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1 year ago

in Arsenal FC transfer budget to be cut ‘because of property market slowdown’ on Over The Counter Culture
Of course you could always try "rent to own" whereby you rent a property having agreed a price to buy it in the future, usually about 2 years. You overpay your rent, which accumulates more of a deposit, having put down a deposit which is typically smaller than that required to buy, but more than is usual when renting. Even in today's market, for the reasons you have described so well above, your property will have appreciated in value, allowing you to get a mortgage of say 90% of the new value. With your deposit paid, and your overpayments, you will have gone a long way towards accumulating the other 10%, and sometimes you can even put money in your pocket, after covering your costs!

1 year ago

in The Top 5 Uncommon Timesavers for Bloggers/Writers (Plus: Video of Me Kissing a Hairy “Coo”) on The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
Dear Tim

Really enjoying your blog! Thought you might like to see a little video of us enjoying your book - which stars about half way through - while taking a short trip to Pisa, then Florence, from the UK, to see our sister singing Bach in Pisa Cathedral, with the Montiverdi Choir. All three of us were able to take the time out for this family trip, because we are all devotees of the Four Hour Work Week, even before we knew what it was. I filmed this on a Flip Video, edited it roughly on the fly with Windows Movie Maker and uploaded it from our boutique hotel, straight to Google Video. What fun!
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