Things To Do Before Signing a Lease
Whether you are looking for your first apartment or your third, there are some things you should always do before signing the lease. The more of these tips you can check off prior to moving in, the fewer potential headaches you will have, making your life that much...
How and Where to Leverage Your Money
“When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.” Warren Buffett This quote is most appropriate for a discussion on leverage. Leverage amplifies both good and bad decisions, so it has to be used responsibly and only when an outcome...
Why Seller’s Concessions are Popular
There is this famous phrase that gets bandied about in the housing market called a “seller’s concession.” It is not a hot dog stand out in front of an open house. It’s also not the seller signing away his first born to a new home buyer. If you are in the home buying...
REITs: What they are and Should You Invest in Them?
I’ve talked about how real estate compares to the stock market. Real estate offers sustainable cash flows and valuable tax benefits for investors. Most importantly, real estate is something that should always be in demand because, face it, you have to live...
Anxious to Buy a Home
As many of you already know, my wife and I both recently took jobs that would allow us to move to a different city. They aren’t the highest paying jobs, but they are good jobs that will allow us to transition to a new place without job searching. This is...
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