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I'd say sell it, keep the wife happy, win the game. Then try retirement and if you're not happy, start up another venture.

We all require self-actualization.

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Speaking from experience (both good and very, very bad), being a Landlord is a JOB.

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If you like Honda, I'd throw an Acura TL in the mix. My 2014 TL SHAWD just turned 60K miles and is probably worth about 17-20K. It's a rocket ship, handles like a dream and still drives like it was the day I drove it off the lot when I paid ~40K. They stopped making the TL in 2014. Opt for the AWD v...

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Whose property is the fence on? That is the owner of the fence and that's the person who should bear the cost of repairing / replacing it.

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I'd really aim for a Honda Odyssey or Toyota Sienna.

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We recently had a water issue in our basement from an AC unit pump failing. We had to dry it out by ripping up the carpet, removing the carpet padding, then running a turbo drier and a heavy duty de-humidifier to dry out the carpet.. If you have water behind finished walls, I would expose them to dr...

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What does your asset allocation strategy tell you to do? Is it time to sell stocks and buy bonds or sell bonds and buy stocks?

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If you don't want to sit through a sales pitch, pay retail price. Why not hear the sale pitch out and see if it makes sense? Sounds like you like Hawaii?

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for that type of money, I'd buy a real road bike

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Guessing you're in tech? Do you have the ability to both work remote full time? Why new move to a suburb outside the city and find a much lower cost of living area?

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I've recently become good friends with an Edward Jones advisor. He knows I have a relatively high net worth for my age and I've made it clear that I got burned by an advisor in the past and am perfectly content with my simple 3 fund index portfolio. We've gotten into a few minor debates about active...

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Read the fine print...but they probably were not obligated to pay out the last bonus. Most corporate incentives have disclaimers to avoid payment if terminated before the ending period. It was actually a commission check for deals I closed. I said bonus to simplify the story, but it was for deals I...

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It seems like it, also consider going to your state's Department of Labor if the company does not resolve. But....health benefits are typically run on a monthly basis. The company paid the premium for February and you were covered for the entire month, even though somebody may have told you that yo...

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A long time ago I owned a multi-family that had a BAD flea problem after a renter departed. I set off some of those flea smoke bombs and it solved the problem. Not sure if they do the same for bed bugs, but it might be something to look into.

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Hi All, Earlier this year I resigned from a megacorp and my last official day was February 9th. I received my final salaried paycheck that week and had normal benefits taken out. February 9th was the last day that I was covered for medical & dental. 1 month later on March 9th I received my final bon...

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Personally I hate 30 year notes because early payments have such minuscule impact on principal. I'd go with the 15.

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Thank you for all the suggestions. To address the question of "how close am I to her?". We never really hung out outside of work and we never met each other's spouses. That being said, I think of her like a kid sister. I'm in Tech Sales and she was my technical side kick in all of our meetings. I th...

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Mass resident. I've been to the vineyard a couple of times. It's fun, but it's a hassle getting to & from. That being said, if it were me and I didn't have any young kids, I'd rent a couple of scooters once there and zip around the island.

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Hi Everyone, Sadly I just found out that a former and very close co-worker of mine has come down with stage 3 cancer. She's a young mother of 2 (literally had her 2nd baby a couple weeks of ago). She's having surgery this Friday and will undergo chemo afterwards. I'd like to do something for her and...

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Are you sure the backup was caused by negligence? A common source of backups is a crack in the line that lets roots grow into the pipe. And a septic backup can be a pretty unpleasant experience; unless there were well established procedures already in place for getting board approval *quickly*, I p...

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There has to be something that describes the common property as opposed to the individual property. Was it against the rules for the owner to act individually and not get multiple bids or something? Your association should have rules in place for routine issues such as this and consequences for not...

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There has to be something that describes the common property as opposed to the individual property. Was it against the rules for the owner to act individually and not get multiple bids or something? Your association should have rules in place for routine issues such as this and consequences for not...

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Probably the association but read the documents. There is nothing in any of your paperwork except what you quoted above? Normally plumbing issues beyond the fixture connections at the wall and floor are the association's responsibility unless they were altered by the owner during remodeling. It's s...

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Hi Everyone, I'm part of a small 4 unit condo association. My unit is mainly a summer rental. We had our annual meeting and one of the owners recently encountered a back-up in their unit's septic line. They had to call in a plumber to snake the line and clean out the obstruction. The obstruction of...

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Hi Everyone, I'm part of a small 4 unit condo association. My unit is mainly a summer rental. We had our annual meeting and one of the owners recently encountered a back-up in their unit's septic line. They had to call in a plumber to snake the line and clean out the obstruction. The obstruction of ...

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If you're not planning to sell anytime soon, I wouldn't even think about it in terms of what it could add for value. Do what makes you happy. FWIW, we added a pool, paver deck, retaining walls, multiple patios, etc. Total cost was about 120K and we absolutely love it. We also didn't do this till our...

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I have 2.

90% of the time I drive my 2017 Toyota Tacoma (quad cab, long bed). Love this thing!
10% of the time I drive my 2014 Acura TL SH AWD. Normally I drive this if I have meetings in the city.

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Make sure they “picture frame” the deck to hide the butt ends of the trex. Google it.

FWIW - we rebuilt our deck with azek composite several years ago. It’s held up well, but faded quite a bit. My inlaws used a composite product called “kleer” composite and it’s hardly faded in their deck.

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It appears Saturday night is either much more popular or much more expensive. I did a quick look at a Friday night and it was $300 to $400 for regular rooms, Saturdays it was in the $2000's for a suite. No regular rooms available the Saturday night I looked at. Best of luck, great deal on the passe...

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The express passes will allow you to easily do all the attractions in both parks on a single day with lots of walking of course. Might not help in your situation but one tip is that if you stay at one of 3 on-site Universal Hotels (Hard Rock, Portofino, or Royal Pacific) for 1 night you get express...

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Hi Everyone, We're headed to Orlando next week and will be hitting both Universal Studios Parks on Saturday, 2/3. For a family of 4, tickets will cost us $650. The optional Express Pass tacks on another $459. The Orlando Informer predicts this day to be slow and does not recommend buying Express Pas...

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More than you need? Sure - move your age % to a total bond market index fund.

If you're in retirement and you have a 95 / 5 portfolio, now is the perfect time to move to a sensible asset allocation.

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I work in tech and I agree - these tech IPOs and soaring Tech stocks scare me a tad. Unicorns that are going public have increasing Annual Recurring Revenue, but most are losing money hand over fist. It seems like Wall Street just cares about increasing ARR and doesn't factor in whether or not compa...

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It sounds like you're trying to time the market. Don't do that - it's a loser's game. Decide on an AA strategy and stick to it, no matter what! Keep investing, no matter what. And tune out the noise. I've been investing since 2000 - through the dot com bust and the 2008 financial melt down. Both hap...

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Keep it simple and do a 3 fund portfolio: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Three-fund_portfolio I tried and true approach is to hold your age in a total bond index fund and the difference in a total stock market index fund and a total international index fund (70 % / 30% respectively. If you don't ha...

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Can't really comment on your financials, but did want to share my dream of eventually winter'ing in Maui November - April and living in Maine the rest of the year. We plan to do that in our early 50s. My plan is long term rentals for the first year or 2.

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I would get a no closing cost Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) so that in the event of an emergency, you can tap the money if you ever need it. Do this while you're employed. If you ever became disabled, it would be a lot more difficult to get to get this.

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Bonobos Tailored Fit.

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Every few years I have to have the plumber come out and replace some faucets because white crud has accumulated on them and nothing removes it. I've tried wiping them dry after every use, but that gets old fast. Would a water filtration system prevent this? We have the same issue. For us, this is d...

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I've also been using Capital One since the ING Direct Days back in the early 2000's. I use it for my Emergency fund and literally log in once or twice a year. No issues here.

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No one has a crystal ball and each person is entitled to their own investment approach. He paid cash for a house while the stock market soared - "dude, what were you thinking?" He paid cash fora house while the stock market tanked - "you must be a genius!" Two things are certain: 1) I've never met a...

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This is a fun one. Started tracking in detail back in 2010: 2010 - 708K . Age 32, owned a house and bought an investment property that year. 2011 - forgot to track 2012 - $1,085,000 - paid off primary residence that year at age 34 2013 - $1,347,000 - moved and sold primary residence that was paid of...

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Look dude, let me say something. This year, my amazing father in law died suddenly of pancreatic cancer at age 61. poof gone Buy the car if you want the car. Life is worth living if it's worth living to you. The super frugal's will nay-say, even poke fun at you. Be reasonable with yourself, AND you...

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You may just need to find the right dealership. I recently purchased a Toyota Tacoma last April and didn't enter the dealership till I had the #s I wanted. I used USAA to get 3 quotes from various dealers near me (they picked). I emailed the lowest quote to the closest dealer to mea and asked them t...

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"Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful" - Warren Buffet

I'm 40 and hold 65% stocks and 35% bonds (age - 5). Stick to your asset allocation no matter what and tune out the noise.

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Thank you all for the feedback. Fortunately the children are all grown, though they really lost contact with my sister years ago (long story). The husband is retired Military and my sister served 9 years. Luckily her burial is 100% covered by the military. I don't know his financial situation, but t...

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Edited to include "please consider" Sadly I'm in the process of planning a funeral for my sister. As a family we've decided we'd rather have people not spend money on flowers as we feel it's a waste. The options on the table we're contemplating for the obituary are either: 1) "In lieu of flowers, pl...

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IMO - tech sales is the most lucrative career you can get into with a 4 year degree (if you're good).

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My daughter started out with a small drone about $50, she had to practice before purchasing a bigger one for some of her work. I think there is some drones that can be controlled by GPS, this is to protect her from losing her expensive. Bottom line is you need some practice. I disagree. The DJI Mav...

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I was a first time drone user an purchased the DJI Mavic. It's incredible and folds up to the size of a water bottle.

I made this video from footage up in Maine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG_3MY6ILNQ&t=49s

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