Buy a home Virtually- Tech is not the enemy
These are the times upon us right now. The times where most essential and even dispensable transactions are carried out virtually. Now more than ever before, a whole new world has opened up to us, thanks to virtual processes: business and informal correspondence, learning tools and sessions, social media engagement, most key aspects of human…
Is it a right time to buy an investment property?
With all the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, some think that now isn’t the best time to buy any type of real estate, much less an investment property or second home. But here are reasons to have a major re-think. With lower asking prices, and structured payment plans, now is a good time…
Should You Delay Your Real Estate Investment During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The facts of the case point to one truth: Those with secure financial options who have funds stashed away and the confidence to find a home site unseen using the right virtual tools can still find the right home for them. The adage, “where there is a will, there is a way,” certainly holds true…
Increase your productivity while working from home
For weeks now, most of us have been working from home thanks to the lockdown in order to avoid further spread of the Coronavirus. With all the unanswered questions around COVID-19, it might be a while before “things get back to normal” (if ever there will be such a thing). As such, in order to…
Breaking down the concept of market value in real estate investment
Market Value or better put, Fair Market Value is a term that is not an absolutely abstract term for anyone in the business of real estate. A property’s fair market value or FMV is the price that property a would sell for on the open market. Thus, FMV is significant to those who intend to…
The next key steps after you have invested in your first home
You’ve put in so much financially by taking the huge leap to invest in a home, now how do you protect your investment? Despite the relief of finally braving it, after all the work of finding and buying the property, the financial planning and budgeting don’t stop once you collect the keys to your new…
How to manage loneliness in a time of social distancing
Believe it or not, loneliness can hit real hard for some this pandemic season. With the social distancing restrictions, and the stay at home shutdown, people are seeing less of each other. This “social recession,” aimed at controlling the outbreak of COVID-19, also is heightening a sense of loneliness. Researchers have long understood the toll…
Healthy food-fuel for your tummy while you work from home
You might not realise it, but you’re exerting and expending brain cells at this time while working away vigorously on your phone or tablet from home. It is essential that you replenish and feed on healthy snacks while you work for optimum performance, alertness and brain vitality and re-invigoration. Thankfully we have a few pointers…
Is your LandLord going to grant you a reprieve this Pandemic Season?
The residents of New Jersey must be heaving a heavy sigh of relief now. Imagine the temporary respite they must feel upon hearing that homeowners whose finances have been affected by the novel coronavirus will get a 90-day reprieve on their mortgage payments. Lenders will also waive late fees and other expenses that borrowers would…
4 Easy Steps to Spending less during COVID19 Pandemic
I know that you, like many others, made financial resolutions at the beginning of the year when it comes to your finances and sending habits, resolutions that you probably forgot say 3 days into the new year when your old habits came calling because they die hard. However, the times we’re in right now…
Your teens are home: teach them about investment
Educating kids on how to save is a valuable first step toward learning how to manage money. But it shouldn’t stop there. While savings accounts are a safe bet and an easy concept to grasp, the real earning power comes from investing their hard-earned cash. But why is this so important you might ask,…
Vote of thanks/appreciation
Appreciation post: At such a time as this in the history of our great country Nigeria, in this time of uncertainty, plague and ill, we deem it important to show gratitude to t sohose on the frontlines of keeping the COVID19 virus at bay, who work tirelessly day and night to ensure that the numbers…