Recent content by jbrassaw

I have firsthand experience with a LTC company. My mother, who is now 86 years old, bought a LTC policy from John Hancock in 1995. Her yearly premiums were about $2,500. In 2005, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and came to live with us for about a year and a half. In mid-2007, we were...

We currently have a doe and her two fawns camping out on our property. During the late summer and fall, we get lots of pheasants and grouse in the yard and black bears roaming the neighborhood, looking to bulk up on garbage before hibernating for the winter. So, everyone is very careful to...

We do have a grown son, but he's a career Marine and doesn't want to manage real estate long distance (currently in Florida, but will be re-assigned to Okinawa next year). Thanks for your input.

Cash flow ok ... At the present time, the cash flow is fine, but we are beginning to tire of dealing with tenants and are thinking of selling off some of the properties. Our time horizon is still a little fuzzy, but I'm thinking within the next 3-7 years, we'll want to actually do something...

My husband and I own a small business in Northwest Montana, specializing in rental real estate. We own and manage all the real estate ourselves. My retirement savings are all in various mutual funds, which have done well over the years. The real estate has also done very well since we...