We bought a house on land contract 2 years ago and now the owner is filing bankruptcy. What do we do?

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

We bought a house by land contract 2 years ago. We have never missed a payment and the mortgage is, as of now, paid up to date. The guy we purchased from (the guy who still holds a mortgage on the property) was a small business owner and his business went under. Now, he is [...]

Would it be a smart decision to become a petroleum landman in this economy?

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

I’m about to go to college and have been looking at careers and ran into petroleum landman…I hear they make good money but I don’t know if it would be safe if I became one in a bad economy like this with gas prices so high….also, is it possible for them to make 7 figures [...]

Should BLEEPIN PETROLEUM (BP) have every asset frozen and taken to pay for all the oil disaster?

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

I think the company should be taken over by the government,. Their accounts drained. Their shareholders left with no money and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT use that money to pay all the people destroyed by their idiocy.
Plus, I think OIL in General should pay for this all. It is OIL that is the problem. I SAY [...]

Some legal questions about an apartment damage and rent insurance?

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

So last year our apartment was damaged due to an unstable sprinkler system upstairs. Since we didn’t have a renter’s insurance, we were forced to reside at our friend’s house for over 4 months. When we returned, our land owner said he couldn’t sue the owner upstairs because his insurance company is already suing him. [...]

Some legal questions about an apartment damage and rent insurance?

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

So last year our apartment was damaged due to an unstable sprinkler system upstairs. Since we didn’t have a renter’s insurance, we were forced to reside at our friend’s house for over 4 months. When we returned, our land owner said he couldn’t sue the owner upstairs because his insurance company is already suing him. [...]

Are democrats waging a war on prosperity?

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Why do democrats oppose oil and gas drilling in the U.S. when it would help the economy in multiple ways?
Why do democrats believe that government should punish the producers in society by taxing them while most democrats pay zero income tax?
Why do democrats want to keep spending the next generation’s money on today’s entitlement shortfalls?

Is it haram to live in a mortgage house?

Friday, March 4th, 2011

I want to add more clarification to my question.Here is the scenario. I am leaving in a house in India where I have given 10lakhs rupees for a period of 3yrs for staying in the house of the owner.The owner has the full right to sell the property or vacate us from house by repaying [...]

If Libya uprising ends up in a civil war; will this increase the price of oil?

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

The son of wacko Gaddafi said that if the anti govt protesting doesn’t stop he will order the army to kill who ever is protesting and will turn Libya into a civil war; no joke it was like watching something during medevil times; anyways I know Libya is an oil player; will the Civil war [...]

Afraid To Ride This Horse?

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

I recently started riding a horse of a friend. She had not been rode for a year. When I started riding her, I kicked her a little because she wouldnt walk, she went crazy bucking. I got her calmed down and everything else went pretty smooth. She was trained and boarded at a ranch I [...]

What are my rights as a small business owner in terms of direct mail advertisement?

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

I own a small hearing aid store in the Chicago-land area. Most of my advertisement is done through direct mail. On average, we send out around 7,000 mailers every month through the Post Office.
My first qualm: I seem to get a handful of calls each month of people wanting off the mailing list. My mailing [...]

Should Obama replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve today with domestic crude oil?

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Prices are low for the time being, now is the time to buy oil cheap while we can, especially if its from domestic suppliers that are shutting operations down because the price is so low. It would immediately stimulate the economy without depending on banks to turn loose of some of their stimulus money.
Or [...]

Should we dump the oil in the Strategic Petroleum reserve so fuel prices will come down?

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

We have 150 years of oil according to the USGS study, fuel is to high for a country in Depression, besides the electrics are coming, we won’t need it in 10 years, we better think about getting our money back.

What is the downside of gas tankless water heaters?

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

I know they are a lot more expensive.
Are there electrical parts that need replacing by high paid technicians.
I can replace the old tank type myself for about 0.00.
Can you install the high tech type by yourself or do you need a lot of
training..
I’m leaning toward the old fashion type.
What do you think? Wile it [...]

How to Fixed Price Natural Gas Programs Work?

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

A year or so ago, we were approached by a company called "Just Energy" Corp. and invited to sign up for a natural gas fixed price program, promising to "lock your price in now for guaranteed protection against future increases."
I guess whenever a business offers me something, my first question is, "what’s in it for [...]

I am sometimes a two or three days late making my land contract payment. Can they carrier somehow add fees?

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

I org. bought home for 0,000.00 Gave owner ,000.00 down & paid monthly ,200.00. Then gave them something like ,000.00 & now my payments are 0.00 per month for the next few years. In the last year or so I have sometimes been late & when I say late I mean like 2 or 3 [...]

American Domestic Oil Drilling….this a good idea?

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

I’m hearing that it would take years to set up the infrastructure and deliver enough oil to affect the supply enough to make the price of gasoline cheaper. Do you really think that American oil companies are going to invest in the infrastructure to drill and refine more oil here so that they can [...]

Converting car from gas to propane/natural gas?

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

It is a 1993 Chevrolet Caprice, V-8, 5 L engine.
I am tinkering with the idea to get the car converted from running on gas to run on propane/natural gas for the sake of money.
I am here just to get honest opinions of the people here how much it will cost me for the conversion.
Will it [...]

Rent to own?

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

This trailer and small land is for sale by owner for ,000. the place has been vacante for over 2 years. I need a place bad have no money really She is curently doing a rent to own it was ,000 they put down ,700 and are paying 0. [they are just buying the trailer [...]

when is the madness of fuel and natural gas going to end?

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

im really tired of getting analy raped if everything is going up shouldnt welfare/ public asst. be easier to get now for food why dont they raise min wage or even give us an allowence based on income and family members for fuel maybe that will help insted of stimulus tax rebate the [...]

What are the legal actions we should do for this case?

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Good Day!. I just need a legal advice about this issue. My parents rented a piece of land since they got married. We rented a lot up to now because the owner doesn’t want to sell the land. my family waited until they will sell it and we will buy it. My family saved money, [...]

Can speculation really raise the price of oil in the long term?

Monday, December 27th, 2010

It seems to me based on my basic economics 101 experience, that if the price of oil is pushed higher than what would normally be supported by worldwide supply and demand, then the artificially high price will cause demand to decline, supply to rise which would normally cause a surplus. Speculators would then need [...]

Try to think of three sentences for each of these words…?

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Meticulously- precise and painstaking: extremely careful and precise
Intriguing- interest somebody: to make somebody greatly interested or curious
Admonished- advise somebody: to advise somebody to do or, more often, not to do something
Raucous- noisy: characterized by loud noise, shouting, and ribald laughter
Sharecropping- tenant farmer: a tenant farmer who farms land for the [...]

Drill more oil and build more refineries???Thanks Bush?

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

The president says the solution to high gas prices is drilling for more oil and building more refineries.
When was the last time the US built a refinery? 30+ years?!?
How long will it take to build a new refinery? 6 years?? and what are we to do until then?
hey Greg I make 100,000 year [...]

Should we allow oil companies to drill in banned drilling areas?

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Nobody knows if increasing our domestic oil outflow will decrease oil prices. We can increase our domestic oil outflow by 1.5million barrels of oil per day. Domestically, we presently produce 1.5million barrels of oil per day. Within the next 10years, we will demand more oil and foreign countries will too. The world’s outflow of [...]

Rental property going into foreclosure?

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

We moved into a house this past September..the owner closed in October and we just got a notice that it is going into foreclosure by the clerk of courts….although we have paid our rent on time and given her almost 7k she has not made a single payment, advice please:
1. what are our possible options
2. [...]