Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

When the landlord saw how industrious we were – on the gardening and keeping things neat and clean - he offered us each a job, in return for a reduction in our rent. I cleaned the hallways in both quadruplex buildings each week and hubby cleaned out the dumpster area after the trash truck came each week (with minor help from me).

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Or, you could buy property of your own (if you have the business funding, of course) becoming a property manager or landlord, renting out the space to tenants, maintaining the property and serving as their point of contact for any potential issues. Housecleaning Everyone wants to keep a clean house.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

What if you get a tenant who pays late or damages the property? You may suddenly have tenants who can no longer pay their rent, while you may still have a mortgage of your own to pay. You’ll collect a check for your efforts with minimal extra work, especially if you’re renting to a tenant who may be in place for a few months.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 20, 2014

It has an income suite, so we live in about 1300 square feet of the house, and our tenant (my brother) lives in the basement suite. Know that with more space, comes more cleaning. You’ll have more rooms to keep clean, more land to weed, feed, and trim, and more general maintenance to do. We ended up in a 2.5

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