially yield good returns. A lot of people think that real estate is an easy business where you don’t really need to do anything. However, the truth is that real estate business does need you to put in some effort (if you really want to make profits out of it). The most important thing is to be able to uncover the real estate for sale that will yield profits. So how do you go looking for real estate for sale?

Generally, a lot of people start looking for ‘real estate for sale’ through the internet. And why not, internet is after all the hub of all information. So, you could look for real estate for sale using the search engines on the internet. You could also specify your requirements in search criteria on the real estate sites in order to get very specific results on real estate for sale. You can even view images and video of some of the properties thus reducing the need for personal visits for viewing. So, this is surely a good option for finding real estate for sale.

However, not everyone is tech-savvy and there are a lot of people who still take the approach of putting up an ad in the local newspapers. So look for real estate for sale in the local newspapers. In fact, there are some newspapers that are dedicated to just that i.e. real estate for sale. You could even go ahead and put up a ‘wanted’ ad in these newspapers. Sometimes, looking up for real estate for sale in old newspapers (like 1-2 months old) can help you get a good deal (in case the property owner has not been able to sale the property and has become a bit more ‘motivated’ to sell it).

MLS i.e. multiple listing service is often termed as one the best ways to look for real estate for sale. These are published by the real estate boards. If you can lay your hands on a MLS book as soon as it is out, you can really expect to get good deals. The key is to act fast.

Open houses are another good way of getting the best out of time. You can get to see dozens of ‘real estate for sale’ properties in a very short period of time. And you never know when you might come across a property that is real gold.

Investor groups are yet another rich source of real estate for sale information.

Of course, how can we forget the real estate brokers? Real estate brokers are one the most popular (and sometimes most effective) information resource for real estate for sale. Not only do they provide information about ‘real estate for sale’ but also assist in getting the deal finalized and closed.

Besides that, you can also get very good deals through public auctions, bank foreclosures, FHA and VA foreclosures and distress sales.

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• How to Get Out of Trouble in the Real Estate Market If you invested in the real estate market recently and are now regretting that decision, there are a few ways that you can get out of financial trouble. For awhile, the real estate market was very solid and property values were going up. Many experts advised investing heavily in real......
• The Number One Mistake that Would-be Real Estate Investors Make I met with my friend's wife this weekend to learn more about her thriving real estate business. She helped to confirm what I suspected to be the number one mistake that new investors make: they expect to make good returns by paying "retail" prices for real estate. By "retail" prices,......
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• Book Review: Be a Real Estate Millionaire You might not be aware, but I'm somewhat of a night owl.  It's been quite helpful for working on the third shift; naturally being awake when most other people are asleep makes it that much easier to stay awake during the night.  But it has downsides, as well; on my......
• My first blog....and I would rather not talk about real estate.... Yes....I would rather talk about college football. I would love to talk to you about my family. I would rather talk about the amazing rains in the southwest (....God is blessing us with rain!). I would rather talk about a big juicy commercial real estate deal in Colorado....huh? Okay...okay...so I......

By Brian Nelso

Real Estate Investing – Investing in short sales is a excellent way to profit in real estate and the short sale package is pretty easy to develop. After you have profitably negotiated the acquisition price with the seller , you may choose to contact the lender to get a good feel for what their short sale expectations are and how they would like to see the package. Because the lender will have the final say in the deal, you should contact them very early on.

As you get started down the road, find out from the property owner who currently holds the note on the mortgage. For the reason that of the way mortgage notes have been handled over the last few years, finding the actual note holder may be more of a challenge. Regardless, in order for the deal to go through, you will need to be in contact with the owner of the mortgage.

Get in touch with the owner of the note and find out who their loss alleviation people are. Discover what will be necessary to craft a short sale package that will meet the banks needs.

After discussing the short sale process with the loss mitigation officer, start building your short sale package. As this is a short sale, you will need to give sufficient proof that the home is not worth what is currently owed on the mortgage. To help build your substantiation, bring in appraisers and contractors to give an estimate to the cost of rehabbing the property. Also bring in an appraiser to give you a true market value estimation of the property. This, as well as letters of hardship from the property owner need to go into the short sale package

Once the package is completed, submit it to the lender for review. Depending on a number of factors, the lender may accept or reject your offer. However, if you have done your due diligence, and the home is in pre foreclosure, the chances of the bank accepting your short sale offer are relatively high.

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• The Easy Hassle Free Way To Invest In Real Estate If you're like most people, you want to invest in real estate only there are some obstacles you need to overcome, like1. You've never done it before & you don't know how2. You know how to do it but your credit sucks or you're tapped out from too many loans......
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• How to maximize your real estate investments Maximizing your real estate investments aren't as daunting of a task as you may think. You may have heard that creating wealth in real estate is the best way to go for enormous gains and returns on investments. However many would be investors have not figured out the simplicity in......
• The Commercial Real Estate Blog-O-Sphere News #11 - The Future Greetings from the squirrel capital of the world....Cedar Crest, NM! If you are watching the news, you are aware that the "year in review" news segment is almost in rerun mode.  Well, I thought I would show you a few videos from the blog-o-sphere of what the prognosticators are saying......

By jamesrk

Real Estate Investing – Cap rate and gross rent multiplier are each a method of measurement commonly used by real estate investors and agents to evaluate the price of investment real estate in order to determine whether it is, or is not, priced correctly and therefore offers a good investment opportunity.
For example. Whereas some agents and investors, having researched what other similar properties have sold for, use the cap rate method to determine and set a price for rental properties, others rely on the gross rent multiplier (or GRM) method.
So which is better? At the end of the day, which method used to estimate a property’s value is the better measurement of a property’s financial performance and more likely to lead to a smart investment decision?
Let’s consider both, and then decide.
Capitalization Rate
This rate provides a relationship measurement between a rental property’s net operating income (or NOI) and sale price. Expressed as a percentage, cap rate reveals what percent of the price is attributable to net operating income, and as a rule of thumb, whether a property generates enough income to pay its own way.
Here’s the idea. Because net operating income represents all income less operating expenses, NOI indicates the amount of money produced by the property available to pay the mortgage. This is the reason why lenders look closely at the property’s net operating income when making a loan.
The formula is straightforward: To arrive at its value, you simply multiply a property’s NOI by whatever cap rate you feel best reflects the rate in your market area. For example, if similar properties are selling at a 6.0% cap rate, then multiply the subject property’s net operating income by 6.0 to determine its market value.
The disadvantage of this method (if you can call it a disadvantage) is that it’s sometimes difficult to confirm a sold property’s actual operating expenses and therefore to determine the actual (not merely the published) capitalization rate it sold for. A good work-around is to get the market rate from a local appraiser.
As a rule of thumb, because it depends on individual market areas, there is no such thing as a universal capitalization rate. What might make a rental income property a steal in one city or state at 6%, might not get a second look in another.
Gross Rent Multiplier
The GRM method (expressed as a number) measures the ratio between a rental property’s gross scheduled income (GSI) and its price.
The advantage of this method is that you can compute GRM in your head. You just divide the property’s selling price by its gross scheduled income.
For example, if a property with $200,000 gross scheduled income sells for $1,000,000, it would have sold at a gross rent multiplier of 5.0 ($1,000,000 / 200,000).
Conversely, to arrive at a property’s value using this method, you simply multiply its GSI by whatever GRM you determine is appropriate for your market area (say it is 5.0): $200,000 x 5.0 = $1,000,000.
Nonetheless, though it is easy to compute, the disadvantage of using this method is that gross scheduled income does not account for occupancy levels and operating expenses (both of which are important indicators of a rental property’s overall performance).
There is no universally correct number because it, too, is market driven. However, as a rule of thumb, you might want to become suspicious if you see a GRM lower than 4 or higher than 12.
Okay, so which method is the best way to arrive at investment real estate value?
Gross rent multiplier is certainly the easier method to calculate, and does serve as a useful precursor to a serious property analysis, but analysts would agree that the more reliable way to determine rental property value is with the cap rate method. Fair enough.
But never rely on capitalization rate alone to provide a true picture of a property’s profitability or to make a real estate investment decision. Always correctly compute all the numbers, rates of return, and cash flow scenarios for yourself.
Remember that numbers can be manipulated. When you are being told how great a buy an income property is based upon its cap rate, always reconstruct your own raw data to insure that all is revealed and nothing is concealed before you actively pursue the real estate investment further.

James Kobzeff is the developer of ProAPOD – leading real estate agent software solutions since 2000. Create rental property cash flow analysis and marketing presentations in minutes! Go to => www.proapod.com

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• Real Estate Investments - Good Idea or Bad Idea? Right now, if there was a market that had bad news written all over it, it would be real estate. The housing crisis has made investors jumpy, the economy appears to be tanking and home values are plummeting across the country. Would you believe that this is actually a good......
• Real Estate is not a Sure Gain I know people who are wary of investing in stocks due to the bear market of the past year. Instead, they are putting their money into real estate. While I'm not opposed to real estate, I think believe that good real estate always makes money is based on some assumptions......
• Commercial Real Estate Definitions #2: What in the World is GRM? Greetings from the handmade wig capital of the world.....Cedar Crest, NM! The Christmas season is over and I have added to my layer of fat in preparation for the lean times ahead of me (us). Yes....you may think I unintentionally overate like the rest of the U.S. population....but my......
• Is A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Right for You? If you are looking for a way to profit from real estate and property without investing exorbitant amounts of money in illiquid, difficult-to-manage rental properties, a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) might be what you need. There are many infamous real estate investors (think Trump) that have made a fortune......
• Is It A Good Time To Invest In Real Estate? Even though I've experienced phenomenal returns in real estate, I think its getting exceedingly difficult to invest in that asset class. If you're flipping houses and you have a good buying and selling system in place, then the story is different, but thats probably your full-time job. If you a......

By Richard Hewitt

Real Estate Investing – When you sell your home, the process is almost like going to a job interview. Selling a home involves presentation, which is one of the key factors that determine the outcome. Although this may sound a bit weird, presentation is a way of life in the world of real estate. Buyers in today’s market look for good presentation – many basing their final decisions on it.

If the property you are selling comes with a garage, you’ll need to go through your garage before you sell your home. Chances are that you store things in your garage, which can easily pile up over time before you realize it. If your garage is in a messy condition, you’ll obviously want to clean it up. Buyers look for homes that are in perfect condition, and anything less than perfect will look bad in the eyes of the buyer.

Most homes have some truly outstanding features inside of them. You should always do your best to highlight the best features of your home, instead of just hoping that the buyer understands what they are. The ideal way to bring out the best features of your home is to use the proper lighting. If your home is clean, you can use lighting to bring out the best features in your home, and ensure that they stand out to the buyer.

When a potential buyer first pulls up to your home; the first thing he will see is your lawn. If your lawn is trimmed and well taken care of, he will get a good impression right off the bat. If your lawn is a wreck, he may immediately pull away. To give the best impression to the buyer, you should put some thought into how things look. You can always plant flowers around the walkway and throughout the yard, which will look great to a potential buyer.

You should also make sure that the entrance into your home is a positive as well. The front door should be in great shape, as well as the entry area into the home. You can add some plants, paintings, and rugs to ensure that your buyer gets a good impression. When the buyer walks through the entry way into your home, you should make sure that the view he or she takes in is a good on. Your biggest goal when showing your home is to ensure that the buyer is pleased.

Keep in mind that it may take some time to sell your home. These days, homes can sit on the market for months at a time before they actually sell. If you are having trouble selling your home, you can always reduce the price or simply go back to the basics. Eventually you will sell your home – although it may take more time than you think.

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• Types of Real Estate Market            The same holds true for an investor as for a first time home buyer to be successful in homeownership, the investor is to understand the market he or she is buying in, understanding his or her mortgage, and knowing what he or she can and cannot handle. Let’s examine......
• Real Estate Investments - Good Idea or Bad Idea? Right now, if there was a market that had bad news written all over it, it would be real estate. The housing crisis has made investors jumpy, the economy appears to be tanking and home values are plummeting across the country. Would you believe that this is actually a good......
• Real Estate: No Bottom Yet? John Mauldin is an investment adviser and president of Millennium Wave Investments. He sends out an interesting weekly newsletter, which most recently focusedon the current real estate market.  It seems like the bottom isn't in sight yet: Analyst contend that much of the bad news in the subprime-loan and housing......
• Ben Stein Loves Real Estate I'm a big fan of Ben Stein's books.I also read his column, How Not To Ruin Your Life. This weeks issue is about letting the non-financially savy spouse in on what to do after you pass away. But best of all, he professes his love for real estate!We're currently somewhat......
• You Can Benefit from Impending Inflation I have a suggestion for how you can benefit in residential real estate from the approaching inflation. When writing about inflation, most personal finance writers (including Mr. ToughMoneyLove) spend most of their energy on damage control. We talk about investing in gold, commodities in general, or inflation protected securities such......

By Brian Nelso

Real Estate Investing – If you are investing in real estate, real estate investment software is an helpful instrument in their acquisition, lease and sell analysis. Real estate software gives the investor a plain awareness of their deal, financing and return options, and is valuable in predicting a moderately correct return on investment. When the investor chooses the correct software, the investor can use the real estate software to establish cash flows, net present value, income, and most other investment ratios. If the software contains a sensitivity analysis, may also assess multiple scenarios to find the optimal purchase and financing structure to maximize the investment and profit

Many of the real estate software programs contain inclusive financial outputs including: tax calculations, income statements, cash flow statements and even investment ratios. Software is fantastic for adding in company disbursements and even helps clarify capital gains. Generally, these resources help the real estate investor determine the best method to make the most of their return on investment for a certain property.

If you are familiar at all with investing in real estate, you will see that many software programs submit comparable data Depending on your level of experience, the data returned from numerous software packages can be much more inclusive than needed. It is good nevertheless to possess access to the further extensive calculations; especially if you are working with a bank or partners who want supplementary economic information.

For more extensive investors, you may want to use a calculator that does both residential and commercial analysis. It is critical to understand that the two types of investment are very dissimilar animals, but with the right tools, the calculations can be effortless.

If your target investments are residential or commercial, a good real estate investment software program can aid you to maximize your return on investment and minimize your costs.

If you would like to download your own free copy of our award winning IP Ware real estate investment software, stop by our real estate software site and get your on the house copy. Each copy gives the resources needed to invest in residential or commercials investment property

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• How to Invest in Real Estate Without Buying Property Since the housing bubble burst and the subprime lending mess hit the headlines, it seems like I can't take a virtual stroll down the information suburbs of personal finance blogs without tripping over posts about why people shouldn't buy homes, or real estate. My Two Dollars, for instance, has......
• 5 Lessons Potential Home Buyers Can Learn from Median Income vs Median Home Price The NY Times recently published a very powerful interactive graphic comparing median income vs. median home prices from a wide selection of American cities dating back to 1979. At first glance, it really does appear all that sensational.  However, as a personal finance blogger, the conclusions I've drawn from this......
• Commercial Real Estate Articles and News # 2 Howdy from the metropolis of Cedar Crest, New Mexico! We are now...what I call "The Dry Season." No...I am not talking about the economy....and..No...I am not talking about the lack of rain in Northern New Mexico. I am talking about the worst part of the year....that is right...baseball season. After......
• Commercial Real Estate Investment Tools: FREE Online Financial Calculators Greetings from "Category Five" Cedar Crest, NM. I have a mortage with Countrywide.  I got an email from Countrywide letting me know that I am a "special" customer.  And, since I am so special, they want to offer me huge discounts to get me to refinance my home. Well...I call......
• How to select a Property Manager I'm not too thrilled with my property manager on the 2 houses I bought in Indiana. Since I did such a lousy job the first time around, I guess I need to pull out the old books and see how to choose a better one. Who better to find a......

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US Bank REO listings

Countrywide REO listings

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• SIPPing Your Margarita and Enjoying Your Pension in Paradise With uncertainty about the health and future of the UK housing market dominating the headlines in the British press, and similar stories appearing in newspapers across the globe relating to housing markets from America to Australia, does property as an asset class still make a sound investment choice? According......
• Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner Ah, David Bach.  I like you; you give out good advice, promote a long term view, and encourage automation of everyone's expenses, all of which appeals to me.  Your book, The Automatic Millionaire, is clear guide to setting up your expenses, and it's become one of my favorite investing books. ......
• Roger Federer and Credit Suisse Sponsorship In the long list of celebrities/sportspersons-corporate partnerships, the latest is the Roger Federer-Credit Suisse sponsorship joint program. The Credit Suisse partnership is the latest in the list of partnerships Federer is in involved in; he is already involved in endorsement deals with major corporate such as Mercedes Benz, Rolex, Nike,......
• ProProsper Releases Prosper.com Listing RSS Feeds Today ProProsper released 3 RSS feeds: Prosper.com underappreciated listings, Prosper.com 1 sigma listings, Prosper.com 2 sigma listings, Prosper.com 3 sigma listings, and Prosper.com homeowner listings. Under appreciated listings are AA-E credit grades with an interest rate greater than weighted average with the percent funded < 20% with 5 days remaining, <......
• How My Real Estate Investing Adventure Came to an End This article is by staff writer Adam Baker, whose own blog previously featured a comparison of money gurus in Dave Ramsey vs. Suze Orman. This is final article of a three-part series on how he stumbled into real estate investing at age 23. Be sure to read part one and part......