Like any other rental property owner, you want to get the best value for yours. You also want to see that your rental property is well maintained and appealing to potential tenants. Additionally, you want to have the best tenants renting your property, those that know how to take care …
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Many are hoping that when Donald Trump—one of the most divisive U.S. presidents in the past century or more—leaves office, the historically elevated levels of partisanship in U.S. politics will at least begin to subside. But the opposite is vastly more likely. There are short- and intermediate-run, as well as …
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As we head through the holidays, hoping new vaccines will take us out of the pandemic, this is a good time for investors to look ahead. Below is a list of companies in the S&P 500 Index that analysts expect to increase their sales the most during 2021. You might …
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Are you happy or sad that your monthly Social Security check next year will be approximately 1.2% higher than it is this year? Your answer no doubt depends on whether you look at the glass as half full or half empty. Had the Social Security Administration set next year’s COLA …
Read More »Do-It-Yourself Home Improvements Increase During COVID-19
More and more homeowners are tackling home improvement projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. August 2020 — Home and garden centers, along with building materials suppliers and hardware stores, have seen a year-over-year sales increase of 22.6 percent, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report. Home improvement stores are leading in …
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The roof of your house is one of the most important elements on the outside of your building, helping to keep your home safe from everything that nature has to throw at it. Considering that your roof is continuously exposed to the elements of New Orleans, it’s no wonder that …
Read More »How to increase home equity during a quarantine
Many of us have started honing our cooking and cocktail making skills, completing artistic projects, doing massive jigsaw puzzles and creating a mini-industry of mask-making sewing clubs. But being stuck at home also allows you to take on some home improvement projects that can add real value to your home. …
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