Personally, I think Shakespeare had it wrong when he penned this advice in Hamlet: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry." Perhaps he may be forgiven for his error, however, since Shakespeare suffered from a lack of the tremendous benefits of a truly self-directed IRA.



Money in self-directed IRAs can be loaned out to any person who is not a "disqualified person." While this... More about: Either a Lender or Borrower Be

If I had a dollar for every email I was sent, message board post I have read, or telephone call I have received asking how to invest with bad credit, I would have retired 10 years ago. If most of these individuals would learn some age old truths, it would make their investing lives so much more productive.

The truth of the matter is, there are ways for a wannabe investor to begin investing with bad credit. There is wholesaling, flipping, subject to investing and a host of other guru... More about: Bad Credit Real Estate Investing: Stop Dodging The Bullet & Clean The Gun

Let’s call him John. A bright and hard worker just trading time for dollars at his regular job. His first house flipping experience could have been a lot better.

John was watching “Property Ladder” on the A&E network one day and got the bright idea to flip a house himself. After all, those people were making money. A complimentary show “Flip This House” confirmed that money could be made, lots of money.

If you haven’t seen Property Ladder, it’s a television show that features... More about: How a First Time House Flip Went Bad