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2011 

To me, Christmas has always meant BOOKS!  I would receive 3 or 4 books each year * I'd give Santa my list EARLY so that he/she could get them for me  * and then sit for the entire day and read * and EAT. This year, I asked for the NEW David Baldacci offering of ZERO DAY and Santa Amazon sent it e...
12/13/2011
This is VERY interesting * IMHO every agent who attempts to do property management and rental leasing without experience or education is violating this section of the code. Article 11 of the NAR Code of Ethics I wrote this post earlier this year after the National Association of REALTORS(R) modif...
12/11/2011
These are ALL great highlights of what may investors scratch their heads over...owners with DESIRABLE SFRs that they can turn into a real property have the best of both worlds - easy to REfi if need be and great appreciation!      Tips for the First Time Buyer-Home or Investment There are no inve...
12/11/2011
In an "earlier life" I did HOA management for a year of so.   IMHO * HOA management should be educating deliquent owners with a form letter when they first become deliquent.  Print on the back off the MANDATED demand letter so that there is NO EXCUSE if the funds have to be collected at the shor...
12/10/2011
I think those #s are actually low....more HOMEowners are electing UNlist their homes for sale,  to MOVE to their new home and RENT their former homes and they are, in turn, becoming renters elsewhere....We will be a "nation of landlords" for the next 5 to 8 years.  It happened in the 70s!   About...
12/09/2011
While I'm looking for local "start times" for Meryl's new pic * The Iron Lady * I'm hearing that there is news that there will be an HBO biopic from Spike Lee starring Eddie Murphy about troubled DC mayor, Marion Barry. A prior attempt by Chris Rock writing a story for Jamie Foxx apparently did n...
12/08/2011
Landlords in several areas of the NorthEast are reporting that when they are showing rental homes to clients with children staying in "domestic violence" shelters, they are being required to have the agency test for lead. While this appears like a "good idea" on it's face because landlords do wan...
12/07/2011
NYC attorney and landlord, James Harmon, is asking the US Supreme Court to rule the NYC rent stabilization ordinance (rent control) UNconsititutional because he is being forced to subsidize the rent of residents who can afford to pay market rents.   One of his tenants lives in an apartment at $95...
12/07/2011
DIY landlords who may only have a few rental properties have often asked to inspect their NEW rental prospects' current home.  This LAST step in the process has been around for decades. Many are making an appointment to come and view their prospects' current homes and this advance notice negates ...
12/07/2011
Politics aside, Newt Gingrich and Wm. Forstchen have written several  EXCELLENT series on our country's historical past. Their Pearl Harbor series is a GREAT read for anyone who loves history and wants to see how control of OIL has shaped our wars around the world for the last 200 years. I loved ...
12/06/2011
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