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2008 

  Focus on Liability Management and Preventative Maintenance: Bats  by Michael Koski   Here's a maintenance issue you might not have considered - preventing bat infestation!   Bat infestations are more common than one might think, especially with bats continued displacement as their natural terri...
10/31/2008
A transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters is tucked neatly into the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act that was signed into law October 3, 2008. Keep scrolling, you'll find it ( House Resolution 1424, Section 211, for you die-hard readers of legislation).  The passing of this act int...
10/29/2008
"For investors with a portfolio of properties, greater opportunities exist to save on premiums, and thereby increase your investment income, by purchasing insurance on the portfolio, just like insurance carriers do on their portfolios as a whole," according to Patrick Nugent, CCIM, JD with Commer...
10/29/2008
In the spirit of maverick lawmen like Wyatt Earp, Chicago's Sheriff has said "no" to enforcing eviction orders against renters when the landlord's property is foreclosed. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart held a press conference Wednesday to announce that he has ordered his deputies to halt evictions ...
10/10/2008
How One Landlord Saved $86,000 in Premiums Insuring the Market Value Wastes Your Money "What property owners need to understand it that there's a big difference between market value that lenders use and the replacement cost carriers use," says Patrick Nugent, CCIM, JD, with Commercial Insurance S...
10/06/2008
So, where's the party? On November 8th and 9th, 2008, the Washington D.C. Convention Center will open its doors to Green Festival. Over 350 eco-friendly businesses will be attending. Scrolling down the list of vendors, I was surprised to see an entrepreneur from my own home place, Boulder, Colora...
10/06/2008
One of the world's largest financial institutions, Bank of America, announced this weekend that it has settled the massive litigation brought by eleven states against it's Countrywide loan portfolio.   The bank purchased Countrywide's loans over the summer subject to the claims for predatory lend...
10/06/2008
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