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The Unique Struggles of Being a Young Landlord

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We wanted to purchase a home that would be large enough for us to stay and grow in for the better part of the next decade. We rent to my brother, but prior to our current arrangement, we were looking for a tenant for the time period between when the suite was ready, and when my brother was going to move in.

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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The landlord also let me pick some of the seeded concord grapes growing up the hill. Handy man – For a continuing rent reduction, offer to be the go to person for the rest of the tenants when things go bong in the night. Save Money For Your Family With These 9 Steps. He agreed, so we did that. I made jelly from those.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Smart money moves for your business Grow your small business with tailored insights, recommendations, and expert content. Video production Are you the person who brings your camera everywhere, or the kid who ran around with a video recorder, taping all of your family events and memories?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Our son is 29 and biological.

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Which Type of Home Should You Buy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. If you are looking for a lot of space, you likely need to be looking at single family homes farther away from the cities.

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