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If your long-range plans include a career in real estate investing, it's likely that at some point you'll own rental properties and be a landlord. It will be up to you to find and screen tenants, collect rents, clean up when they move out, and maintain your properties. Of course, you could hire a full-time property management company to take care of such duties for you, assuming your finances are able to handle such a luxury. In the beginning that may not be the case, so how well you perform these tasks yourself can... Read More

A young Ernest Hemingway lunches in Manhattan with several writer friends, either at Luchow's or at The Algonquin. Somehow, some way—whether instigated by Hemingway himself, or as a challenge by one of his friends—a bet is made: each writer bets $10 that Ernie can't pen a six-word novel. So what does Ernie do?

Ernie whips out his handy dandy pen, then reaches for a cocktail napkin. He begins writing, and, when finished, passes the napkin along. Which reads:

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Whether or not the words are Ernie's and Ernie's alone, it doesn't matter at this moment—he... Read More

Investors in real estate often start their portfolio by purchasing a home, condo or vacation property that will bring a solid income with minimal risk. That's fine for the small investor, but if you want to move into the big leagues, it's time to consider investing in commercial real estate. And there's no better time than now to make that move. Positive economic indicators, including increased job growth and declining vacancy rates, is fueling interest in the commercial market by both speculators and individuals looking for a safe return on their investment. Making the move can be a daunting task... Read More

Spring is a great time to begin tackling projects around your DFW home that will enhance its value, improve its function, or just simply bring it up to a better standard of living. And when you combine spring repairs with your income tax return, you can often begin home improvement projects that may be out of your reach financially the rest of the year. Make sure you're getting the most bang for your buck this year by checking out these incentive and money-saving programs to stretch your tax return and accomplish your household goals. Take a Load Off Texas Oncor,... Read More

For years, ebooks have been considered the salvation of the publishing world, a democratizing force allowing untold numbers of armchair authors to easily reach the reading public, and a kind of digital Bodleian Library for archiving all sorts of rare written material. All of those things are true—mostly. But the real reading revolution is one no one ever saw coming: It's the audiobook. Now more than ever, both established and aspiring authors ought to consider the importance of the auditory. Following are three reasons why you should think about having your text recorded as an audiobook. Reason #1: Audiobooks have... Read More