Fort Lauderdale Blog

5 Permits Your Small Business May Require

By Brett Snider, Esq.

Local permits can often be a roadblock to allowing a small business to actually open its doors to customers. Dealing with permit problems can leave owners in a financial bind.

Before you even register as a corporation, it's crucial to square away all the necessary local permits before you plan on your company's grand opening.

Pets and Home Sales: How to Keep One from Hampering the Other

By Keith Loria

According to a recent report conducted by the American Humane Society, Americans own approximately 75 million dogs, 90 million cats, 16 million birds, 12 million reptiles and around 20 million small mammals, such as rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters. While these numbers go a long way toward proving that people love animals, prospective buyers don’t often share that same love as they’re more interested in finding a clean, odor-free home.

Tips on Mold Pricing

Home and business owners often do their best to prepare for the inherent dangers that come along with being a property owner. Dangers like home or office security, fire damage, severe storms, and water damage are on the short list of what keeps a property owner up at night. While these hazards can prove to be extremely costly and dangerous, a silent threat that is often forgotten about can be just as detrimental to the wallet and to the health of a property's inhabitants. This silent threat is simply known as mold.

Updated Appliances Go a Long Way Toward Attracting Prospective Buyers

By Keith Loria

From upping a property’s curb appeal to decluttering the space and staging it to attract a wide range of prospective buyers, preparing a home to be listed on the market can be a time-consuming process. However, if you’re in the early stages of preparing for a sale, it’s crucial that you take the time to ensure that the major appliances within the home are in good, working condition.

Benefits of Real Estate Investment vs. Stocks and Bonds

As the economic recovery continues to build, Americans are again able to consume and invest; and with recent reports from the U.S. Census Bureau noting 34 percent of American households are rental units, investors are taking notice and rushing to reap benefits of placing investment funds in single- and multi-unit residential property.

Mortgage Applications Increase Over 11 Percent

Mortgage applications increased 11.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 13, 2013.

Preparing for a Home Purchase Begins with Understanding Your True Financial Commitment

By Keith Loria

Buying a home is an expensive proposition, therefore, it’s crucial that you prepare yourself ahead of time for the amount of money that’s required as you make your way through the process.

Making a list of what your monthly expenses will be is a good first step toward fully understanding your true financial commitment before signing the dotted line.

Busy Schedule? Tips for Staying Healthy When Things Get Hectic

(Family Features)--Life can sometimes feel a little too jam-packed with work, errands, carpools, cooking dinner and more. When that happens, healthy habits often fall by the wayside in favor of convenience. Fast food can replace home-cooked meals and exercise makes way for the television.