So, you’re sending cash abroad for the first time. Whether you’re sending it to your college-attending son in Canada or buying a Costa Rican beach house, the process can be intimidating. When you have to supply banking details and pay fees you don’t understand, it’s easy to feel vulnerable.
You found a house you love, and you’re ready to make an offer. This is where the process really begins to get serious and the paperwork starts to build. The listing price does provide some insight into the seller’s expectations, the value of the property and the work that needs to be done also plays a role.
When considering whether to rent or buy a home, many people see the former as the less-expensive option. While this is mostly true on a short-term basis, there are even more options for you when it comes to renting, such as buying your own furniture or renting a fully or partially furnished apartment.
Car leasing is one of your options if you are looking for a car to use, whether it’s for personal or business purposes. The difference between car leasing and buying or renting a car is that you pay monthly for the duration of the lease contract. You also get the opportunity to buy the leased car for its depreciated value. If you are thinking about going for this option, here are the benefits that you can get from it.
We wouldn’t be doing you any favors by sugar-coating it — getting into a top business school is tough. Outrageously tough. In fact, the odds are quite stacked against you unless you’ve got a perfect combination of GPAs, test scores and the rather particular resume that these schools are looking for. According to MBA Data Guru, a website that calculates a candidate’s chances at MBA schools across the country, only 3% of prospective students with a sub-700 GMAT and a GPA under 3.4 managed to get an audience with the admissions committee at Stanford Graduate School of Business. At 5%, Harvard Business School wasn’t much better. Haas School of Business at California Berkeley and Yale School of Management came in at 12% and 15%, respectively, which is better but still not very encouraging.