Yes and no. The following explains how a lease could link your roommate’s credit report and your credit report.
First off, when you apply to rent a property, the landlord or property manager will usually pull both your credit reports. The landlord or property is prescreening his perspective tenants to make sure they have a steady history of paying their bills, and paying them on time. Pulling your roommate’s credit report and your credit report will not link both credit reports. (more…)
Update: You can probably sleep sound tonight knowing that the granite countertops in your home will probably not give you cancer.
According to an article at Realtytimes.com,
the Marble Institute of America says such comments are “ludicrous” because, while granite is known to contain uranium (which can produce radon) and other radioactive materials like thorium and potassium, the amounts in countertops are not enough to pose a health threat.
The “E” word…EVICTION. This is what happens when a tenant stops making their rent payments. The landlord proceeds to file a formal court order to get the tenant out! So what is a constructive eviction?
A constructive eviction is quite the opposite of a regular eviction. It is the landlord’s fault, not the tenants! If a landlord maintains a rental property in an uninhabitable condition, he or she has constructively evicted the tenant from the property. (more…)
The old question of what is the difference between a condo and an apartment? An apartment and condo look the same. They both share walls, grounds, and parking pads with their neighbors. Also, you can rent a condo or an apartment. So what is the difference?
Wikipedia defines an a condominium as
multi-unit dwellings where each unit is individually owned and the common areas, such as hallways and recreational facilities, are jointly owned by all the unit owners in the building. (more…)
This article was on the front page of Yahoo and it caught my attention. The New York Times’ Kate Murphy reports:
Allegations that granite countertops may emit dangerous levels of radon and radiation have been raised periodically over the past decade, mostly by makers and distributors of competing countertop materials…granite is known to contain uranium and other radioactive materials like thorium and potassium, the amounts in countertops are not enough to pose a health threat.
Apparently, a married couple had a radon test done in their home and the radon levels were much higher than anticipated. The radon test revealed that the radon levels were 10 times higher by the granite countertop in comparison to any other room in the house.
Maybe cross off granite countertops as a requirement for your next rental property.
From closet organizers to drawer inserts, these several products can help you save some space around the house or apartment. Check out this slide show by Money magazine:
It is well established that a bad credit score will affect you when you apply for a mortgage or credit card, but here are 9 major items that are affected by your credit score as well:
According to a Realtor.org article,
average apartment rent, including concessions, rose 1.1 percent in the second quarter to $994 a month, up from the 0.8 rise in the first quarter, according to Reis, a real estate research firm. This was slightly less than the 1.3 percent increase in the second quarter of 2008.
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Do you have a rotten neighbor? Here is a site to tell your story and let the world know where they live. Even if you do not have a rotten neighbor, some of the stories posted are very humorous.
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