Towne Storage Blog

HOMEBUYERS’ ADVICE Re-Homing Your Pet Humanely You’ve been transferred. You can’t find a rental that allows pets, or the pet deposits are outlandishly high. A close relative passes away and leaves behind a beloved pet. For any number of reasons, you may find yourself facing the sad prospect of re-homing a pet dog or cat....

FINANCIAL ADVICE The Best Home Buying Strategy You don’t want to throw money away on rent anymore, do you? Instead, you can build an asset that can grow large if you handle your money wisely. Your best strategy? Prepare financially now. Down-payments.  Small down-payments spell risk for lenders. You’ll pay a higher interest rate, and...

HOMEOWNERS’ ADVICE Buying a Flipped Home On the surface, the house looks great – fresh paint, new appliances in the kitchen, new carpet throughout and maybe an updated bath. The colors are modern and appealing and the home has been staged to perfection. That’s the goal of a flipped home – to make you feel...

The nice part about being a landlord/lady is the passive income stream, meaning you don’t have to be present to make money, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of work to be done. You can do all the work, or hire a property manager if you’re willing to pay someone else to do all...