Posts Tagged ‘how to’

Being a landlord is a job that a lot of people seem to just stumble into. So many people who become landlords don’t really know much about landlording. That is too bad, because when landlords do not follow the law, they can create a nightmare for tenants, which sometimes comes back to bite the landlord, [...]

Representing yourself in court–appearing pro se–is one of the more difficult things to do, although many people do not seem to realize it. Judges and attorneys dread the pro se party, however. As I have said before, the court system is a bit like visiting a foreign country. If you don’t speak the language, nobody [...]

According to the FTC, consumer complaints about debt collection abuse were up significantly in 2007 (PDF link). This is hardly surprising, as debt has been plentiful and cheap lately. Complaints will almost certainly go up in 2008, since credit card borrowing is way up along with credit charge-offs.