Author Bio
![Daniel Bortz](https://imgix.cosmicjs.com/12e402c0-e5ef-11ec-9447-f98173199613-daniel-bortz-headshot-.jpg?auto=format&crop=faces&fit=crop&ixlib=react-9.0.2&h=186&w=186)
Daniel Bortz
Contributing Writer
Daniel Bortz is a freelance writer for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Money Magazine, Consumer Reports, and other publications. He is also a licensed real estate agent in Northern Virginia, where he's been selling homes for almost a decade.