Fourth Estate

Mistakes are inevitable but it is what is done with those mistakes that determines whether or not one is a good doctor. Practicing is what doctors do in order to learn, one cannot learn if they are not practicing. When one practices they will make mistakes in order to become a better doctor. In the book Complications by Atul Gawande, Gawande gives his personal accounts of his seven year residency and the anecdotes from other doctor's careers to support the sundry of arguments he makes, the most…

The people who were involved in the First Crusade were the Christians and the Muslims. This Crusade lasted from 1095–1099 and took place at the Holy Land in Jerusalem because. In 1095, the armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to Pope Urban II’s plea to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land, this is why the First Crusade began. The Christians won The First Crusade by seizing armies on their way to take back Jerusalem. Since the crusades won their fight it encourage other…

Ottoman Turks’ first appearance The loom of the Ottoman came upon after the decline of the Seljurk Turks’s empire. The arrival of the first Ottomans, alias ghazis (Turkish warriors or raiders), to Anatolia (formerly called Asia Minor) was intended to evade the forces of Mongols. At first, the Turkish tribes were nomadic pastoralists but when the Seljuk Empire’s power was slowly falling apart, the Turks, under the rule of Osman, began occupying, invading other territories for power and wealth…

Being the product of a family who struggled financially, and growing up in poverty; home ownership was something wished for, thought about, but not really obtainable. The great housing crash that occurred a few years ago, honestly didn’t affect my life since I have been a renter of my property and never an owner. I saw the reports on the news and saw the “for sale”, “foreclosure”, and “reduced price” signs all over nearby homes, and I thought about the families that lived there and what they…

If you are known as a “boomerang buyer” someone who has lost their last house from a foreclosure after the economy dropped out from under our feet. Now you have steadily put your life back together, including a nice size nest egg, a large savings account and now you are ready to get back into home ownership. How do you become a homeowner when your foreclosure hasn’t dropped off yet? There are a few options for you to consider; rent-to-own, foreclosure forgiveness, FHA loans or hiring a…

Yes, indeed, the real estate and mortgage meltdown did have a crushing impact on the United States economy. No one knows that better than me. During the time of the real estate industry collapse, my husband worked for a company that did marketing for both the real estate and automotive industries – perhaps the two worst industries you could be involved in at that particular time. Within two years, the company went from being on the illustrious Inc Magazine “Top 500 Fastest-Growing Companies” to…

In 2008 a real estate and mortgage collapse occurred in the United States forcing many homeowners nationwide to face the sudden threat of foreclosure. Overall the nation experienced an economic decline that was hugely affected by this collapse. People were suddenly unable to manage the repayment terms on their homes and they were forced to foreclose or sell their homes for significantly less than what they had been worth at the time of purchase. This devastating occurrence could be blamed on a…

It was right across the pool from her condo, so I thought “What the heck, can’t hurt to look”. My Grammy went into her condo and I followed the signs. I knocked on the door and the real estate agent said “Welcome to your new home”. I laughed and entered into a beautiful model condo, fully furnish and ready to live in. I was completely amazed that no one had snatched up the treasure. The price was unbelievable! I thought to myself “this…

Wow! Rent to Own! It gives the family that has lost their home to foreclosure a second chance to regroup, re-establish credit and potentially take advantage of today 's real estate market, while putting those significant lessons learned into practice. First of all, it 's hard to say that folks in this category have checkered pasts. Sometimes, job loss, illness or other catastrophic event scan thrust families with decades of good financial records into the most dire of circumstances. Savvy…

Buying a new home can a difficult challenge at any time, but buying in a seller’s market makes the challenge even more difficult. Across the country, the supply of new homes on the market is slow and the demand is high, resulting in a position of power for home sellers. Buyers need to be able to adapt and raise their game to compete in a difficult market if they are to purchase the right home. Below is a guide for buyers to rise above the competition in a competitive sellers market. How to…