Sentences with phrase «into money pits»

When properties and neighborhoods haven't been vetted thoroughly, they can turn into money pits that leave investors reeling.

Why throw more money into the money pit that is the offensive line?

I don't understand how every man I get involved with starts out okay, and then falls into a money pit a year or two later, where they suddenly can't afford ANYTHING!

It might turn into a money pit.

A restoration of the city's «crown jewel» public swimming pool has turned into a money pit after it began falling apart immediately following its 2012 grand reopening, The Post has learned.

By doing this weekly, you will greatly reduce your chances of falling into a money pit, a debt disaster, or of gaining too much negative momentum.

what started off as a great looking, good fuel economy and decent performer has morphed into a money pit.

This means that unless you want to, or are willing to work for it, or have the expertise, or willing to learn it, you are often better off doing what works for you rather than jumping into something that can turn into a money pit or become an anchor dragging you down.

Few of us expect to get rich from the produce we grow in our gardens, but this relaxing hobby can easily snowball into a money pit if we don't watch expenses.

But, what if your home inspector misses the mold or major structural issues with the property, and it turns into a money pit nightmare?

HOME WARRANTIES A home warranty will protect you from having to pay thousands of dollars on repairs and avoid turning your home into a money pit.

Most of us are not skilled accountants, and even skilled accountants can get themselves into a money pit sometimes.

These forums teach us that practicing due diligence before you buy is your best bet to AVOID buying into a money pit.

Some rehab companies do great and honest work, but just be careful you aren't walking into a money pit.

If you don't want to lose money on your next (or first) rental property, here are some signals you might be stepping into a money pit instead of a house.

These expenses can turn what looks like a great investment into a money pit that you wish you would have never bought.

Foreclosure is a great way to pick up a terrific deal on a home, but foreclosed homes that have been neglected or abandoned for months, or perhaps even years, can come with hidden costs that turn your «terrific deal» into a money pit.

Sometimes, you end up with a lost - rental property: one that turns into a money pit that saddles you with problem after costly problem....

Not exact matches

Home inspections aren't required, but they go a long way in making buyers feel secure that they are not purchasing a property that will turn into a major money pit.

To more easily get your money and devotion, they have to pit you against an «enemy», an enemy who they will make up from their imagination so they can put you into an «us against them» situation.

Funny... we put your deity into the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, pit it on out money in 1956... and our country started going to hell in the 1960's.

This reminds me of Exodus 21:33, 34 «If a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it over, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he shall give money to its owner, and the dead animal shall become his.»

GWB borrowed a lot of money and moved the country backwards and into a bottomless pit with no ladder to climb out.

The only reason why Man City and Chelsea have won the league recently and been doing slightly better than Arsenal, is because they have super rich owners who have pumped bottomless pits of money into their clubs.

So $ 118 million in downstate taxes, meant to fund transit exclusively, disappeared into the Albany money pit.

Some districts and administrators see technology as a money pit because you keep throwing money into it constantly — and everyone wants a piece of the pie.»

Do they stand with Connecticut's students, teachers, parents, public school advocates and taxpayers or will they continue to turn our public schools into little more than testing factories and money pits for an industry that is gorging itself on scarce taxpayer funds while undermining the role of teachers, parents and the local control of public education.

They then plunge a ton of money into developing NOOK and pit it not just against Amazon but Apple and other Android tablets.

Google hooked - up with Android & got themselves into a proftiless - money - pit!

Ken's book gave me the inspiration and know - how to turn my rental money pit into a cash - flow positive investment.

When money is tight and you lose track of your bank account balance, overdraft fees can turn a quick pit stop into a major headache.

As this About.com article discusses, the root of risk inherent in many mortgage products is in how these loans have made things too easy; too easy for anyone to qualify for or afford homes that are * much * bigger than one's budget, allowing people to pretty much dig their own money pit, thereby enabling the fermentation of housing bubbles that subsequently turn into explosive busts.

OK, while it's easy to fall into a pit of despair and anger at Nintendo's refusal to take our money, all hope is not lost — it's very likely that the retailers will re-open pre-orders at least one more time before the system comes out on Sep. 29.

Add to that the headache that they aren't recognized by any of the service providers in China that they list on their travel website, so you have to submit paperwork that they ultimately return with the request for more info, and you've realized that you're just throwing your money into a bottomless pit.

As Recode points out, though, these peer - to - peer payment systems are usually money pits for companies looking to break into the space.

She is also the author of Avoid the Money Pit, Turn Your Home into a Financial Powerhouse, which I had the opportunity to read before the interview.