Buyer Beware at County Tax Foreclosure Sale

I recently received a call from an 87 year old property owner who had land for sale in upstate New York. He had recently received a confusing letter from the county regarding his property and asked me if I would look into it. Here is what I found. Back in 1972, this...

Using IRAs to Buy Real Estate

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — One of today’s soundest investments is never touted in financial-services ads. The reason: Wall Street wouldn’t make any money off it. Since 1974, Americans have had the ability to use IRA assets to buy investment...

New York Fracking Ban In Towns Upheld By Second Judge

By Dan Wiessner ALBANY, N.Y., Feb 24 (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community’s ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory this week for opponents of the drilling method known as fracking. The authority vested in towns...