by Athena Paquette | Jun 7, 2019 | Blog
I just got married and want to add my spouse to the ownership of the home. Congratulations! Yes, this is a question I get a lot. When we get married, some of us see this as a “we’re in it together” all or nothing, as it should be. Putting your...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog
Jan has lived in her home with her husband for forty years. Sadly, he passed away recently and she was now living in the home alone. She decided it was time to downsize and move into an active senior living community. Her home was in a wonderful community. She went to...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog
This week had a lot of data points but they were fairly benign compared to last week. Still the 30-year-fixed came and the FHA 30-year-fixed came down a little, but the rest of the rates stayed the same. On Tuesday the February CPI (consumer price index), one of the...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog
Buy and Hold forever? Or not… This week I want to share a story from my portfolio. I bought a duplex in 2015 for $120,000 in the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, in an area called Hollywood. The property needed fixing and rents were low. Yes! As some of you know I am a value...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog
Thursday, March 14th was Pi Day (3.14), which is a celebration of mathematics around the world. For those of us who love numbers and cash flow, I thought it would be appropriate to share some quotes from Albert Einstein. His insights were prescient, as he said these...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 10, 2019 | Blog
Imagine your lease is up. You want to buy units in a high-priced area, live in one of the units for free, but you only have $50,000 to invest. What do you do? This was the call I got on a Friday at 4pm. A Realtor I have been working with for over 10 years, had a...
