Remodeling your kitchen is one of the most important decisions any homeowner makes. Beyond being a very expensive decision with costs often in the tens of thousands of dollars, the kitchen is an important family space where many families gather. The most important and most expensive aspect of any kitchen remodel is the cabinet. By…
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Revocable Trusts: A Good Idea?
What is a living or revocable trust? A trust is a legal way to maintain, manage, and distribute property. Every trust must have four elements: (1) a creator of the trust, called the “settlor” or “grantor” (2) assets, also called a “corpus” (3) a person who owns, manages and distributes the assets, called the ”…
How Much Insurance Do You Really Need?
A case study based on total needs Let’s say Mr. Lim, 35, makes $ 100,000 a year. He is married and has a 3-year-old son. If you die, you want your family to have an annual income of $ 60,000 for the next 25 years, with the first payment due upon your death. You also…
Non-medical reserve withdrawal with less than 9 years of service?
Chapter 6 of AR 140-10 provides other conditions by which Army Reserve Soldiers can request transfer to the Retired Reserve. Normally, soldiers can apply for the transfer after receiving their 20-year letter. This letter documents 20 qualified reserve years. This could be all reserve years or a combination of active and reserve years. However, there…
When all else fails, where you can still get the necessary franchise funds
You have decided that your future involves purchasing and running a franchise business. You have even decided which franchise chain you want to buy from. However, you talk to the franchisor, your local banks, and private franchise lenders only to find that you can’t get the capital (money) you need to accomplish all of this….
Build your dream home with a construction loan
With the current trend in the economy setting low real estate prices, many assume that buying a used home is worth every dollar they spend. Others get involved in apartment loans, thinking it’s like hitting two birds with one stone: owning your own home and earning some extra money through rental income. While these are…
Examples of elevator speeches for real estate investors
When you meet someone for the first time, you probably ask them what they work for and they probably ask. It helps to have a concise, pre-thought answer to that question if you are a real estate investor. The following are examples of how you might respond to someone who asks, “What do you do?”…
Why Real Estate Agents Need To Stay Motivated And On Top Of Their Market
Why Real Estate Agents Need To Stay Motivated And On Top Of Their Market Real estate is sales. Nothing more and nothing less. You can go months without selling anything and naturally be discouraged that you will ever be successful. Party and famine are the order of the industry. Therefore, it is crucial that you…
Sewer Odor Experts for Rooftop Sewer Vent Chimney Filters
Every state, city and village has odor ordinances or treats perceptible unpleasant odors beyond the property lines as public nuisance or nuisance. All plumbing vents produce odors unless they are equipped with a filter. OSHA cautions that levels of 300 ppm (H2S) cause the olfactory nerve to lose sensitivity. At first a “rotten egg” odor…
Tips for maintaining white gloss kitchen doors
White is an evergreen color that gives a place a relaxing, bright, and clean feel. However, many homeowners feel that while it looks good in a kitchen, maintaining it can be a tedious task. There’s no denying the fact that maintaining the same flawless look of a white kitchen that it had at the time…