Month: February 2018

Emergencies happen all the time. You may lose your job, get into a car accident, or experience a natural disaster. In any one of these events, it’s crucial to be financially prepared. Unfortunately, living beyond day to day financials and thinking about setting aside a savings account may seem out of the question for many people. If this situation sounds familiar to you, you are not alone. According to a survey conducted by the Federal Reserve in 2014, only 53% of … Continue reading “3 Tips to Help You Start Planning Your Emergency Fund Today”

Not enough homeowners are fully aware of the importance of property maintenance and home renovation. Whether you’re breaking into the housing market for the first time or have been a property owner for decades, you should constantly be focusing on ways to increase your home’s resale value just in case you ever decide to sell. Installing new asphalt shingles on your roof, for example, can yield a return on investment (ROI) of nearly 62%. Even doing some simple landscaping projects can increase … Continue reading “Despite Large Sales Profits, Homeowners Aren’t Listing Their Properties”

Big tech has taken up so much of the news in the last several years and it’s nowhere near letting up. The big five in tech–Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon–are currently worth over $3.3 trillion and hold so many parts in your everyday life that they’re nearly impossible to ignore. With numbers that high, there are naturally going to be squabbles between companies, and these squabbles are anything but minor. Uber and Google have had an … Continue reading “Progress Pauses As Tech Billionaires Bicker in Court”

Being a property manager is far from an easy job. Whether you’re managing a large complex or just a few units, you’ll certainly have your fair share of daily responsibilities, many of which involve keeping your tenants safe and ensuring they have a habitable space to reside in. Of course, finding tenants isn’t always easy, either — many seemingly don’t know exactly what they want, which can lead to unwanted tenant turnover and cause you to lose out on potential … Continue reading “Struggling To Keep Tenants? Here’s How To Reduce Tenant Turnover”

In January, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 10,000 online sellers and asked them to rate digital marketplaces on which they preferred. Etsy took third place in the 2018 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. Etsy, which has been around since 2005, did remarkably well in all five categories: profitability, customer service, would you recommend, communication, and even collected an award for “Ease of Use” this year after introducing new features like Guest Checkout over the last year. Though the Ecommerce brand came in second … Continue reading “Understanding Ecommerce: A Look Into Etsy and Its Continued Success”