We’re back from vacation. Perfect weather. Perfect boating. We couldn’t have asked for anything more… except maybe a better realtor. As you know, we were checking out vacation homes, and we found one we liked. It was a little bigger than we originally planned (doesn’t that always happen?), so I wanted to run some more [...]
Vacation time is here! We’re busy getting packed to head out for vacation. Readers were on both sides of the fence when I asked Should We Buy a Vacation Home? Since then, I’ve been busy doing a ton of research on buying vacation homes: past sales, rental statistics, talking to current owners, break even points, [...]
We caught an interesting story on our local news recently. Local homeless advocacy groups are helping homeless families squat in homes in foreclosure. The idea is basically, why should people be homeless when there are vacant homes available? The groups locate homes in foreclosure, enter the home (most recently through a broken back door), then [...]
Now that summer is almost here, and we’re scheduling our vacations for the summer, we have the itch to buy our own vacation house…. again. (This happens every summer). Every time we rent a place, my financial brain starts spinning. What if we buy our own vacation house, and rent it out when we aren’t [...]
It’s Earth Day! Retailers are celebrating today with Earth Day freebies. Here are some deals you’ll want to check out today. Earth Day Freebies Amazon: Earth Day Sale on green cleaning products, personal care, lighting, baby products, toys and more. Babies R Us: Free Tote and 25% off anything you can fit in the tote. [...]
