My wife and I are falling short of our $7,000-a-month goal for retirement income. Is it time to sell our rental properties?

‘We have $3.5 million worth of rental property carrying about $1.75 million in debt.”

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My Friend Behaved Like a Lecher at Our Wedding. Should We Tell His Wife?

A high school friend whose wife skipped the wedding to stay home with the couple’s children showed up drunk to the reception and hit on guests.
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My wife, 72, and I, 80, have two houses and 56 acres of land. Our daughter is a joint tenant on our real estate. Do we need a will?

This couple has done a lot to clear the path ahead — but they have made one big mistake.
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My ex is sick but won’t retire to spite me out of benefits. He took our marriage and divorce papers, but can I get his Social Security benefits?

“I was married to my former husband for 11 years.”
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‘I can’t stop thinking about it’: My husband bought substantial properties prior to our marriage. If he sells them and we divorce, will I get half?

“Does the cash generated from the sale turn into marital property?”
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'I promised my father the world would hear our song'

Sunderland College students help a Newcastle woman keep a promise she made to her dying father.
BBC News - Jan. 19
My wife and I passed on a family wedding due to a ‘no-child’ rule. We’re now attending a friend’s nuptials without our kids. Are we hypocrites?

“My in-laws are coming to watch our 7-year-old daughter and her 2-year-old sister.”
MarketWatch - Jan. 16
Biden says "I have given my heart and my soul to our nation" ahead of farewell address

President Biden is addressing the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m.
CBS News - Jan. 15
‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of my home, investment property and my late father’s house?

“If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”
MarketWatch - Jan. 8
‘I’ll be the bad guy if I reject their offer’: My son and his wife want to buy our rental for half the market value. Is that fair to our other children?

“We charge them $1,450 per month for rent. Both parents contributed to their $100,000 wedding.”
MarketWatch - Jan. 7

My wife and I are falling short of our $7,000-a-month goal for retirement income. Is it time to sell our rental properties?

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My Friend Behaved Like a Lecher at Our Wedding. Should We Tell His Wife?

My wife, 72, and I, 80, have two houses and 56 acres of land. Our daughter is a joint tenant on our real estate. Do we need a will?

My ex is sick but won’t retire to spite me out of benefits. He took our marriage and divorce papers, but can I get his Social Security benefits?

‘I can’t stop thinking about it’: My husband bought substantial properties prior to our marriage. If he sells them and we divorce, will I get half?

'I promised my father the world would hear our song'

My wife and I passed on a family wedding due to a ‘no-child’ rule. We’re now attending a friend’s nuptials without our kids. Are we hypocrites?

Biden says "I have given my heart and my soul to our nation" ahead of farewell address

‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of my home, investment property and my late father’s house?

‘I’ll be the bad guy if I reject their offer’: My son and his wife want to buy our rental for half the market value. Is that fair to our other children?

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