That depends. Our tenants are normally very upright people and none would bother to lie to us about a financial difficulty. They know we will work with them if they’re have trouble paying. So we would probably just accept their word for it, wish them well (how did they call us from ICU?), and tell Read More…
Real Estate
Black Woman Entrepreneur, Owner of 50 Airbnb Properties, Build Affordable Housing
Nationwide — Meet Janay White, an African American entrepreneur from Jacksonville, Florida, who owns more than 50 Airbnb properties. She also owns J White Construction Inc, a Black woman-owned construction company that has recently been certified as a vendor with the state of Florida, paving the way for her mission to offer affordable housing to Read More…
The Credit Bros Celebrate 5 Years Of Making Homeownership
Nationwide — Since their timely meeting in 2018, Christopher Watson and Aaron Steede, the founders of The Credit Bros, have been on a mission to help the underserved reach financial freedom. Their collaboration, using dual backgrounds in finance and engineering, created a platform for positive change in the Black community. Helping others is key, and Read More…
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Settles Lawsuit
The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks’ cells, famously known as “HeLa” cells, the world’s first cells capable of replicating outside the human body. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Read More…
My Mother Has Named My Eldest Brother, As Her Trustees,
Why aren’t you asking Mom this question? I’ve named my younger son as the Executor of my estate, and he’ll be the sole beneficiary of everything. He will then distribute half of anything I might leave to his older brother. This is “right” because his older brother is a pothead who cannot be trusted to Read More…
Landlords Do Not Want rent to people with Section 8, or HUD certificates
Why do landlords not want to, or outright refuse to rent to people with Section 8, or HUD certificates, while fully knowing that such a practice is both illegal and subject to a big fine? Why do they think that they will not be be liable and caught? We had one lady who requested that Read More…