Before the Great Recession, adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) allowed many borrowers to go overboard. Now the US Treasury has decided to take out what amounts to an ARM of its own by introducing floating rate notes. As their name suggests, floating rate notes have variable interest rates, which adjust up or down periodically. Interest rates…
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Key to Maximum Success in Minimum Time: Get a Mentor
A fun thing about real estate investing. It remains one of the best ways for people to achieve financial freedom. But it is also one of the most difficult businesses to maintain. The challenge is that the current real estate landscape has a number of obstacles, but a smart investor can avoid them by getting…
Tony Curtis and Anthony Perkins Backgrounds
In the late seventies, I was a film critic. He reviewed movies primarily for magazines, which meant he saw all new releases at least three months before their release date. In hindsight, it was a wonderful job, but at the time, I quickly grew tired of having to go to screenings every night to see…
A Great Smoky Mountain Vacation: Your Next Amazing Mountain Adventure?
Vacationing in the mountains is the favorite vacation spot for many Americans. One of the most popular mountain vacation spots is The Great Smoky Mountains. The Smoky Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountain Range and are located in Tennessee and the western part of North Carolina. Your vacation to the Great Smoky Mountain will…
Discover Iceland through a spectacular vacation in Iceland
Close to nature but also rich in colorful culture, Iceland is a unique place for a fascinating vacation. Icelanders are very welcoming people and always happy to share their beautiful country with visitors during their Iceland vacation. And although the native language is Icelandic, almost everyone in Iceland is also fluent in English, making it…
The Chronicles of Madness – Episode 42
In our 42nd episode of Madness Chronicles, we’ll take a look at the madness of America’s leaders and their staggering hypocrisy. Remember, insanity is a state of serious mental illness, extremely foolish behavior, and a frantic or chaotic form of activity. Let’s take a look at a lineup of hypocrisy in 2020. In North Carolina’s…
Cadot: Great but unassuming French food in North Dallas
Every once in a while, if you’re really lucky and a lover of French food, you’ll come across (or look for!) a chef as talented as Jean-Marie Cadot, the charming and very talented boss from the eponym Cadot Restaurant at 18111 Preston Road in North Dallas, located in a beautiful space on the northwest corner…
Lost Treasure of the Cross on the Rock
The LEGEND talks about how it is valued at over $350,000 or probably more given the recent spike in the price of gold and mentions how the Native Americans knew the story of the “Cross in the Rock” passed down from their elders. Also known as Borie’s Lost Treasure, it is conjectured to be one…
Traveling With An Android – Quick Guide To Some Great Apps For Newbies
I always feared that Android phones were hyped and overhyped, mainly because it was said that the Android platform itself was apparently fragmented, with multiple versions running on multiple phones, so apps didn’t always work as well as they should. The telephones. Android itself was a bit immature compared to the long-tested reliability and standardized…
USDA Indiana Loan
There are many things to understand when it comes to financing a home and qualifying for a USDA loan. I’ll explain the most important factors when considering the home you’re buying, the finance company you want to use, as well as what the criteria are for getting pre-approved. The first and most important thing to…