I recently wrote about how I go about finding the best AirBNB unit for a trip, when planning to visit Portland. Well, that trip finally came around this past weekend, so that I could run the Maine Marathon. Sidenote – the Maine Marathon is a great race. Super friendly people, beautiful course, and we lucked […]
In a previous post, we wrote about why we are considering selling some of our rental portfolio, specifically our properties in Indianapolis. One of the alternatives to selling outright would be to change property managers. While we wouldn’t realize cash from a sale if we continued to hold these properties (one of our key reasons […]
Scott and I are divided on whether to sell our Indianapolis rental real estate. I’m on Team Sell, and since I tend to blog more frequently, I have already posted the bundle for sale.😊 Seriously, for marital bliss I wouldn’t recommend marketing property you own jointly with your spouse while you still disagree! I did […]
UPDATE 2: we ended up selling this portfolio in mid-2019. It is no longer available. UPDATE: as of October 2018, we decided to keep these properties, deciding instead to change property management companies. ====== With properties in four cities and internationally, it is time to streamline. Our Indianapolis rental investment portfolio is our strongest-performing group […]
We had a few hours to kill on Sunday and the weather was finally starting to turn a little cooler. We’ve been pleasantly surprised at all of the great places we’ve found to visit within an hour of our apartment, and we were hoping to find another one. Google Maps searching turned up the Donald M Kendall Sculpture Gardens, which is in Purchase, New York, on the grounds of the PepsiCo world headquarters.
After a year of being focused on the ‘hosting’ side of AirBNB, this week I was able to focus a little bit on the ‘travelling’ side of AirBNB! We’ll be spending a few days in Portland Maine in the end of September for the Maine Marathon. Since hotels are expensive we found a great AirBNB. Read on for tips on how to narrow the fire-hose down to a just few options that would be perfect for you.
We just completed a bathroom renovation for our primary residence in New York City. Updating our 5×8 bathroom set us back almost $15,000! We replaced everything, so labor is the bulk of the cost. Our fixtures and finishes are pretty standard, and this kept the total budget down – yes, $15,000 is still a standard […]
We were in Houston because Caroline was a featured speaker at the AAJA conference. Since she spent time each day at sessions of the conference, and I spent time working on my own things, we didn’t have time to fully get out and explore, but we did find the time to do something interesting every day. We explored the Japanese Garden, caught a game at Minute Maid Park, and enjoyed a great local restaurant.
Travelling the world has always been a dream for us. Once we set it as one of our life-goals, along with establishing location-independent business ventures, we knew we would get there some day. We still have a long way to go to fulfill the dream, but we are on the path, the journey ahead is becoming […]
Last year, Caroline and I took a trip to England with our younger daughter over her spring break. We’ve been wanting to take a trip to Europe for quite some time, with the intent of exploring some countryside and sights outside the big cities and looking forward to going at our own pace and interest […]
