The 401k is a great replacement for pensions, but generally you'll only get the boost to retirement solvency if part of that is getting matched. 3.

What drives me crazy (call me jealous if you want) are the people who just hand everything to their kids - there's a difference between giving someone a boost to climb up to the next level and buying them a helicopter and hiring a pilot so they can completely forego the climb and any hard work needed to make it to the top.  

. - Conclusion: any savings on commission is a HUGE boost for your COC.

The key is you being able to influence the appraiser and have him come in at the lower end of the scale.

Dang on a side not it looks like I have no influence.

Just throwing out a thinking point that influenced my choices.

No hike in rent will ever boost your returns more than a 2 year lease renewal.

For those who has high income already, additional CF often will boost them to the higher tax bracket and CF is often not the best strategy for them.  

If someone is renting a 4 bedroom , its going to be a decent size family,  get rid of the window units  boost rent 20 bucks ... you'll be thanking yourself when its time to sell and everything is updated 

The power bills can be really high as well.Good gym operators tend to have nutrition bars, personal training, etc. for multiple revenue streams to boost profit.I look at liquidity and net worth to prop up the business.