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What Do You Look for In a Management Firm?
In may states a brokers license is required to operate a property management company. You can check to with the local dept of real estate to validate it and see if it has ever been revoked or suspended.
Howard Bell
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The Landlord Business - Avoiding Its Common Pitfalls - Part 2 Of 2
Part 1 addressed three potential problem areas that are related to the landlord business. These included problems with tenants, building repair issues, and hiring bad contractors to work on rental property. The following is a continuation of this list that describes other common pitfalls related to the landlord business.
John Turchetta
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Mobile Home Park Collection Tips
One of the most difficult and time consuming tasks of a mobile home park manager is in the collection of rents. It has been my experience that about 50 percent of your residents will never have a problem paying on time. Then about 25 percent may be late on occasion and are also not a major problem.
Dave Reynolds
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New Alternatives for the Tenancy Deposit Scheme for Landlords
Those landlords that have been taking a deposit from their tenant since 6th April 07 should know that they need to use either the "custodial" scheme where a third party holds the deposit or one of the two "insurance" backed schemes allowing the landlord to hold it. A landlord also has to tell tenants which scheme they are using within fourteen days of receiving the deposit by issuing them with information as prescribed by section 213 of the Housing Act 2004.
Chris Horne
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Ways To Control Tenants In Your Apartment Buildings
Owning commercial real estate means having to deal with tenants and the problems they present. But, there are several easy methods for controlling tenants. Keeping them under control creates a more harmonious environment, making the building more attractive to prospective tenants. This level of control is one of the keys to effective property management.
David S Jackson
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10 Reasons To Hire A Property Manager
Many Investors Choose Not To Enlist The Services Of A Commercial Property Manager. Campbell James Explains 10 Reasons Why This Is In His Experience A Big Mistake.
Campbell James
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How to Eliminate Your Utility Costs
Tired of high energy bills as a landlord? Here is how I dealt with the problem.
David Lawn
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Colorado Springs Property Rentals - Getting The Edge with a Powerful New Rental Genre!
Let's Do the Math: With this new genre, your rental is full 75% of the time, at 3 times the normal lease price; add an extra investment of 10%; less a 20-25% commission? Does this put you ahead? You bet it does!
Deborah Catherine Nelson
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Snow Removal Tips
If you own real estate, whether residential or commercial, you are responsible for snow removal at your property. It is a service you provide to your tenants in exchange for the rent. Snow removal is also a necessary preventive measure to reduce risk and liability from slips and falls. Here are some tips to reduce risk, prevent injuries, and consider your neighbors who may walk on your property.
Carolyn Gibson
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A Tenant Dissapears from a Rental Property - What Should a Landlord Do?
In many ways it's the landlord's worst nightmare. You as the landlord turn up one morning unexpectedly and there it is; your buy-to-let property, empty and abandoned like the 'Mary Celeste'. With any luck the tenant has just removed themselves and their possessions and not any of your residential investment property. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky as one New Year when I arrived at my residential investment property to discover that half of my new kitchen had also been...
Chris Horne
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