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In this episode of Friends Talk Financial Planning, John and Bridget discuss the concerns facing many Americans today regarding home...

In this episode of FTFP, John and Bridget discuss the challenges of selling a house and offer their insights and advice. From pricing...

In this episode of Friends Talk Financial Planning, Bridget shares her personal experience of buying a house and the financial planning...

When you've reached a point in your life when you know you've got more than enough, you may think about passing along your financial...

Avoid These Estate Planning Mistakes. You can only do estate planning when you're alive. When you're dead, it's too late. Not wanting to...

Real estate investing can be made easy with REITS, or real estate investment trusts. But many people don't know how REITs work in a...

Bridget got a question this week--what are the pros and cons of renting out your vacation home? John is a CFP® who owns a vacation home....

These days people talk about the pros and cons of rental property. People refer to this as passive income, dreaming of checks showing up...

The real estate market is hot in many areas right now, with sellers getting multiple offers. What’s a buyer to do? How can you approach...

Saving money on state income tax, property tax and other Chicago fees when you retire in Chicago--that's what Kyle Harvey and Anne...

The biggest mistake people make when buying a house is over-buying.

Terri and David came in for a meeting with me. They were expecting a baby and wanted to buy a house. They had their eye on a $500,000...

Don't buy real estate because you think it's an easy way to make money while in your underwear watching TV while eating Cheetos.

Following up on my post about what to ask mortgage brokers, the Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the current state of...

This article from the WSJ covers how the housing market varies by region: Home Sales All Over the Map And this Article from August 3,...

I'm not very interested in predictions about how long the current economic downturn is going to last. What I'm interested is in the...