Real Estate IQ: What Is Cap Rate And Why It’s So Important To Know
Investing in real estate, you need to know just one term: Cap rate, or capitalization rate. The ratio of a property's net income to its...
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Here’s How Much You Need To Earn To Afford a 2 Bed Apartment In These 15 Top Cities
According to the personal-finance site SmartAsset, you have to earn over $150,000 a year to afford rent on a two-bedroom apartment in New York City. In...
Tips For Purchasing A Home With Huge Student Loan Debt
Recent years have seen a perfect storm of ever-rising tuition rates and weak employment, leaving many recent grads saddled with thousands of dollars in student...
Buyers: Bad Mortgage Advice You Shouldn’t Believe
Getting a mortgage is no easy task. And many times, people tend to offer their two cents that they have heard or read. Unfortunately, some...
New Study Pinpoints The Best Time To Sell Your Home
Researchers at Zillow found that homes listed between May 1 through May 15 sold, on average, around 18.5 days faster than homes that weren’t listed...
Steer Clear of These Rookie Real Estate Tax Mistakes
While there are some basic deductions you will qualify for, there are plenty of others that aren’t as obvious — and mistakes could potentially put...
Rent or Own: What Should Retirees Do?
These days, young adults and older adults alike are grappling with the same decision. Home-sales data and anecdotal evidence suggest that more baby boomers are putting...
The Best Cities For Profiting From Flipping Homes
There are several ways to deem which zip codes were the most profitable, but for the sake of convenience, FORBES has ranked them by median...
Save Cash With These 18 Smart Money Tips For Homebuyers
Purchasing a home is costly and complicated, the uninformed shopper can get caught up in expensive missteps along the way. From establishing a budget to...
Here Are The States You’ll Pay The Most In Property Taxes
The average American household spends $2,127 on property taxes for their homes each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and residents of the 27...