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investment: Collecting Prospective Tenants' Application Fees - 06/25/08 10:33 AM
Hello Everyone,
I just got an idea on collecting larger amounts of application fees... and making it easier.
Several times prospective tenants ask if there is an app fee, and I often waive the charge, in hopes to get more appicants to choose from.  I have found that requiring a large fee upfront will sometimes cause an otherwise good tenant to not want to even show up.
When a tenant views a property, I tell them that there is a $20 application fee, to be collected when the lease is signed.  This way I still get a fee charged, and I … (0 comments)

investment: Grand Rapids, nonprofit officials have plan to put HUD-foreclosed homes back on market - 05/01/08 06:08 AM
 
Posted by Jim Harger | The Grand Rapids Press April 26, 2008 00:25AM
Categories: Breaking News View larger map | This map shows the location of HUD-foreclosed homes in Grand Rapids last December. Since then, some of the homes may have been sold to private owners and will no longer be available for resale by the city and local non-profit housing developers. GRAND RAPIDS -- In today's crowded real estate market, the house at 936 McReynolds Ave. NW doesn't show very well.
The front porch could use some TLC. There are holes in the plaster and the addition out back is rough, with … (2 comments)

investment: Making a difference with a photo- wide angle lens shots - 03/20/08 06:15 AM
When I'm taking photos of a property, I use a wide angle lens on my digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera... it really makes a difference on what the interior rooms portray on the property.
True, a digital SLR costs more money to purchase than a regular point-and-shoot digital camera, and the special lens (wide angle) can cost almost as much as the camera body itself.  I would suggest a lens with 20mm or less (on the low end) for a nice photo.
Give it a try!  If you don't have the resources to upgrade your current camera, ask around the office and see … (4 comments)

 

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