Quotes, phrases, words – Intellectual property? I am creating a product to sell in my e-commerce store. I have done a lot of research but need a little clarification. If I want to use a quote, phrase or text line on my product do I need to reference an author if its not my own. For instance – A coffee cup that reads There’s No Place Like Home. Can I put that on there or is that going to get …

Can someone please explain property taxes to me? I bought a house last year, and my city just did a reassessment, last one done in 2019, for a 31% increase. Made me realize I really know nothing about property taxes. My question is, according to the city accessors site, in 2022 I should have been paying 5.71 per 1k of home value, but in reality I paid over double that looking at my statements …

Rental Property Mortgage Prepayment Would like to hear different views and perspectives on the following situation: – One of my overseas rental properties has a 3Y fixed rate mortgage which turns floating next year. This will effectively add something around 450bps to the mortgage’s cost if rates stay where they are today (that’s another debate, but let’s focus on what can be cont…

Should we sell our rental property? Husband and I assumed my grandmother’s mortgage when she died. It’s not a particularly valuable house. The mortgage is $695 renters are paying $1100 The house is located in a hollar, so neither my husband nor I want to live there. Prior to ‘inheriting ‘ this rental house, we had bought our own home, $894 mortgage. My husband and I have been aggr…

I do not want to own my rental property anymore. In 2021, I bought a duplex for $126k; now it is worth $147k according to Zillow. But I do not want anything to do with this house anymore. Current mortgage: $896 Tenant 1: $900/month (lease ends in December) Tenant 2: $570/month (lease ends in August) I pay for trash which is $72 quarterly and $240 for water/ sewage quarterly. The house needs so…

Rent vs Sell our first home property For aging family, we are considering moving to a different state. We will not have a mortgage on a new house and live in a deceased’s uncles home that we will repair (flooring, nothing major). We purchased our first townhome in 2019 for 447,000. It is now estimated to be around 550,000. Our mortgage is 15 years at 1.75% fixed and I have under 3…