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investment: Prosper.com - A great idea or a ticking bomb? - 07/25/07 01:56 PM
I JOINED PROSPER.COM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I first read about it in Fast Company Magazine. After I read the article, I went to the website and poked around. I was very intrigued. It is a "peer-to-peer" lending website. One magazine described it as "banking meets e-bay". You can join as a "lender" or "borrower". Or both. If you are a lender, you bid on loans that are "listed" by borrowers. You can bid in any amount with the minimum being $50.00.
Ok, here is an example: Someone wants $13,000.00 to pay off high-rate credit cards. The lenders get to review the … (10 comments)

investment: No man is an island. - 05/19/07 03:55 PM
I BOUGHT MY FIRST RENTAL PROPERTY THIS WEEK.  
We closed escrow two days ago. Here is the cool part: THE PROPERTY IS 2000 MILES AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE! Working in residential property management, I constantly hear people talk about not wanting to buy property out of state because they can't see it.
Now, while I can certainly understand the fear associated not only with owning and managing rental property, but also with owning it far away, I must object to this line of thinking. WE LIVE IN A FANTASTIC TIME!
Networking has never been easier. We have telephones that never leave our … (7 comments)

 

John Evarts

Santa Clarita, CA

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