Seeking affordable rent? Zumper Spokesperson Crystal Chen shares valuable insights on Wealth!, offering three key strategies for prospective renters. Chen’s first advice is to target winter for your move. This season typically sees lower rental prices. Secondly, she advises keeping an eye out for move-in specials. Lastly, Chen emphasizes the importance of thorough research. She […]
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Retired Couple Making Over $9000 A Month With $1 Million Savings Can’t Agree Whether To Buy Or Rent — Suze Orman Says ‘Listen To Your Wife’
As retirement approaches, many couples face crucial decisions regarding their living arrangements. One such couple recently sought advice from financial expert Suze Orman on whether to buy a home or rent a luxury senior apartment. The husband and wife are financially secure, with a combined monthly income of over $9,000 from pensions and Social Security, […]
‘Would You Buy A Penny For 2 Cents?’ Pitfalls Of Paying Rent With Credit Cards To Unlock Travel Rewards And Bonuses
‘Would You Buy A Penny For 2 Cents?’ Pitfalls Of Paying Rent With Credit Cards To Unlock Travel Rewards And Bonuses Paying rent with a credit card to earn travel rewards and bonuses or to raise your credit score might sound like a great idea. After all, who wouldn’t want to rack up points for […]
This New Jersey town second only to New York for expensive rent
The Jersey City Mayor’s office and the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Task Force raise the Transgender Pride Flag at a ceremony marking Trans Day of Visibility in Jersey City, NJ on Friday March 31, 2023. Cities in New York and New Jersey top the list of highest rents in the country, earning the first and second place […]
Milwaukee is the best boating city in Wisconsin, a study says. Here’s where you can rent a boat
Milwaukee ranks as Wisconsin’s most popular boating location, according to a data report by Getmyboat. The data was based on boat rental demand and bookings from across Wisconsin, as boat owners register their boats in different cities. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in 2023 approximately 611, 788 boats were registered in Wisconsin. […]
Mice, mold, broken AC, rent hikes has tenants of this Asbury Park building upset
ASBURY PARK – Some residents of the 550 Cookman Ave. apartments owned by Sackman Enterprises have complained of mice infestations and broken air conditioning, but say their landlord seems more interested in collecting their ever-rising rent than fixing the problems. Residents of building, which has 26 apartments, claim that they have faced significant negligence and […]
New York City voted to increase rent on stabilized apartments. Is Westchester next?
New Yorkers living in stabilized apartments in the five boroughs face higher rents this fall, and the Lower Hudson Valley may be poised to follow suit, with the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board set to vote on rent increases later this month. The city of New York recently voted to allow an increase in prices […]
Single Mom With $1.3 Million From Divorce Can’t Afford $8,000 Monthly Rent, Dave Ramsey Says It’s Time To Move
Single Mom With $1.3 Million From Divorce Can’t Afford $8,000 Monthly Rent, Dave Ramsey Says It’s Time To Move Karen, from Irvine, California, called into The Ramsey Show to seek advice about her living situation. She is newly divorced with full custody of two teenagers and currently pays $8,000 in rent on a $5,600 income. […]
Wells Fargo rolled out a new credit card you can use to pay rent. Is it a money-loser?
A new Wells Fargo credit card program with a novel feature – you can use it to pay your rent – may not be working out quite as the bank had hoped. Wells Fargo is losing as much as $10 million a month on the new card, the Wall Street Journal reports. Launched in 2022, […]
Oxford Valley Mall apartments could see first residents in July. How much is rent?
Construction continues at the site of luxury apartments at the Oxford Valley Mall in Middletown, but its first residents could move in as early as next month, according to the developer’s website. Applications are now being taken for units at Atlee Square, the 391-unit complex now under construction on the site of the former Boscov’s at […]
My husband and I are in our 30s, earn $120,000 and pay $1,500 in rent. Will we ever own a home?
“These last few years have felt impossible, and it’s been hard to not feel discouraged.” (Photo subjects are models.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto Dear Quentin, My husband and I are a 30-year-old, double-income-no-kids-yet couple, and make $120,000 a year between the two of us. We have $30,000 in debt in the form of a car loan. […]
Senate Dems eye giving Michigan renters right to form unions, deduct repairs from rent
Renters in Michigan could organize tenant unions and deduct the cost of repairs they make from their rent under bills Democrats in the Michigan Senate introduced this week. The so-called “Tenant Empowerment Package” would also require renters to receive advance notice of any rent increases before the end of their lease to give them enough […]