For some people, owning and operating rental real estate is a great idea, while for others, this might not be the case! The difference not only applies to the specific property, but also to the personality, attitude and specific personal strengths and weaknesses of each individual. Some factors include, of course, the financial ones, including …
Tax exemptions
Who doesn’t love tax breaks? I know so, and will do my research to find them! Luckily for you homeowners, I have discovered homeowners tax credits and will discuss them so you don’t have to search the entire web. You can deduct various household-related expenses. The tax exemptions that I am going to explain are …
How To Buy Real Estate – Yes, YOU CAN!
If you want to buy a home but don’t think you can for any of the following reasons, this article is meant to give you the right information so you can make smarter decisions and open up to a world of wealth, possibility, and realism. Expectations. The truth is, you are not being realistic when …
Pet deposits in hotels
Pet owners often wonder how pet friendly a hotel can be if they charge a high and / or non-refundable pet deposit. They also wonder why they are being charged when, as far as they know, their pet is not dirty. Are these hotels just taking our money and laughing all the way to the …
Start an aircraft wash business
Do you love airplanes and want to start an airplane wash service? I can’t blame you since I did the same. After cleaning thousands of airplanes over the years, I paid for my flight school, first airplanes and then started an airplane wash franchise as a module of another franchise company that I had founded. …
Industrial Product Tips – Choosing the Right Pliers and Cutters
It’s amazing how much work is done with just hand tools; It really pays to make the right selection when it comes to these industrial products to get the job done safely and get it right the first time. Since hand tools like pliers and cutters are in every toolbox, finding the right set to …
3 kitchen blender problems that you can fix yourself
Over time, even the best kitchen blenders will start to show damage. This is especially true if you use your blender every day to make thick shakes. Today, in our throwaway society, we quickly discard a product at the first sign of a malfunction. Small appliances like blenders are generally not worth taking to a …
What do all these graphics file extensions mean?
Vector files store images as a series of simple shape descriptions. They will divide an image into lines, rectangles, circles, etc. and it will describe the positions and colors of all these shapes on the page, and then rebuild the image when the file is opened. Using vector files has advantages in that you have …
How does your property rate on the pest control scale?
When a home inspector or appraiser audits a property, whether for a seller or an investor, the home is rated based on its level of pest control. Can those creepy critters enter the building around its foundation or through the openings around the roof? These are all things that homeowners should consider in order to …
Short Selling: Influencing Broker Price Sentiment (BPO)
When you do a short sale, the lender will most likely request a BPO. BPO is the acronym for Brokers Price Opinion and is a process by which a real estate agent appointed by the lender, he goes out to evaluate the property and gives his “opinion” about what the property’s value is. The lender …