Quotes of the Day

Poor or inadequate sleep can help tilt us into metabolic dysfunction. Multiple large meta-analyses of sleep studies have revealed a close relationship between sleep duration and risk of type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. But it cuts both ways: long sleep is also a sign of problems. People who sleep 11 hours or more nightly have a nearly 50% higher risk of all-cause mortality, likely because long sleep = poor quality sleep, but it may also reflect an underlying illness. Similar risk associations have been found between poor or short sleep and hypertension (17%), cardiovascular disease (16%), coronary heart disease (26%), and obesity (38%). [2023] - Peter Attia

Closing costs may include the mortgage arranging fees, insurance, home inspection fees, legal costs and disbursements, property transfer tax, land transfer tax, life insurance, and property and fire insurance. Those closing costs can range anywhere from 1.5 to 3.5 percent of the total cost of your property. [2013] - Dan S. Barnabic

Fall in love with the deal, not the property. [2001] - Dolf de Roos

The amateur salesman sells products; the professional sells solutions to needs and problems. He also learns how to relate people's needs to his products and services. And, he has to have the integrity to say, "My product or service will not meet that need" if it will not. [2004] - Stephen R. Covey

Sites like Airbnb claim to offer insurance for the property, but subletting still exposes you to extra liability. In my opinion, it's not a good idea for landlords to allow subletting in their properties. Your explicit stance on subletting needs to be established in your lease agreement, usually using terminology like "subletting in the forms of collecting money or compensation in any form from houseguests for any length of time is strictly forbidden without express prior written consent from the landlord." [2020] - Symon He