Anytime you are making a serious business deal, or disputing a legality it’s imperative to know your rights as well as the rights of the opposing party. It’s pretty stupid not to in 2015. Think about it. We have an infinite amount of resources sitting at our fingertips on a 24/7 basis and yet we spend our time watching E! news hearing ...
Home ownership – the means by which most Americans begin to generate familial wealth. Understanding this, I wanted to take a look at the history of home ownership, dating from the 1930’s through present day, and find out exactly how redlining impacted housing segregation in the United States, especially amongst the African American an ...
Making upgrades to your rental definitely isn't the first thing on your mind, especially between work, school, family, relationships, and a little thing called a social life. If you own a rental property, it can be easy to let the upkeep of that space fall to the wayside. Doing so, however, can be detrimental to your renters, your status ...
It’s no secret, technology moves faster than government policies can keep up. Nowadays, rising tech companies look to hire lobbyists and former policymakers the same way they look to hire new dev talent. Airbnb is no different. Since its start in 2007, Airbnb has made it easier for normal people to make extra income by renting out thei ...
Monteka Maddox “Maddox” @msmadd | @amaddfox Current Location: Bedstuy, Brooklyn Hometown: Oakland, CA Professional Position: Educator, Founder & Creator of ‘MaddFox’ and ‘Maddox’ What do you create? I create tradition. I create opportunities for women to feel beautiful and feel classic. To feel like the wom ...
A few days ago, I came across an email from the brokerage Citi Habitats. They do this cool thing where they’ll email out monthly reports on the Manhattan residential rental market, based on their internal data and expansive research. Within moments of dissecting it, my eyes grew large. In a market that’s so densely populated, it’s ...
Most of us are aware of Philadelphia’s outpour of mental capital into the US society and economy at large. Philly sits right next to Boston when you account for how many undergrad and grad students walk the streets vs normal civilians (think: Penn, Drexel, Temple, Villanova, Thomas Jefferson, St. Joe’s, LaSalle, U Arts - and that’s ...
The rental market is more competitive than ever, and landlords are finding a bevy of tenants to choose from as more Americans forgo purchasing property in favor of renting. Whether you’re new to the landlord-ing game or are ready to place the nth tenant in one of your many properties, there’s much to be said about taking the time to ...
As you can imagine, from the title, this is about to be a rollercoaster of a story. You’d be right in making that assumption. To protect the subject of our story, we’ve changed the names of all the characters. Please read and share this so that we can bring awareness to these issues. This is Sofia’s story. An immigrant from V ...
“I’m just happy and grateful to have a place to call home,” said Christina Whitehurst, a single mother, and resident of the Johnson Homes projects located in North Philadelphia. Seeing her children run around their new home, braid each other’s hair, and share laughs immediately makes you understand why this woman, who once lived ...
Whose Your Landlord is excited to announce we are officially launching our listings in Beta! This means that during this time, we are working with onboarding landlords so that renters can find their homes here. Landlords- for you, this means post your listings FOR FREE! We have also made a lot of headway in signing up home providers, s ...
WhoseYourLandlord’s mission is to make quality living the standard for all. To do this, we create a transparent conversation between tenants and landlords. Tenants, both current and previous, have the opportunity to rate and review their landlord. This gives prospective tenants the opportunity to see what other tenants thought of that p ...
