I own two STR in Quito, Ecuador and one in my basement where I live in Alexandria, VA. Like everyone else I had two days where I had 8 cancellations. My heart sunk and I knew it was going to be tough. However, two wee...

In Quito after a great week in Galapagos. Travel back home manana. What a magnificent place to visit! I'm not some enviro wacko and not that much into nature, but WOW! What a fantastic place to go. So many creatures t...

Hi bp Does anyone know a decent online rental payment service. Which is reasonable with fees and excepts all debit/credit/ACH payments?   Thanks!

Holy cow man! That looks to me like a before and after shot in your new profile pic. I've been gone lately and maybe I missed something but you did an awesome job dropping that weight off man! Very awesome job!

Hi:I am a cuban guy living in Quito, Ecuador, since 1998. I was just 22 years old when i arrived to this country. I have an ecuadorian family, wife and 2 kids. After living here for many years i decided that is time t...

Looking to start a new accounting program with the new year, and one of the most important parts of it is to be able to catalog receipts virtually. So far I have narrowed down my options to Xero or Quickbooks. Xero's ...

Does anyone use budget software like Mint or Everydollar?  I have used a simple Excel spreadsheet and went to check one out, but not really comfortable with adding all of my bank user name and passwords just for autom...

Has anyone used Intuit Tax Advisor for creating a personal tax strategy? It seems to be marketed to Tax Advisors but only cost $75 a month. 

Can anyone recommend a good low cost company to collect rent payments?

Does anybody know of these types of accounts where there are lower charge rates? Lowest I have found so far is through Square at 2.75%.