Failure was not an option. The government finally stepped in on Sunday and unveiled plans to take over troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, putting to rest fears that the two firms would collapse and send the housing market into a death...

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Well I haven’t been a very diligent blogger as of late, but my excuse is that I’m now working full time for one of our presidential candidates. I’m told that mixing business and politics is unwise so I won’t specify which...

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I’m getting calls from a company called Blue Moon Capital . Google them and you'll find the website.  Annoyingly enough, they have been posting comments on my blog advertising their service – a practice that I’ve requested that.

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Every veteran has a unique story.  Today on Memorial day take a moment to learn a new one. 

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I’ve been away from Houston for the last couple of months in what has turned out to be sort of an experiment in long distance landlording. A couple of days ago I got an alarming phone call from the neighbor of a property I own in the suburbs...

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