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House & Home - Don't Rent a Single-Family Home Without Asking These Questions

Motherhood Moments

As a tenant, you’ll be responsible for monthly costs like water, gas, electricity, and Internet. What are our responsibilities as tenants? Some landlords may require their tenants to complete tasks ranging from changing the air filters to mowing the lawn and raking leaves. What’s traffic like on this street?’

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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Way to Make a Home Sale Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The rent-purchase agreement allows the buyer to live in the home while paying the seller rent, and the part of the rent goes toward the home’s sale price. If the buyer still can’t get a loan at the end of the rental term, the seller can finance the deal themselves or keep the buyer as tenant.

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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

With passive income, you can have money coming in even as you pursue your primary job, or if you’re able to build up a solid stream of passive income, you might want to kick back a little. Tresidder says you must build a strong platform, market your products and plan for more products if you want to be successful.

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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, we rented a unit in one of two quadruplex buildings owned by our landlord. Our 2 bed unit was in a building with a central hallway and a basement. There was a lot of common land around the units with a long sidewalk with steps leading up to each building. He was a lawyer and lived in a nearby duplex.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. He says we were busy building the house and our careers and it was money well spent because it freed up our time. (We

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Money Matters: Why January is the Best Time for a New Rental

Motherhood Moments

But in the winter, landlords might not have many (or any) prospective tenants—and they may be more willing to negotiate in order to fill a vacant unit. During the summer months, landlords normally have multiple applicants vying for the same rental—meaning they have all the power. Renters can either agree to their terms or keep looking.

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The Top Three Ways People Get Rich

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They noted several individuals who created companies based around fashion saying that: “In all of these cases, individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to build something from scratch made their own luck.”. By cashing in on book and affiliate sales, he now hauls in over $70,000 a month!