Second Career Secrets #5: Hospital Administrator
Image via Wikipedia (For an introduction to Careers in Profile, read more here ... payment and bought a starter starter house g) renting a bigger house than I could buy h) own a home [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 05:15:52
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What Would Be The Best For Me To Do?
Hi Everyone, I'm 20 years old and definitley want to invest in real estate. I am considering my options and what to buy for a 1st home/investment property. I was wondering if I should buy a duplex and rent out half, a 3 floor apartment house and rent out 2, or a larger [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 02:00:44
Bugging Out
The more we learn, the more we have to learn. I've realized that I am completely lacking in portable housing schooling. Shame on me ... sooner rather than later. We thought we might head North and rent while we get the little house built ... like a little house. It was a Park Model. Who knew? Not me. Oddly, we looked at one of these things [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 17:31:00
Rising tension over homes rented out
Think you'll have no problem renting out a house until the market rebounds? It's a great idea if you can cover (all or most) or your costs, but in many areas of the country, there's a growing backlash from HOAs ... in the housing market. For owners who have to move or who own houses as investment properties, short-term [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:48:00
I Quit My Job
So Long I sit at my desk tonight sipping a Mountain Dew from my Taco Bell Fourthmeal ... it into the air, saying, “Dreams of so many. On the floor.” The Dream Begins I’ve been a computer programmer ... traveling the southeast, we ended up picking Nashville because we liked it best. We rented a house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 12:28:23
North of Wine Country: California’s Secret Clearlake Wedding and Event Venues
While I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 30 years, I took my very first trip to Lake County only recently when I rented a house on Clearlake for a ... of old Europe amongst California’s vineyards has already been achieved in their lovely ranch house, but I learned there are even bigger plans for this property. Situated on a picturesque stretch [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 19:34:02
Moral Shower
Sometimes I wish a thing such as a “moral shower” existed, ... that he had a nice house. That’s when my nightmare began. My non-verbalized thoughts at the time appear in brackets “It’s alright”, he said. It's a much nicer house than my rented duplex. “We had a really [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 19:45:17
Somebody torched the Governor's Mansion in the state of Texas
(((And they did a heck of a thorough job, apparently.))) (((Given that America's current President lived there for two terms, you have to wonder ... in a rented house in far West Austin since August, when an 18-month restoration project began ... destroyed the 152-year-old mansion. (((That's a pretty serious fire.))) No one was injured in the fire [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 14:34:57
To Buy or Rent - Not Just an Emotional Decision
Here’s an interesting piece that ran in the Seattle Times today: To rent or to buy? ... Anyone who plans to live in their house for five years or more would still be safe to buy, according ... The story of two couples The decision to sell their house and go back to renting has meant [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:42:23
Houses Bigger Than Their Egos
The Sacramento Bee reports from California. “‘Welcome,’ says the letter dated May 20, 2005 ... But we had a chance to get a hell of a lot better deal than that.’” “On Jan. 15, 2008, the house went ... and her family had missed eight payments. O’Hagan lives today in a rented town house in Woodland [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 22:24:49
DC Blogs Noted
Are Seven explains why comments have generally been closed of late ... suggestions. Carpenter’s Chaos rented their house for the inaugural weekend and were supposedly ... t. Who Invented Roses describes trying to get repair to the HVAC system with no toe-feeling left [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:23:08
So Why Do We Want To Bail Out This Homeowner Again?
I was reading through some blog posts this morning and came across one on housingdoom.com that just reaffirms my anti-bailout position ... it is: I HAVE A 3 BEDROOM HOUSE THAT I AM LETTING GO, IT SHOULD BE ATLEAST ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE THE COURT WANTS THE KEYS, SO I AM RENTING OUT THIS HOUSE WITH NO CREDIT CHECK AND ON A MONTH TO MONTH [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 22:06:54
Wanderlust: Holiday in the Sun
Ah, January -- back to reality. I hope you all had a lovely holiday ... , and for the most part, that's what we got.So this is the house we rented in Palm Springs. I meant to take a few snaps inside, but then forgot. Dwell on Design did a video tour of the place a few years ago (click [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:36:00
We Have Overcome Today
Is it really possible we have gone from "Whites Only" drinking fountains to toasting an African American president in the White House in my lifetime? January 20, 2009 - by Rick MoranOn July 20, 1969, my 81-year-old grandfather was watching the moon landing on television with us at our rented vacation house in Michigan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 08:00:46
A Q&A With Divorce Lawyer Lee Rosen: ‘People Are Frustrated’
In today’s NYT front-pager — “In Housing Fall, Breaking Up Is Harder to Do” — several divorce lawyers attest to the conundrum confronting ... t. So now they’re paying for the house in addition to rent. What’s going on in North Carolina? In North ... , in a typical case, is that somebody would take the house and buy the other spouse [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:14:15
A Q&A With Divorce Lawyer Lee Rosen: ‘People Are Frustrated’
In today’s NYT front-pager — “In Housing Fall, Breaking Up Is Harder to Do” — several divorce lawyers attest to the conundrum confronting ... t. So now they’re paying for the house in addition to rent. What’s going on in North Carolina? In North ... , in a typical case, is that somebody would take the house and buy the other spouse [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 20:14:00
Taking Top Dollar for Your Home
by Ada Denis When you settle to sell your home you should at once begin concerning to it as a home ... carpet/s, molds repaired, cracked smear and re-taping/ repairing drywall. When making these improvements ... like a buyer. 3.Hire a professional cleaner. One Time you have the house cleared you should rent [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 11:49:24
Home, home on the range
I do research the way normal women knit, as a way of occupying the brain without demanding much of it. So last night, I developed a pointless obsession with the history of the house I rent, since I know the construction date I was told -- 1963 -- can't be right.Borrowed from Ugly House Photos [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 14:29:00
Success Guidelines For Making Cold, Hard Dough With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be lucrative. It turns out such speculation is true ... of buying a beach investment property or perhaps a cottage property and renting to those on vacation ... that house individuals, families, or other groups. Homes, apartments, and trailers are among the various [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:50:23
Crowd Control
As several friends of mine can verify, ... on speculation surrounding the historic nature of the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the nation’s first ... of people reaping windfalls by renting out their houses for Inauguration Week, I have yet to encounter real [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 14:42:53
Half Dose #56: Stillman Studio
The following text (in italics) and images are courtesy Pyatt Studio for a prefabricated studio/garage prototype they developed for Boulder, Colorado ... for home/office use.Urban Fence | CourtyardThe addition of a new stand-alone structure along the alley ... a "coach house" that the family could rent out for extra money.The prefab design by Pyatt Studio [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:45:00
People Do Things They Shouldn’t In California
A report from the Salinas Californian. “Laura Beltran, 22, said she wasn’t surprised to learn that the house she rents from her mother in-law ... the help of a housing counselor isn’t enough, Beltran said. After the value of their house dropped [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 20:45:59
Bronx News Roundup Oct. 27
Contrary to what Sarah Palin believes, not all “real” American heroes live in small-towns, argues Mike Lupica, in his Daily News column ... is now the site of many new real estate projects, including Intervale Green and Louis Nine House, which will be open for rent next month. Restoration projects for Crotona Park and Indian Lake are also underway [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 18:06:29
New Shoes at a Discount!
Freezing drizzle, wind, snow flurries, clouds, and cold - those are a good description of our weather today ... a pair of very nice hiking boots for $15 on a clearance table! I felt like I had found a $100K house ... confident that I'll have them rented soon.On the way home, I also stopped by the duplex where I fixed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 01:44:00
Ten Days
Ten days.A week and a half.Not much time in the grand scheme of life but let me tell you what these last ten days have meant for me and my family ... aside their kitchen remodel and made room for us) to having a rent house and a place to call our own [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:02:00
Don't Panic: This anxious missive just hit the...
This anxious missive just hit the Curbed inbox: "i just listed a house for rent on craigslist (LA) ... -- payment ID Description, 2 Bath - Silver Lake - Brand New MODERN House, Price: 0.00, Total To Be Charged ... Buckmaster, who wrote in an email that there are "no such plans" to charge non-agents to list ads [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 00:01:02
How to Build a Village by Claude Lewenz
Many of us have these secret dreams. Dreams that don’t fit into our current experience but we can’t get them out of our hearts ... some sense of village. We rented a large house close to the beach and invited others to live [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 04:15:45
Does Your Blog Need its Own Domain Name?
Guest article by Jerry Low. It’s common that Bloggers have hard time choosing the options between hosting their blog on a blog platform and running ... blogs ‘rented houses’ while own domain is a ‘real estate’ for them, reason being the ownership rights [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 14:30:45
Property Mangement Companies - What to look for
property-management-companies We haven’t fully given up selling our house, but we’ve entered into a contract with a property management company. Our old house is for sale and for rent at the same time. The really good news ... that take care of “land lording” and marketing your rental house for you. They do this in exchange [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:02:41
more burgers
The McCafe concept has apparently been very successful for McDonalds. I think they could push the "cafe" aspect a bit harder ... in from areas with cheap rents or their rich parents' houses. All you'd have to do is offer them a couple [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 04:57:00
Taking Top Dollar for Your Home
Taking Top Dollar for Your Home Posted By Ada Denis on @ 2: ... , new carpet/s, molds repaired, cracked smear and re-taping/ repairing drywall. When making ... like a buyer. 3.Hire a professional cleaner. One Time you have the house cleared you should rent [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 07:47:24
Lil’ Adolf Hitler’s Mother Breaks Gag Order, Begs For Help
The New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services has yet to explain why they’ve taken Adolf Hitler Campbell and his two sisters into state ... firebomb the house.” “They’re not destroying anything, the house is clean and they pay their rent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:24:41
The Dirty Truth - A Personal Testimonial
I’m a big fan of testimonials. It’s pretty easy to find good things to say about a product when you are writing an ad ... their thoughts. My personal testimonial has to do with cleaning carpets. We have been in our house ... the drain. In the past, I have rented a Rug Doctor from the local grocery store. Knowing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:09:58
Madmen v Migrants: Anti-Group-Home Opposition Rises Again in Aspen Hill? (Part VI)
Earlier we covered the general movement in opposition to any increase in the number of rental properties in Aspen Hill, ... civic association to close down one of those group houses. We covered some background on mental ... to rent to; it's in their best interest to kick the disabled into the street so they can have cheap [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:50:04
Friday's Stream
A really big stream - Tombigbee River in MississippiGood morning! I'm sitting here in the airstream with a cup of coffee ... the third shift thang. So how's day #2 of the new year? (Lois pours on more coffee and stirs in a bit ... . For some odd reason I rented a vacation home that suspiciously like the house we grew up in. LOL [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:37:00
full-body massage
A small hair-cutting saloon close to our rented house and my childhood days ... to create new-new beard designs, new-new haircuts on my face/head. He enjoyed doing so and I enjoyed too [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 03:38:00
Easy Foreclosures Are Over
A question I often get is "How easy is it to buy a foreclosure? ... remodeled or new houses were move in and ready-to-rent or live in. By 2009, many foreclosures languishing on the market are functionally obsolescent needing major remodeling or have damaging mold or other [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:22:00
NY Mag Profiles Kid, Troll Rears Head
BHB Photo by Marc Hermann manipulated by Homer Fink via obamiconme.pastemagazine ... about rent regulation. He told me (and others at a house party) that he will fight to repeal vacancy ... into a development project with high rise luxury condo’s on the waterfront, instead of recreation and green space [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:56:53
intricate designs
Are you the kind to go out of your way to make your home beautiful and a bit different from other houses? What do you do? We are living in a rented duplex right now so I cannot do any changes in here much to my disappointment. But when we have our own house I want it to look good in an elegant way. I am not going [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:56:49
Success Tips For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be attractive. Well – that assessment is spot on ... . You could choose to purchase and rent out cottage property or beach investment property ... properties are those that house individuals, families, or other groups. This includes homes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:25:10
www.schumacherhomes.com
Are you tired of renting, or tired of looking at your old run down bet up house and you want to find a home quality builder? ... people purchasing their dream home,it wouldn't hurt to contact Schumacher Homes. Schumacher Homes ... I know of this company who does excellent work they build custom homes to your liking just visit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:33:15
Inauguration
...a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's rule. As one with grandchildren who are, as I've said before, "The color of love," i.e ... L'Enfant rented slaves from nearby owners to dig the foundation of the White House and that designer [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:43:47
Captured Mumbai Terrorist’s Confession Leaked To Press
Gee, I wonder how that could have happened. Anywho, this is how captured terrorist Azam Amir Kasav says it all went down ... . They rented an apartment at Colaba market, near one of their targets, the Nariman House. The chief [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 14:31:58
Markus Ziener: Barack Obama: Forensics on the Southside
He who finds nothing else lands here: Altgeld Gardens, 20 miles south of elegant downtown Chicago, in the middle of the notorious Southside -- a housing project for those who cannot pay more than 50 dollars a month for rent. Altgeld Gardens is grey and dismal -- and dangerous. Every time the temperature increases, the level of crime explodes [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 23:54:34
Titles Are Over Rated
Recognition Archives Reviews Contact Titles Are Over Rated July 7, 2008 I may keep my house relatively clean, but my vehicles are another story ... cleaning stuff. And I contemplated renting a steam cleaner for the rug and upholstery, because [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 00:06:13
Hot Spot in the Bermuda Islands
What is the must see? Bermuda is famous for its pink sand beaches and cerulean blue seas, so it is worth to make our way to Hamilton Beach, ... for food and board, I think Salt Kettle House in Paget Parish is ideal. And not to forget to grab a bite ... t plan on renting a car. Simply because we can’t rent a car in Bermuda, due to their strict laws [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 12:56:00
What was in the box
Three days ago I let my art director husband be a guest blogger here and he rhapsodized about his favorite bookstore in LA, Hennessy & Ingalls ... tells the stories of ten local houses and their non-conformist owners – some famous landmarks ... moving in in droves, taking advantage of cheap rents and the city’s youthful, anything goes [more...]
Date: 2008-07-04 09:44:11
‘Life is Great’ says Muslim Mother of Eight Living in £2.6m Council House
An unmarried Muslim mother of eight is living the highlife on British taxpayers’ expense after being provided with a £2 ... to 16. Speaking to a London newspaper about her house which costs taxpayers £90,000 a year ... a year in benefits in addition to the £91,260 rent paid by the Government via the council [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 13:27:09
Choose The Property That Suits You
by Alex Paterson If there’s something that needs careful thinking, besides who to marry, it’s where to live ... do you intend to rent? Do you want to live in a flat, a semi-detached unit, a detached unit, a bungalow, a house, or a town house? Knowing exactly what type of space you want to live in will help [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 21:49:48
The Paramour Clause
The Paramour Clause sounds like a great name for a legal thriller—you know, the kind of movie that involves a handgun tucked into a garter ... that prevents a divorce(e)'s lover from staying in the house overnight while her or she has custody ... clause, according to the appeal. Chandler and her partner were forced to rent both halves of a duplex [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 17:42:00
