investment: Foreigh Exchange Rates vs. Mortgage Rates
- 06/25/07 08:38 AM
If you've ever looked over my REI profile page thouroughly, you've noticed that I do a small bit of day trading. That trading is in the currency markets called FOREX (Foreign Exchange). I usually have two laptops in front of me all day long. One is of my forex market positions and the other is where I do my mortgage work. There has been a lot of action this week on both fronts. The fun thing is, they seem to be related. That's not much a surprise, but it's been fun to see exactly how closely they do shadow one another. … (1 comments)
investment: How Negative Cash Flow Can Make You Money
- 02/14/07 08:38 PM
Ok, so I just read a blog (on another site) that was posted by a certain Hawaiian friend of mine that was warning against Alligator Property. It's a great blog. In it, he explains how an Alligator Property is basically a property that you buy, thinking you're going to have positive cash flow, but end up having unexpected costs put you in a Negative Cash Flow situation. This sucks. But, let me put a silver lining on the situation. And, for the sake of an example, I'll use actual numbers from a rental property of mine. I have a property that is worth … (24 comments)
If you've ever looked over my REI profile page thouroughly, you've noticed that I do a small bit of day trading. That trading is in the currency markets called FOREX (Foreign Exchange). I usually have two laptops in front of me all day long. One is of my forex market positions and the other is where I do my mortgage work. There has been a lot of action this week on both fronts. The fun thing is, they seem to be related. That's not much a surprise, but it's been fun to see exactly how closely they do shadow one another. … (1 comments)
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