Archive for the ‘Real Estate’ Category
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Tenant Troubles: What Would You Do?
I have a bit of a problem on my hands. I haven’t talked about it in some time, but I’m a landlord. I kind of fell into the position when my fiancee and I headed west to pursue great career opportunities. I was a little leery of becoming a landlord. The job doesn’t have a [...]
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Your Home: Asset or Liability
I was reading The Simple Dollar the other day. Actually I read it nearly every day. He was doing an overview of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, a popular personal finance book. The overview was pretty much as expected except for this one line that I hadn’t thought much about before now: “…rather [...]
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Money Magazine and Rental Properties
I was reading a Money Magazine article which was brought to my attention by Debt Free 4 Ever
Debt Free 4 Ever seems to agree to get rid of the rental properties. I don’t agree.
I’d keep the rental properties. The key will be to getting tenants so that they don’t sit empty. That [...] -
How I Lost $40,000 Yesterday
I had a conversation with my new tenant yesterday. Seems like my friend/realtor found a really great person. I could have talked to her for a lot longer than either of us had time. She did mention how my next door neighbor sold her condo for $40,000 less than what I paid [...]
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To Buy or Rent (yet again)?
This topic has been covered almost everywhere in the blogosphere. It seems that a lot of the blogosphere has agreed that it’s worth it to buy no matter what. There’s a spread between the rent for one place and the mortgage for buying the same place. I think there’s a point where [...]
