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agreement: Coming Out of the Real Estate Woods - Are We There Yet? - 07/18/09 11:23 AM
On Wednesday July 15, Fitch Ratings issued a 189 page report about the U.S. real estate market, and their belief that we are at or near the bottom of the real estate market collapse.
This is great news, particularly for real estate professionals such as realtors or investors forced to sign a rental agreement instead of a sales contract. That being said, the report's optimism was cautious, and warned that there is still a long way to go.
One of the reasons for hope, in evaluating the movement of the market, is the increase in builder confidence and decline in builder … (1 comments)
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agreement: The Absentee Landlord Part I - How to Retire Within 18 Months to the Destination of Your Choice - 04/26/09 02:23 PM
Part I: Introduction, Defining Destination & Budget Goals, and Becoming an Absentee Landlord
Whether you're a landlord, a real estate investor, or just a regular wage slave looking to escape the drone-like existence of 9-5, most of us have daydreamed about living on a tropical island somewhere sipping pina coladas and having income wander its way into our checking accounts.
What if you could live off your lease income alone? What would that take? What would it look like? No, it's not a get rich quick scheme, or some kind of snake oil I'm trying to sell, but merely a … (5 comments)
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agreement: Demography, Geography, and a Long Term Real Estate Perspective - 04/03/09 11:05 AM
If you're one of the four people in the world considering investing in real estate right now (five including me), you're probably looking to make the safest bet you can. While short term investment returns are pretty basic to predict, as the market won't shift much over the course of a few months, it's a different story if you're looking to sign a lease agreement and settle in for the long haul. What would a safe bet look like, over a long investment period?
This being an age of bu11$hit litigation and nervous legal disclaimers, let's start with this: there ARE … (3 comments)
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agreement: Bad Tenants - Take Out the Trash - 02/03/09 06:14 PM
Bad tenants suck. They trash your rental property, leave you with months of unpaid rent (and mortgage, insurance, tax & utility bills), cook crack in the basement, invite a rat infestation by leaving their kids' half-eaten pizza lying around, and leave turds in the closet as a going away present for you to find. Not cool.
So what do you do, if you're a landlord, to protect yourself against such savages?
1. Strong Lease Agreement
That crappy lease agreement you bought at Office Depot for $3.99 ain't gonna cut it. Get a lease agreement that's customized for your state, first … (8 comments)
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G. B. Davis
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MD
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