Here’s How Much You Can Make Renting Out Your Driveway
Parking, like everything else about owning a car, is expensive. If you live in a dense urban area like New York City, for example, you can buy a condo for…
10 Unexpected Benefits to Negotiate When You Sign a New Lease (Besides Rent)
Buying a home has consistently trended toward unaffordable in the last few years, but so has renting: The median rent across the U.S. in January 2020 sat at $1,585 and…
Now You Can ‘Subscribe’ to a Car Instead of Buying or Leasing One
Photo: Virrage Images (Shutterstock) If you’ve needed to shop for a car in this inflation-ridden hellscape of a market, you might be searching for a solution to your woes. Aside…
Repairs That Aren’t Actually Your Landlord’s Responsibility
Photo: Mark Herreid (Shutterstock) There are a lot of laws that govern the rights you have when you’re renting your home, but landlords are also pretty well-protected. You might think…
How Rent-to-Own Can Scam You Out of Your Money and Time
Photo: ilikeyellow (Shutterstock) You’ve probably heard or seen the rent-to-own advertisements online as a potential solution to not being able to afford buying a home—but you probably haven’t heard how…
How to Stay Safe When Renting a Room From a Stranger
Photo: Madhourse (Shutterstock) Given a large swath Americans have been dubbed “Generation Rent” due to the dwindling chances they’ll ever own a home, the recent economic turmoil—with interest rates, inflation,…
The Five Minimum Legal Terms Everyone Should Know
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How to Find a Good Apartment in a Bad Housing Market, According to Reddit
Photo: Anatoli Igolkin (Shutterstock) The rental market is out of control. Viral tweets are making their rounds, showing hopeful renters lining up outside of vacant apartments in New York City,…
Can You Just Ignore a Subpoena? (And What Happens If You Do?)
Photo: blurAZ (Shutterstock) There’s a good chance that if you follow the news at all in the coming year, you’re going to hear the word “subpoena” pretty often. It also…
How to Spot a Shady Landlord (Before It’s Too Late)
Photo: dc_slim (Shutterstock) With the new year comes a slew of freshly signed leases. No matter the market conditions, there’s always a risk that the person selling and maintaining your…