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Purchasing a Vacation Home with Your Friends
Purchasing a vacation home has its many benefits. For one, you’ll have a beautiful house to stay in. But, in order to obtain this home, you’re going to need a significant amount of money. Many times people will split the costs of the vacation home with their friends in order for them to be able to afford it. While this sounds like a money-saver, it also has plenty of cons that can go as far as legal battles over the property itself. When it comes to routine monthly payments, you’re going to have to consider that people could opt out of their contract with you as certain issues such as…
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Blavatnik: A Unique Billionaire
By Access Industries Before Blavatnik was at Harvard, before Blavatnik was at Columbia, he was a man of modest means who worked a number of odd jobs. It’s probably from these beginnings that one of the wealthiest men in the modern world grew his work ethic into something that would allow him to amass so much wealth. Much has been said about Blavatnik and his prowess in the world of business. Much has also been said about his impressive degrees at the world’s best schools. Unfortunately, this makes it easy to overlook the fact that this billionaire has also done plenty to help millions of people all over the world.…
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Don’t Settle for a High Interest Rate, Raise Your Credit Score
Leah Manderson and her husband Mark were looking to purchase their new home. Having received raises at their jobs and enjoying the perks of two salaries, they decided that they had enough to afford a down payment for a 1940s bungalow in the heart of Atlanta. With confidence in their credit score, they went to their loan officer to discuss their options for a mortgage. Leah knew that their scores would play a huge factor in the interest rate that they would receive and felt comfortable knowing that she didn’t have any red flags or late payments on her credit report. After taking a look at their credit score, the…