By Tali Wee of Zillow Competition among landlords is rising as the rental market continues to thrive. The demand for rental units increased again last year, as foreclosed households and new families entered the rental market. The rise in demand caused an increase in the cost of rent, with a national increase of 4.2 percent … Read more
My December 2012 safe withdrawal rate was 104.5%. That is obviously not a safe withdrawal rate at all and is quite a bit worse than my SWR in November of 86.22%. There were two reasons for SWR being much worse for December. The first reason is that my expenses in December were too high at … Read more
One of my favorite shows on cable right now is Storage Wars. The show makes bidding and buying storage units look pretty interesting so I decided to check out some storage auctions myself. The first auction I went to was during a weekday and in a lower-income part of town. I would guess there were … Read more
This question is sparked by a recent conversation I had. Someone I know asked me why they weren’t rich despite having worked hard all their life and never spending extravagantly. I’m pretty sure it was a rhetorical question but I thought the answer would make a good blog post. In the instance of this particular … Read more
When you are considering entering the property market, it is important that you take a wide angled view of your situation and your purchase, so you are not blindsided by the real costs of buying a home. It is easy to focus on saving for your deposit and searching the papers and internet for your … Read more