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When you need personal finance advice and real estate advice, where best to turn but to Ilyce Glink and the ThinkGlink.com team On the ThinkGlink.com blog, we’ll give you advice on the ins and outs of real estate and personal finance matters. You can add to the conversation and give us your real estate horror stories or tell us about how you found that dream home. You can also learn about current financial issues and talk about current events that affect your finances. Whether you’re trying to improve your credit score to buy a new car or buy your first home, you can learn about some those events happening in Washington or locally that may affect you. You can also get information relating to Ilyce Glink’s weekly radio show on WSB Radio and see some of the tips she has given to listeners on air. Thanks and post a comment.

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    10 Mistakes to Avoid When Renting an Apartment

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Renting an Apartment

By Ron Carter| 2019-09-09T08:34:51-05:00 September 18th, 2018|

Renting an apartment is tricky. There are at least 10 mistakes you should avoid making when you rent an apartment. If you can avoid making these mistakes, you'll save yourself time and money.  When you rent an apartment for the first time, you're bound to make a mistake. In fact, research shows there are 10 [...]

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    How to Pick a New Neighborhood

How to Pick a New Neighborhood

By Ron Carter| 2018-09-04T14:40:43-05:00 September 11th, 2018|

Most tenants looking for a place to rent will spend much of the time looking at what kind of space they’ll have inside the four walls of an apartment. That makes sense, since it’s what you will see daily, and there’s an important connection that needs to be made. But the space outside those walls [...]

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    How to Find a Great Landlord

How to Find a Great Landlord

By Ron Carter| 2018-09-04T12:33:58-05:00 September 4th, 2018|

Finding the right rental property can be very stressful. Renters spend most of their time searching for an rental unit that satisfies basic living needs, such as the size, look and location of the property. But if you don’t find a great landlord, you won’t enjoy living in your new home even if it has [...]

  • Ilyce Glink interviewed on WGN TV on her new book 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask.
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    Ilyce Glink Book Interview: MoneyLife Radio Hosted By Chuck Jaffe

Ilyce Glink Book Interview: MoneyLife Radio Hosted By Chuck Jaffe

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-03-07T15:33:11-06:00 March 7th, 2018|

ThinkGlink.com publisher Ilyce Glink was recently interviewed by MoneyLife Radio host Chuck Jaffe about her latest book, 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask, fourth edition. Chuck, who for decades was a columnist and blogger for MarketWatch, said that the book is what he's going to give his own children when the time comes [...]

  • real estate inheritance is no windfall. costs heirs money.
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    Real Estate Development Inheritance Costs Heirs Money

Real Estate Development Inheritance Costs Heirs Money

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-11-21T15:27:31-06:00 November 17th, 2017|

Real estate development inheritance costs heirs money. This reader expected a windfall and is wondering how to turn a money-losing situation into something that's at least breakeven. Q: My husband inherited a private development in West Virginia that his father owned. How does one go about starting a homeowners' association (HOA) for something like that? [...]

  • Should you pay the mortgage and give your ex-spouse the house if he can't afford it?
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    Ex-Spouse Can’t Pay Mortgage – Now What?

Ex-Spouse Can’t Pay Mortgage – Now What?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-11-17T09:23:38-06:00 November 17th, 2017|

There are friendly and not-so-friendly divorces. But if your ex-spouse can't pay the mortgage because he lost his job, should you step forward and offer to pay off the remaining amount and give him the house just to be completely done? What's the price of being done? What would you do? Q: I have been [...]

  • Will tax reform kill the housing market and tank home prices
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    Will Tax Reform Kill The Housing Market and Tank Home Prices?

Will Tax Reform Kill The Housing Market and Tank Home Prices?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-11-21T09:22:24-06:00 November 17th, 2017|

Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act going to kill the housing market and tank home prices? With the passage of Tax Reform in the House of Representatives, real estate industry groups have gone on the warpath to prevent legislation they believe is ultimately damaging to real estate. Is tax reform going to kill the [...]

Interest Rates Still Low – Weekly Recap

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-09-08T09:33:03-05:00 November 8th, 2013|

There are a lot of good signs in the economy: interest rates are at a low 4%, the GDP had a surprising growth spurt in the third quarter, and banks are loosening their purse strings. If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to refinance your mortgage. The Federal Reserve is keeping interest [...]

Why Men Have the Shopping Problem: My Weekly Roundup

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-09-08T09:37:40-05:00 November 1st, 2013|

It’s been a busy week over here at Think Glink. From the year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy and learning how to buy a hurricane-damaged home to scary movie homes with big roles, a lot has been going on in the news. Here’s a roundup of my top stories this week: You may not believe it, [...]

Tips on Planning a Halloween Party

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-07-12T13:15:28-05:00 October 30th, 2012|

Need tips on planning a Halloween party this year? Pick out a fun costume and learn how to get everyone into the Halloween spirit by using these simple tips from stylist Ingrid Grimes-Myles.  To find out the stylist's 4 great points on how to plan the perfect Halloween Party, check out the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f6UpZbNe3s&feature=g-upl [...]

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