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HOW TO COLLECT DEBTS WHEN YOUR TENANT LEAVES OWING YOU MONEY

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Commercial Real Estate Agent with American Apartment Owners Association

Debt photo"The nature of tenant debt collection is very different than collecting other types of debts," explains Jeff Cronrod with FIC, an expert in collecting tenant debt. "With other types of debt, time is of the essence.  You have a better chance of collecting a medical debt, for instance, if you collect it right away.  The opposite is true of tenant debt.  You will be far more successful if you wait it out until the tenant is back on his feet."

"But often landlords don't understand the value of their old debt files," Jeff continues

From our series Real Estate Investment Secrets.  Read more How to Collect Tenant Debts.

Patricia Aulson
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH
Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

Interesting.....

 

Patricia Aulson/Hampton NH Real Estate 

Feb 12, 2008 09:23 AM
Renee Stengel
Houlihan Lawrence, Associate Broker - Katonah, NY
Westchester County
Thanks for this information.
Feb 12, 2008 09:58 AM
Ken Tharp
Iowa Equity Exchange - West Des Moines, IA
Section 1031 Exchanges, Iowa/U.S.
I'll add one thing - it's always a nice boost when you get that phone call from a lawyer who says, "Mary Smith is trying to buy a house and we need to get this judgment released? What is the amount owed to this date?" 
Feb 12, 2008 11:46 AM