Does your house smell like locker room or dirty socks? Whether your entire home has a smelly carpet or just a room or two, the smell can be overwhelming. Common carpet odors range from cat urine and smoke to mold and that pungent smell of sweaty socks. Steam cleaning carpets often makes the odor worse, especially if the water is…
One of the best ways to improve your chances of obtaining a home loan is to improve your credit score. This is because a better credit rating can give you access to better interest rates and more beneficial home loan products. Here is a list of some quick tips to help you get the best credit score possible. While there…
The good old days were refreshing. You can put up a sign in your yard and get quick responses from interested potential buyers, or hire a listing agent and not worry about your commissions eating up your cash. The time has changed. The real estate sector has become competitive. In some areas, it is a sellers market. In others, the…
PROSPECTING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LISTINGS Retail and Industrial Business Listings Any real estate agent or broker who wants to have a successful career in commercial and industrial real estate should regularly obtain marketable listings. Listings are “stock on the shelf” agents and your income now and in the future depends on both the quality and quantity of the listings you…
In 1989, when I installed my first asphalt shingle, there were many changes in the roofing industry. The end result was to reduce the weight to accommodate a more flexible shingle. Old shingles in the US were known as asphalt roofing shingles or standard 3-tab shingles. At that time there were other shingles on the market known as standard asphalt…
We’re not just fighting spam emails anymore, scammers are calling our phones too. The fact that someone claims to be calling from a legitimate company does not mean that they are actually a representative of that company, nor does it confirm that their intentions are pure. We have seen a second round of these phone scammers flood our homes and…
One of the most common questions that new investors ask me every day is whether or not it is convenient for them to obtain their real estate license. I spent many years as a real estate investor wholesaling, rehabbing, repairing, flipping and renting without obtaining a license. In the end I decided that it was beneficial to obtain my license…
“Generally, a prohibited transaction is any misuse of your traditional IRA or annuity by you, your beneficiary, or any disqualified person.” IRS Publication 590 Well that seems pretty broad and vague, but what can we expect? After all, it is the IRS. They give a definition of a disqualified person that is a bit clearer and more direct: “Disqualified persons…
Male hair removal methods have certainly evolved over the years. Gone are the days when men used a razor blade to remove hair on different parts of their body. Advances in technology help make men’s grooming safer, healthier, faster, and more convenient to perform. Men remove body hair for various reasons. One is to improve your appearance. Women often do…
At this point, you’ve decided to start a cleaning service, but you don’t know what your business structure should be: a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an LLC, or a corporation. Information is confusing, there is paperwork to file, and counseling costs a lot of money. Well, not really, I’m here for you. Most cleaning services start out as a sole…