#property decisions

[brianwilder]

Deciding Between Renting Out or Selling Your House: Key Considerations

Deciding what to do with your house when it's time to move can be a major decision. Should you sell it and use the proceeds for your next adventure, or keep it as a rental to build long-term wealth?

Many homeowners grapple with this question, and the answer isn't always clear-cut. Whether you're intrigued by the potential rental income or concerned about the responsibilities of being a landlord, there are several factors to weigh.

Let’s explore some crucial questions to help you make the best choice for your situation:

Is Your House Suitable for Renting?

Even if you’re interested in becoming a landlord, your current home might not be the best candidate for renting. Perhaps you're relocating far away, making ongoing maintenance a challenge, or the neighborhood may not be ideal for rental properties. Additionally, your home might require significant repairs before it’s ready to be a rental.

If any of these issues resonate with you, selling might be the more practical choice.

Are You Prepared for the Realities of Landlord Life?

Managing a rental property involves more than just collecting rent. It’s a time-consuming and sometimes challenging role.

For instance, you might receive maintenance requests from tenants at all hours or face the task of repairing damage before a new lease begins. You could also encounter situations where tenants fall behind on payments or break their lease early. Investopedia emphasizes:

"It isn’t difficult to find horror stories of landlords troubled with more headaches than profits. Before deciding to rent, consider talking to other landlords and doing a detailed cost analysis. You might find that selling your home is a better financial decision and less stressful.”

Do You Have a Good Understanding of the Costs Involved?

If you're considering renting out your home to generate extra income, it's important to be aware of the additional expenses you'll need to manage. According to Bank rate:

Mortgage and Property Taxes: You’ll still be responsible for these payments, even if the rent doesn't cover them entirely.

Insurance: Landlord insurance is about 25% more expensive than regular home insurance and is crucial for covering potential damages and liabilities.

Maintenance and Repairs: Budget to spend around 1% of your home's value annually on maintenance and repairs, with higher costs if your home is older.

Finding a Tenant: This involves costs for advertising and possibly background checks.

Vacancies: Any period when the property is unoccupied will result in lost rental income.

Management and HOA Fees: If you hire a property manager, expect to pay around 10% of the rent. Additionally, HOA fees may apply if your property is part of a homeowners' association.

Bottom Line

To sum it all up, selling or renting out your home is a personal decision that depends on your circumstances. Whatever you decide, taking the time to evaluate your options will help you make the best choice for your future. Make sure to weigh the pros and cons carefully and consult with professionals so you feel supported and informed as you make your decision. That’s what we’re here for.

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[isawthismeme]

[headcanonsandmore]

M*ffat's coming back to write Doctor Who episodes, apparently.

[incorrectfatui]

Pulcinella: Don’t say a word.  Sandrone: Fergalicious.  Pulcinella: Sandrone, I said no words.  Sandrone: Oh, I see how it works. Two weeks ago, we’re playing Scrabble, it’s not a word, now suddenly it is a word because it’s convenient for you.

[yellowocaballero]

i'm gonna sound pedantic but like... it's not shodaime... it's shodai... "sho" isn't a number like ni, san, or yon; it means beginning/initial/primary (+ "dai" is generation, "me" is denoting numerical order)... "shodaime" is an abomination of a word equivalent to beginningth or initialth... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I'm sorry you know enough Japanese that you're left fighting for your life against anime fandom-typical mangled fanon Japanese. My mostly monolingual ass is out here taking cues from every other writer in a demented game of illiterate telephone. Bear the burden of knowledge with pride, anon. I'll remain faithful to the language of Naruto fanfiction and continue to mangle the Japanese.

[harborpointeblvd]

Sir, that is a side dish, you could've just left it out.

[elvenbeard]

💄 (lipstick) and 🐞 (ladybug) for vince if you're still doing these! :D

Thanks so much for asking!! :D And yes I do, just a bit slow with responding atm xD

💄 (lipstick) - What does your oc think of their face? Do they have a positive or negative opinion? Do they wear makeup? Do they have a skincare routine? What traits do they like most about their face?

He definitely considers himself good-looking and likes his face! Which wasn't always the case, especially when he was younger, pre-T, he didn't like looking at himself in the mirror. But he does now, likes his bone structure, likes his big nose, can't complain XD He wears makeup, obviously, smudgy dark eyeliner and lipstick, nail polish too if that counts, bc why not. He would claim there is no deeper meaning than fashion behind it, but esp. the eyeliner I would say is a way to make him look a bit more mysterious, darker, maybe even scarier than he really is. War paint, if you like XD

Also yeh, he 100% has a skin care and a hair care routine, but I know too little about that myself to be able to really go into it in detail xD He does take care of himself in that regard, especially in the dark future when you don't have RealSkinn or sth like that and don't wanna get skin cancer and whatnot from all the (UV) radiation, you gotta take care of your meat body XD

🐞 (ladybug) - What does a perfect day look like for your oc? What do they do? Who do they see?

Ooohhhh!! Hmmmmm it always depends a bit on whether it's just a regular work day, vacation, etc etc.

The closest to an almost perfect day Vince ever had was how the morning after "Boat Drinks" plays out in my hc XD He and Kerry had spent the night at V's apartment, so they woke up together (maybe with a little bit more than just cuddling involved, too XD), got ready with Kerry borrowing some of V's clothes (including his favourite T-Shirt, which was Kerry's favourite T-Shirt from then on really XD), and went to go get breakfast at Tom's Diner together (because H10 doesn't have a Caliente's joint smh and Tom's Diner is the next best alternative at least somewhere close by). They just talked a lot, and afterwards V took Kerry on a little NC tour on his bike to show him some favourite places (something they got talking about during breakfast, and some of the locations even Kerry didn't know despite having lived in NC forever). The little impromptu tour ended at Corpo Plaza underneath the holofishies, and V told Kerry a bit about his Arasaka past (which Kerry wasn't aware of until that morning). He also told him about Johnny's/ Alt's plan with Mikoshi, Hanako, etc etc and they talked about a potential future together. Just a lot of deep, very good talks really, on a sunny but not overly hot day.

At some point Kerry has to go back to his place for real then, music and studio stuff, but as he gets back in his car asks V if he'd wanna come over later that night (and V agrees, because he wants to get his favourite T-Shirt back, obviously, nothing else).

The afternoon he'd probably just work on some gigs (bc he is a workaholic and I think a perfect day for him would include some kind of work being done, no matter if active, out-in-the-field type work or just prep and planning for something bigger from home or at the Afterlife). Maybe he'd meet up with another friend for an hour or so, River or Panam or Misty or Vik (just talking, no checkups), or give Judy a long call as she's out of NC at that point already.

And in the evening, after making sure Nibbles is taken care of for the night, he'd head out to Kerry's place to spend some more time together (and here in my hc Kerry actually wouldve went a little out of his way and actually prepared something - be it just some nice finger food or drinks, and maybe clear up at least some of the trash from the bar area outside, even if he didn't have the energy left to take the trash bags away afterwards). Or they order a pizza delivered by drone, and have a fun night hanging out, stargazing, skinny dipping in the lil natural pool, or anything like that XD

That was a pretty perfect day, falling in love a little bit more with someone that you really click with, a little bit of action by zooming through the city on a sportbike, visiting favourite places, many good talks, good food, a little bit of fulfilling work getting done, and still having some time to meet or speak with friends.

[trees-to-meet-you]

How much was Sprig at fault in Spider-Sprig?

Sprig Plantar, an anthropomorphic frog who just turned eleven (frog and human years are the same here), watched a Spiderman movie and wanted to be loved by people in the same way Peter was. So, even though he’s in hiding from the government on account of being a walking talking frog (complete with extra dexterity and a long tongue he can use to grab things), he made himself a little suit to go outside and be a vigilante with.

He impressed the neighborhood, but in doing so upset the old man who had dubbed himself protector of the neighborhood (and had just tried to write a ticket for two kids selling lemonade without a permit, the oldest of whom was eight). This old man swore vengeance upon Sprig, and when he found a robotic arm with lasers and claws became Sprig’s version of Doc Ock.

They had a big fight, endangering a lot of people and destroying a lot of property. Important to note: Sprig caused no property damage himself, but he did essentially respond to having a villain come after him with “this is awesome!! If I have a villain, just like Spiderman did, then everyone will love me like they loved Spiderman!” and proceeded to insult and provoke his enemy. However, his Doc Ock caused all the property damage, instigated the fight, and was picking a fight with a boy whose age he didn’t know (the news outlets covering Sprig’s vigilante person dubbed him as around eight years old, but no one knew for sure other than those who knew Sprig).

[vampyroteuthid]

i'm taking care of the chickens while the powers that be (their owners) are away and one of them is half bald from getting picked on and blind in one eye and has respiratory problems and this has been going on for months. what if i just put her out of her misery before they come back and they hear she was found dead or something because they are obviously not going to do anything about it

[calypsolemon]

fuck "likes" or "reblogs" the thing I want most out of sharing my art on the internet is for someone to send me an ask every time I post something polished asking me to explain the symbolism/meaning behind it

[i-will-change-this-someday]

Something that keeps nagging at me is, why did Jon continue to take statements?

I’m not talking about season four. In episode 120 it is revealed that Jon gets dreams of the statements, and in episode 114, Daisy asks about his shirt, meaning the dreams weren’t just happening during the coma. (Also 120 states that he’s had these dreams before)

And look, I know Jon loves trying to deny things, he spent the entirety of season 1 doing just that, but he’s not stupid; no one would think “hm, I’ve been getting dreams of the live statements, where I watch them live through their trauma again and I’m turning into something not quite human, probably just a coincidence. Nothing to worry about.” So why does he continue to take live statements?

Because even if Jon doesn’t know that the other person shares the dream, why would he want to keep dreaming them? Because he enjoys it. He’s not suddenly more “monstrous” in season 4, taking strangers statements, it wasn’t like he suddenly started making these selfish decisions, he already was.

I’ve seen a lot of people say that Jon doesn’t become an avatar until season 4, but, to me, he already was one, his choice in episode 121 is more about becoming the Archivist not an avatar of the Eye. Because in season 3 he can already compel people, he can already Know things, and he is already enjoying people’s fear. He plainly tells Gerry that he likes compelling people.

So, I think, Jon enjoys taking peoples statements, and he enjoys watching their dreams, because he doesn’t have a choice. Jon admits that he thinks he’s losing himself to the Eye:

“ARCHIVIST

Avatars! But they end up getting these abilities, and they lose a lot of their self. Sometimes all of it.

GEORGIE

And you think… that’s what’s happening to you?

ARCHIVIST

Yes. Yes. The Institute serves one of these beings.”

The Eye took a part of him, and now he has to enjoy others’ suffering, he still feels immense guilt for his actions, but as Helen said “When has your guilt, or your sadness, or your hand-wringing ever actually stopped you from doing what it wants?”

[monstrumpuella]

[elephantbitterhead]

Recently, a package meant for us (red dot) was delivered to Airhouses (green dot), so we had to drive over & get it. You can see that this is kind of a circuitous loop along that yellow road and we don't know anyone out there, so we'd never driven this road before. On the way there we passed a tiny lochan (yellow dot) on the road to Airhouses. It's so small you can hardly see it on that map, and that dotted line is an unmade (dirt) road, so you can't see it on street view either. Aerial views & map close-ups are the best I can offer:

Ever since we drove past this, I've been covetously longing for my own giant pond. Can you imagine the frogs, the dragonflies, the newts . . . there's even room for ducks. I'm definitely going out there in the spring to see what the tadpole situation is.

[ears-like-eyes]

Huh, crazy.

The memory of like 3 years ago now. When I was getting angry anons and death threats on here. For going on a rant, and damning people (in my personal opinion) that supported setting animals on fire in the name of their causes.

Wild. That having a stance of "if you think lighting animals on fire, and deliberately killing innocent peoples' pets/livestock is a valid thing to do. You're a really shitty person." is a talking point that gets you called a Nazi, a white supremacists, and every other name under the sun, along with death threats. Wild man, just wild. I hope those people found a taste of their own medicine by now. I could really give a rip about some random people who hide behind the anon button, sending threats. But golly. If you can't see that being on the side of literally, deliberately dumping gasoline on an animal to set it a blaze, is just a little fucked up. What kind of morality do you stand for in your life?

(I was just doing some housekeeping and cleaning out old messages. Still baffling that people encouraged that bull, and went and attacked anyone speaking out against it like WE were the problem. Like, breathe and take a step back and look at what you were advocating for, instead of just parroting nonsense and standing for something without giving it your own thoughts.)

[stageplayhero]

You've found yourself in a sound stage. How you came to be here isn't important. Even less important, is that there's a man standing across from you, wearing a grey suit and a red tie. He smiles. You know better than to trust him, don't you?

"Bonjour!" his voice booms in the space, and the actor gives a small bow. "Oh, don't tell me you forgot. It's almost the anniversary of our first date! I thought we'd do something special to commemorate the occasion. Don't worry, it will be different this time." Were his eyes always that red? "I'm not on parole this time."

He waves a hand to encompass the sound stage. "But I can't do all the heavy lifting. You'll need to help me plan. Life is ours to choose, is how it went, yes? So, tell me: which do you think will make the perfect story arc for a date? The theatre, or the amusement park?"

[malglories]

beth dutton is the queen of unhinged women and like. i’d die for her