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In the early stages of parenting, your goal is simple: Keep them alive. You feed them, change them, bathe them, provide a place to sleep, and make sure they don’t stick their fingers in light sockets or run out in front of moving cars. Simple in theory, yes, but challenging in execution. As your children
Renovating your house? Investing in a fixer-upper? Upgrading one of your properties so you can increase the rent? Whatever the case, you’re probably going to need to bring in a contractor to help you do the heavy lifting. But given such a lack of regulation in the industry, you want to be extra careful to
Your home, if anything like the average, contains hundreds of thousands of individual items and possessions. While you may like to think your “crap” is all useful and systematically organized, the reality is that it’s a mess. Very few items have a permanent resting place, and most of the stuff you own is pretty useless.
With homeownership comes great responsibility. When something breaks, stops working, or needs to be upgraded, there isn’t a landlord or property manager you can call to take care of it for you. It’s up to you to find a solution and, if necessary, handle the repair on your own. But in order to do so,
Choosing to sell your home is a massive life decision that will have both personal and financial repercussions for years to come. When it comes time to sell, you have options … but one you should never select is the For-Sale-By-Owner route, commonly abbreviated as FSBO.
Not every tenant is perfect. In fact, you’ll very rarely find someone who takes good care of your property and continues to renew their lease agreement year after year. In most cases, these people eventually transition into home ownership or reach a point where they can afford to move up in house. But tenants should