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Actually, that's not too far off what you would get by putting 100k in a five year CD, with virtually no risk. As a landlord, you make money on the property (hopefully) when it comes time to sell, but also through rent. The problem is, after property taxes, maint, and other misc costs, are you really that much ahead of the game? When you factor in the time and effort, I'm guessing no. Mostly because the market around here won't support rents much above the 700 range. I could be way off, but that's why I'm doing the research and asking questions. I've considered doing some flipping, but again, the reason so many of these places are cheap is not necesarily the structure, but the market. Fortunately, I don't have the loot in my hot little hand yet, so I have time to do as much research as possible to find the right combination of ROI, risk, and effort/time.

www.xenu.com That's all the info on Hubbard and his nonsense that you'll ever need.

In 2003. Believe it or not there is plenty of cheap property here in WNY. So, I'm guessing two properties. Plural. Like I said though, I'm not sure I want to deal with the hassles associated with being a landlord.

Apparently the wine cellar isn't in Buffalo. I have a comfortable home with a nice yard that was a rental before I purchased it. I paid 37,500.00. I'm going to have it paid off soon, and thought I might buy a few more properties in the same neighborhood. As I recall, if I have less than 4 rental properties I don't have to worry about escrow accounts and a few other things.

I was considering rental properties. I have a few friends that do pretty well with just a couple of places. The downside is the maintenance both in effort and in dollars. I'm a decent enough handyman, but not sure if I want to spend too much time on that sort of thing. Thanks for the response.

Alright, since everyone here seems to have have a variety of opinions, I'll present this question: If you had 100k cash to invest, how would you do it? CD Ladders? Real Estate? Money Market? Combo..?

Oh you are in HR huh? That explains a lot..

Sheesh... do you guys just assume you know everything when you decide to crap on someone's post? Synergy is anything but a 'BS' word. It's of Greek origin, so as much fun as everyone has had painting it as some recent corporate buzzword, the truth is, it has a much longer history. As far as it being a bunch of hooey, you are quite wrong there as well. Synergistic effects have been measured in toxins, drugs, and in other occurrences in science and nature. Now, does this necessarily apply to football? Maybe not, but the point he was trying to make was that marginal improvements at a few positions could have a greater effect on the offense in general. I don't think he discounted the importance of hard work and effort. Is it so hard to believe that a receiver's performance could improve from an improved QB? Wouldn't the RB possibly improve as well? Under several definitions of synergy, those types of reactions could apply. Oh wait... I forgot, I'm on the internet... here goes.... LOL Stooupid bilz will suck! oh, I bet if jevon keCurse played beter thaan other dfense all of eagle swill do all better than patriotrs! LOL my boss syays stupoid "low hang froot" all the time lolrlz!

Josh Reed. He gave me and a buddy a lift when we were stranded!

I don't disagree that height is a factor in what type of player a WR is or can be, but I guess I didn't think that particular stat really helped to solidify your point.

An inch difference?

10-6

I'd let myself be shot.

Why because Hitler was able to kill more people? Give me a break. Don't doubt for a second that Zarqawi would have have killed every single human being on this planet who didn't share his views if he had the chance. Just because he didn't have the means that Hitler had, doesn't keep him out of the same group of evil assh*les.

Arrghh! I DVR'd this on the HD channel last night, and all of the audio is clipped. Can only make out a few words here and there. Could someone provide me with a solid overview of the episode? I would really appreciate it!

I have one of the new Mustangs, and I have nothing but praise for it. I got it in January 05 when they first came out.

Just watch how many more accidents there are on the 33 E now, with that billboard of that super-hot lawyer.

It's their land as much as where you are sitting right now is probably Native American land. Where do you draw the line, i.e. how far back can you go? The answer is you can't otherwise these types of conflicts will never go away. The palestinians need to step up and recognize Israel, stop openly supporting terroroism, and Iran needs to stop it's dangerous rhetoric. And you are fooling yourself if you think there would be any conflict if Jews worshipped allah. It's all about the deities.

Well, looks like 2 were arrested with a possible 3rd on the way. Interestingly the defense claims that 2 of the 3 were not at the party when the dancer was present, and state they have records of commercial transactions to prove it. They were right about the DNA... Also, there are desciptions of the photos taken by one of the party-goers here: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=4091290 Assuming those descriptions are accurate, it would seem that the accusers story seems a bit flimsy, especially when you combine that with the fact that she was spotted passed out in someone elses car, and then didn't claim rape when she was initially interviewed at the hospital. It's hard to imagine what case the DA thinks he might have against the guys. But I guess that doesn't matter. The local community seems to think that they are guilty, so I guess that's good enough for me. Stupid affluent white kids.

Gasp.... you mean the Jews wanted their land back??? If you think Islam is friendly towards Jews, I suggest you take a look at the Koran.

Heh... truest thing I've heard all week. 8 years in bar/rest business taught me that.

Beer doesn't go well with straws. That is really besides the point anyway. It shouldn't be about finding a way to look less akward. People just shouldn't act like a 6th grader when they see someone with a physical impairment.

Let me make sure I understand this, she acted inappropriately and unprofessionaly toward a paying customer in her place of employment. I let her know that I saw her, and somehow this brings me down to her level? I don't know how many times I need to state that I didn't lose my temper. For those of you who think I overreacted, fine, its your opinion. But replace my name with your mom's and see if you still think it's all that funny.

Like I mentioned with the spitting thing (which I know was a joke) I wasn't looking to demean the waitress. I didn't lose my temper (visibly anyway). I just felt the managment should know that their wait staff was doing such things. I'm not sure if the yahoo article on treatment of wait staff was for my benefit, but this was hardly akin to having sorbet spilled on a dress. One is an accident, the other is unprofessional conduct, aimed at a paying customer. In a sense the article has no bearing on this particular situation.

I'm gonna miss the chicken wing soup. Maybe that can be my revenge, I'll get the secret recipe!