Comments for The Passive Dad http://thepassivedad.com Sharing Passive Income and Money Saving Tips Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on News From My Realtor: HOA Condo Rules Won’t Allow Investors At This Time by Scott http://thepassivedad.com/2009/03/news-from-my-realtor-hoa-condo-rules-wont-allow-investors-at-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-12960 Scott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:35 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=1149#comment-12960 Matt I think you are 100% correct. Building a rapport with HOA is key. I wish I new some people on the board so I could attend a meeting and discuss how I would be a responsible owner. Matt

I think you are 100% correct. Building a rapport with HOA is key. I wish I new some people on the board so I could attend a meeting and discuss how I would be a responsible owner.

]]> Comment on Money Saving Tips From ehow Friends by Scott http://thepassivedad.com/2009/02/money-saving-tips-from-ehow-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-12959 Scott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:56:31 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=900#comment-12959 Kai- I haven't try hub pages yet. How is it working for you? Are you able to link to your blog? Kai-

I haven’t try hub pages yet. How is it working for you? Are you able to link to your blog?

]]> Comment on Money Saving Tips From ehow Friends by Residual Income - Kai http://thepassivedad.com/2009/02/money-saving-tips-from-ehow-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-12953 Residual Income - Kai Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:04:08 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=900#comment-12953 Although eHow is a good source of residual income, ultimately, it's best to have your own website. You can also try Hubpages and Infobarrel as well. Although eHow is a good source of residual income, ultimately, it’s best to have your own website. You can also try Hubpages and Infobarrel as well.

]]> Comment on News From My Realtor: HOA Condo Rules Won’t Allow Investors At This Time by Matt SF http://thepassivedad.com/2009/03/news-from-my-realtor-hoa-condo-rules-wont-allow-investors-at-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-12424 Matt SF Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:24:26 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=1149#comment-12424 I dealt with something similar a few years back on a townhouse, but I was attempting to rent it after living in it versus buying a new property as a cash flow investment. At the time, the HOA only allowed ~15% of properties to be occupied by renters, but we were able to work around the issue fairly easily when I presented the renter's personal information (no arrest record, steady job, had his kid on the weekend, etc.). Something else you might want to try is dropping off the letter by hand to speak with the HOA manager. If you're not local, give them a phone call to see if there is any way you can work around the issue. Since you're in a time crunch, the willingness to build a personal rapport with the HOA staff might put you over the hump and make you a more attractive buyer in their eyes. I dealt with something similar a few years back on a townhouse, but I was attempting to rent it after living in it versus buying a new property as a cash flow investment.

At the time, the HOA only allowed ~15% of properties to be occupied by renters, but we were able to work around the issue fairly easily when I presented the renter’s personal information (no arrest record, steady job, had his kid on the weekend, etc.).

Something else you might want to try is dropping off the letter by hand to speak with the HOA manager. If you’re not local, give them a phone call to see if there is any way you can work around the issue. Since you’re in a time crunch, the willingness to build a personal rapport with the HOA staff might put you over the hump and make you a more attractive buyer in their eyes.

]]> Comment on Primerica Coming To Discuss Personal Finance Options Tomorrow by Gina Carson http://thepassivedad.com/2009/01/primerica-coming-to-discuss-personal-finance-options-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-11989 Gina Carson Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:23:11 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=821#comment-11989 Listen, it's not really about "sales pitch' -- you either have a family or you don't.... (i don't).... you either are married and have a child or not.... Even if your aren't married, you just have a kid with someone.... email me... you need insurance.... what if something happens to you??? Listen, it’s not really about “sales pitch’ — you either have a family or you don’t…. (i don’t)…. you either are married and have a child or not…. Even if your aren’t married, you just have a kid with someone…. email me… you need insurance…. what if something happens to you???

]]> Comment on Rolling Coins Can Teach Your Kids The Value Of Saving Money by » Kids Can Teach You To Be Frugal | PT Money http://thepassivedad.com/2009/03/rolling-coins-can-teach-your-kids-the-value-of-saving-money/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 » Kids Can Teach You To Be Frugal | PT Money Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:28 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=1027#comment-11636 [...] and waiting to buy an item when they have cash in hand. Take the piggy bank to your local bank or roll your coins and allow them to see how much money they have [...] [...] and waiting to buy an item when they have cash in hand. Take the piggy bank to your local bank or roll your coins and allow them to see how much money they have [...]

]]> Comment on 6 ways to increase blog traffic. Free and easy ways to get traffic on your site. by Trevor - Increase WebSite Traffic http://thepassivedad.com/2008/05/6-ways-to-increase-blog-traffic-free-and-easy-ways-to-get-traffic-on-your-site/comment-page-1/#comment-11587 Trevor - Increase WebSite Traffic Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:09 +0000 http://scottcalifornia.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/6-ways-to-increase-blog-traffic-free-and-easy-ways-to-get-traffic-on-your-site/#comment-11587 Great post. Would you mind if I wrote a little article on my increase website traffic blog about this? My blog is still very new so I am always looking to get more quality content on it. My readers I am sure would benefit greatly from this information. I will of course link back to this blog as being the original blog where I got information from. Great post. Would you mind if I wrote a little article on my increase website traffic blog about this?

My blog is still very new so I am always looking to get more quality content on it.

My readers I am sure would benefit greatly from this information. I will of course link back to this blog
as being the original blog where I got information from.

]]> Comment on New Site Design and Logo by Client Testimonials | Kiss My Code http://thepassivedad.com/2008/07/new-site-design-and-logo/comment-page-1/#comment-10949 Client Testimonials | Kiss My Code Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:56:49 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=100#comment-10949 [...] Scott at The Passive Dad wrote New Site Design and Logo: [...] [...] Scott at The Passive Dad wrote New Site Design and Logo: [...]

]]> Comment on ATT Uverse problems. Customer care lowered my bill, but is it worth it? by CPS http://thepassivedad.com/2008/06/att-uverse-problems-customer-care-lowered-my-bill-but-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-10723 CPS Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:41:39 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=78#comment-10723 I have having the same issues with their TV services. The picture will freeze every 2 minutes for 10 seconds or so. Sound problem as well the delay for the sound and for the regular non HD channels I don't have the freezing problem but after 5 minutes EXACTLY timed it twice the sound quality goes to nothing. Sounds like its coming out of a voice synth. I am extremely dissapointed with ATT and will not be using their services again. I am having these problems + over 1,500$ in fictitious billing on behalf of their satellite service that I had prior to uverse. I have having the same issues with their TV services. The picture will freeze every 2 minutes for 10 seconds or so.

Sound problem as well the delay for the sound and for the regular non HD channels I don’t have the freezing problem but after 5 minutes EXACTLY timed it twice the sound quality goes to nothing. Sounds like its coming out of a voice synth.

I am extremely dissapointed with ATT and will not be using their services again. I am having these problems + over 1,500$ in fictitious billing on behalf of their satellite service that I had prior to uverse.

]]> Comment on Money Saving Tips: Cable vs. Hulu by Tom http://thepassivedad.com/2009/02/money-saving-tips-cable-vs-hulu/comment-page-1/#comment-10718 Tom Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:49:01 +0000 http://thepassivedad.com/?p=963#comment-10718 I hate Hulu! I do not like the word free. Everything should have a price. No one is going to want to pay a subscription fee to my cable service if Hulu is giving away all the content for free. Subscription fees and commercials barely make me enough money. How am I suppose to pay for my $75 million dollar yacht? In the cable industry there is a saying "If you charge someone and that person still has money then you are not charging enough." I recommend cable companies that control internet access start charging people a fee to access Hulu. I think a $90 a month Hulu access fee is beyond reasonable. Hopefully that will kill of this horrible thing called free internet video that is eating into my profits. I hate Hulu! I do not like the word free. Everything should have a price. No one is going to want to pay a subscription fee to my cable service if Hulu is giving away all the content for free. Subscription fees and commercials barely make me enough money. How am I suppose to pay for my $75 million dollar yacht? In the cable industry there is a saying “If you charge someone and that person still has money then you are not charging enough.” I recommend cable companies that control internet access start charging people a fee to access Hulu. I think a $90 a month Hulu access fee is beyond reasonable. Hopefully that will kill of this horrible thing called free internet video that is eating into my profits.

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