Mar

7

Paying Rent By Credit Card?

March 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

Today I read for the first time that people are paying rent by credit card.  I must have been out of this world for a while, as it seems it has become a common practice.  I am a landlord of two properties and never heard of it, yet it seems to be widespread.
The advantage to [...]

Feb

13

The Sneaky Real Estate Tax

February 13, 2008 | 2 Comments

Towns need cash too. They need cash for schools, roads, public services, and social services. They are pressed by two fronts: the socialists: who demand more giveaways by the town to its residents, and inflation: which increases the cost of providing the services for everyone. All that is fine when the house [...]

Jun

29

The Big Flat Screen TV Family

June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

Being a landlord is not as easy as people think. I once had a family occupying one of our rental units. The family is very nice, very polite, and trying to establish a good family. Financially, they are probably a mess. Payments consistently arrived late, sometimes more than a month late [...]