Ask Pay Dirt: Should I cancel a Memorial Day weekend trip with friends?

A friend asked her friends to stay at her lake house for Memorial Day weekend , but she can't handle it.

She says she's overwhelmed with her two young children and her husband wants to cancel the trip.

If you can't be everything to everyone, your friends should offer to host next year when the kids are older.

Dear Down Payment: Why doesn’t your dad sign a long-term lease for the rental unit? That way, your sibling and their partner will be more likely to qualify for the mortgage on a multi-unit property.

Lenders will recognize that there is a signed lease (yes, you can sign a lease for a property before you own it) for a rental unit that is part of the property.