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Airbnb could be your key to financial freedom — but if you want to be successful renting out a room or a second home to travelers, you’d better offer all the right comforts. According to a survey commissioned by Airbnb, U.S. travelers say when they choose a rental, amenities are a big deal — more important than location; shopping and dining in the area; or the nearness to family and friends. (Sorry, Uncle Lou!) Using photos from actual Airbnb homes, we count down the 10 amenities that guests search the listings for most often, according to Airbnb. Here’s what any host needs if you want to earn big by putting your extra space to work. 10. Heat Hotels... Read more
Mortgage affordability – the share of median household income needed to afford a typical U.S. home – reached 17.5 percent in the second quarter 2018, higher than...
Q: My family moved out of our rental home in Eden Prairie three weeks ago, after having lived there for seven years and eight months. Our landlord just sent me a...
Is the U.S. rental market helping to increase inequality? More and more, Americans are turning to renting out of necessity, as the first rung of the property ladder is...
Virtually all CPAs, tax attorneys and other tax professionals will bring the Principal Residence Exclusion under Section 121 of the IRC to the attention of their clients...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that help lubricate the U.S. mortgage market, will stop backing loans for single-family investment homes in a nod to the growing controversies surrounding that marketplace. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, regulator of Fannie and Freddie, announced Tuesday that both companies would end pilot programs which were intended to “test and learn” best practices in a market that’s exploded in the aftermath of the financial crisis. “What we learned as a result of the pilots is that the larger single-family rental investor market continues to perform successfully without the liquidity provided by the Enterprises,” FHFA... Read more
People always ask the same question: among all these smart locker providers, which company should I go with? What advantages and disadvantages does each brand have? In a...
Apartment building loans are a lot like other residential real estate financing. It all starts with a property, borrower and lender, and it all ends, if all goes well,...
By Christy Matte You’ve got contractors showing up at one property in half an hour, tenants locked out of another across town, and complaints of a suspicious person...
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