Single retiree is selling a big paid-off house and asked me and huzzeh for help deciding whether or not it makes sense to rent an apartment or buy a condo. What questions should we consider to help make this decision?
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posted by elizeh
on Apr 18, 2013 -
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I live in a cooperative household in California - 8 people total - and we have a house bank account that we use to pay for communal food, toilet paper, etc. as well as rent. We all deposit $ in the account, and our house treasurer writes one big check for rent that our landlord cashes. Now the local credit union wants us to pay taxes on the money going in and out of that account, which we've never encountered in the ~5-10 years the house has been running things this way. What to do?
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posted by wintersonata9
on Jan 31, 2013 -
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What's the best place to live on a low budget given a life-consuming job in Manhattan near Madison Square Park? And how low can I go both before and after unintelligible-but-critically-important-tax-stuff?
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posted by ch3cooh
on Jan 6, 2013 -
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mid-20s, moving to NYC jobless but with some prospects to realistically find an entry-level job in the $40,000 range. have $20,000 saved. what kind of rent should i realistically plan to pay? am looking at a $1150/mo (per person) in Fort Green. can i do better?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2012 -
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How do i collect from (soon to be former) tenants in Texas who do not dispute that or how much they owe?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 5, 2012 -
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Novice/don't know what the hell I'm doing Filter: Moving away from home for the first time and need to create a budget! Any tips/help?
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posted by horizonseeker
on Jun 20, 2012 -
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I want to tell my landlord that I won't be paying any rent this upcoming month, and that he should apply my security deposit to the rent instead. Would this be a wise move?
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posted by lewedswiver
on Apr 18, 2012 -
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Is it possible to move rented accommodation in the UK, in London, while claiming Housing Benefit?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2011 -
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Sticky Renting Situation Filter: I just moved into a house that my girlfriend and two other friends have been renting from my girlfriends mother for about 2 years now. Now my girlfriends uncles want to increase the rent (oral lease) pretty heavily and planned to do so before they even knew I was moving in. Do I use the law to protect our rights as tenants, or because it's my girlfriend's family do we just pick up and leave instead of fighting it?
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posted by modoriculous
on Jun 7, 2010 -
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Question: I'm from the UK temporarily working and living in a university city in Ontario, Canada for the 2009/2010 academic year. Due to the fact that I work from home a lot and have to transfer large files (via Skype/DropBox/FTP) from Canada to my labmates overseas, my landlady's internet usage has gone up since I've become a tenant. I think she's using
Rogers Express or Extreme Plan. If I'm understanding things correctly, according to the
Ontario Landlord/Tenant Act, Canadian landlords can't increase a rent until 12 months after a tenancy has started. What do I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2010 -
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I live in an apartment with no lease and pay rent to my (dishonest) roommate. How do I minimize my financial losses when I move out?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 26, 2009 -
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I will receive $30k (canadian) as an inheritance. I'd like to invest it to start getting some revenue out of it. I have a few questions.
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posted by anonymous
on May 22, 2009 -
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I'm an artsworker trainee who's also in the early stages of starting a new small business. I've been jobhunting like crazy but nothing's happened yet. I need to cover my living expenses. What can I do?
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posted by divabat
on Apr 9, 2009 -
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My Dad wants to roll his IRA over to an RIRA and use the money to buy my brother a townhouse. Is this a bad idea?
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posted by JPowers
on Feb 16, 2009 -
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NYC: i have a weird rent/sublet situation and would like some advice on how to protect myself, stuff, and money WITHOUT signing a lease. read on...
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posted by slograffiti
on Sep 2, 2008 -
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Renting - It's been a while and I'm afraid we're gonna look bad on paper. Mid/late twenty year olds (one a musician) without a huge amount of $$ or history - are we screwed?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2007 -
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RentFilter: What's the best way for my roommates to pay me their rent, paypal seems like they take way to big of a cut.
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posted by christy
on Jul 7, 2007 -
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Does anyone know where in NYC (preferably in or near the East Village) one can have CDs/DVDs resurfaced for cheap?
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posted by incomple
on Nov 1, 2005 -
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I'm moving into an apartment with my two brothers in about a week. The younger one has had major issues over the past year finding a job and paying rent. What can I do to help him?
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posted by bibbit
on May 23, 2005 -
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I just finished watching the horribly mangled version of the Big Lebowski on Comedy Central. I never really thought about in all the times I watched it til now, but how do you think Lebowski pays the bills?
posted by angry modem
on Dec 22, 2004 -
20 answers
