So, I was listening to the BP podcast and the subject of how to do background checks on your renters came up. I was wondering, how exactly would or should you turn down a tenant that has bad rental history so to avoid...
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I'm in the process of negotiating to purchase a home that is occupied by a very elderly schizophrenic tenant who, according to the seller, has not paid rent or been on a lease in nearly ten years. What should I do to...
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I try to avoid political discussions, as they never lead anywhere good in the business world - but this one strikes at the very heart of REI. Former "Sex and the City" actress, Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor o...
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Your goals and outcomes in life are nothing but compounded habits. Focus on doing the activities that will help you find your passion and one day lead you become the person that you intend to be. There is something sa...
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What will the demand of petroleum fueled cars be in 10 years? Will it only be for a lower class because of affordability or will there be a market for compact affordable electric cars.Which begs this question...Would ...
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A lot of talk here regarding cash flow. If our bigger goal is to “retire” early and quit our W2 jobs would it make more sense to invest 100% of cash flow back into the principal to quicker achieve full ownership of pr...
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Got a situation, deed shows owners names that have been dead for 14 years and neighbors state property vacant for at least that long. Property is free and clear but obviously taxes have been paid. So I have found no h...
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My tenants of 3 years will be moving and I will be going through the application process again. I was thinking that I would begin to process the basics of the applications first : verifying employment, income and pre...
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Intra- Family loans are just loans between family. The benefit would be lower interest rates for borrower and higher interest rates for the lender (compared to holding money in CD or bank)nerdwallet heres a brief a...