Zillow is broken or simply can’t be trusted to provide accurate online estimates for properties. Please don’t trust Zillow to be accurate. Instead, use Zillow as a reference point and invite real estate agents to give you a better price assessment. In January 2014 I wrote a post entitled, “Exploit Online Data To Lower Your […]
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When we’re born into this world, we don’t have a clue what money is. Thus, we all start out with a financial disconnect that’s due to a lack of awareness. But, over time we’re taught the value of money as well as financial awareness. But even as adults, some people still suffer from financial disconnect.
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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since I interviewed at Goldman Sachs in NYC. But there’s one incident from my interview time at One New York Plaza that I remember clearly above all others: my GS elevator moment. For those of you who haven’t been following the funny story on Twitter, for years, @GSElevator Gossip
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Earning rental profits or rental income is the key to having a valuable rental property. A lot of people are buying rental properties now for income since rates are so low post-pandemic. The value of cash flow has gone way up because it takes more capital to generate the same amount of risk-adjusted income. If
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“Fake it ’til you make it” is a common saying people with little-to-no experience believe in. “Fake it ’til you make it” is a pretty dangerous way of going about things that matter. I remember when Milli Vanilli got busted for lip synching. I was so sad. They made their millions, garnered tremendous fame, and
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Are you trying to decide if you should do your own taxes or hire a professional instead? Every year I use TurboTax software to do my own taxes and encourage others to do the same. Yet every year someone scoffs at me for spending a couple hours of my life learning, understanding, and optimizing my
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Should a credit check be allowed or required by an employer? Perhaps. However, times are so difficult already for millions during a pandemic, legislation might outlaw such a thing. Further, after the economy collapsed in 2008-2010, it’s not uncommon for people to have lost their homes to foreclosure or short-sale. One’s credit score usually gets
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Raising taxes on the rich is going to be a common theme over the next several years. With Joe Biden as President, he plans to raise taxes on households making over $400,000. If you’re a household that’s stressed out and struggling, despite making an almost top 1% income, make you should take it down a
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Are you wondering whether it is possible to use a credit card to buy a car? The good news is that you can! But not at every single auto dealership due to the credit card fees. The last five cars I’ve owned have all been purchased by cashier’s checks. I loathe going into debt on
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Your car says a lot about your investing style and money making acumen. The nicer your car, perhaps the more aggressive you are as an investor. Quick: what was the fastest production car that General Motors made in 1987? The Corvette? A common answer – but the performance champion was the lesser known Buick GNX,
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