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The recent recession has done a lot of damage, but one area where it may have helped is increasing Americans awareness of where their retirement planning stands. Amidst the horror stories of forced early retirements among people in their fifties and sixties, and of people forced to continue working for years after they planned on retiring, more Americans are actually looking at their retirement planning, and asking some difficult questions.
Theres good news and bad news for most Americans,...
Want to Live to Be 100? Financial, Physical, & Mental Health Tips From Centenarians
Do you want to live to be 100? If you answered no for health or financial reasons, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Centenarians are the fastest growing age group in the country, and are expected to multiply seven-fold over the next 30 years, so like it or not, many more of us will live to be 100.
Most centenarians are not simply 85-year olds with an extra 15 years of decay and deterioration; rather, they tend to be free of all chronic and degenerative diseases, until the just before...
Going Mobile - Living the Dream
Time was, a person had to be disgustingly rich (the technical term is independently wealthy) to simply leave home and travel the world for extended periods of time. Today, not only do you not have to be rich, but in many cases you can still work while youre traveling!
Between rising standards of living, dropping travel costs, increasing acceptance of telecommuting, and improving technology allowing remote interaction, the world is now an extremely accessible place, allowing people of all...
The Get-It-Rented Trifecta: Kitchens, Bathrooms, & Finishes
Every real estate investor (and most homeowners, for that matter) has been there: you have a property that you need to get a rental agreement or sales contract signed on, and you don't have the budget for a total renovation. What do you do? Where do you focus your budget?
Focus Area 1: The Kitchen
People have a visceral connection with the area where they prepare their food; it must be clean, and it should create an "ooh, ahh" reaction. Chances are, your "customer" is a couple, and one of the...
How to Make Your Rental Business Run Smoothly
In today's America, most landlords own only a few rental properties, and managing a rental property and lease agreement is merely something most landlords do as a side investment while working a full time job and raising a family. However, landlords fitting this description tend to invest only minimal time in their rental properties, which can lead to greater headaches and frustrations down the road. By following just a few rules, most landlords can minimize the headaches associated with being...
How to Collect Judgments
Any landlord can tell you all about the joys of rent court; the long wait, the endless string of whining, and then the realization that, after you win, all youre left with is the right to collect a debt from someone who probably cant pay anyway. Wonderful.
How does a landlord go about collecting a money judgment from a tenant whos gone bad? Contrary to popular belief, these judgments can be collected, leaving you with more than just a tax write-off, but it will take a little effort and...
How to Screen Tenants
As any seasoned landlord will tell you, screening tenants is an enormous pain in the (insert anatomy of choice). But time invested in screening tenants is time well spent, because deciding on a tenant is the most important decision a landlord makes.
As an initial aside, its worth the reminder that better properties will draw better tenants. Both the neighborhood and the condition/appeal of the house itself are important, so do everything you can to maximize both.
After youve done all you...
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