rentals: Online listings ... fattening frogs for snakes - 01/26/11 06:15 AM

The picture on line looks so inviting.
         You read the remarks and it seems to be a perfect fit for you.  The price is right. The location is good. You pick up the phone and call the listing agent. In most cases, he or she is very helpful. Why shouldn't they be helpful? You may be the source of double ending a commission. Sure, the will casually mention that they represent the landlord. The will then sort of pre-qualify you. It is quite the psychological game. The more you want the house, the more effort you … (3 comments)

rentals: Need to rent in Montgomery County...Contact Us - 12/13/10 02:17 AM

Helping Renters Find A Home
Those that rent homes have leases.  The terms of the lease include, among other things, the amount and term of the lease.  In Montgomery County, most residential leases are for one year, although the option of a two year lease is supposed to be offered.  There are apartments, condos, town homes and single family homes available to rent in many areas of the county.  The majority of apartments are managed by a leasing company and applications are made directly to the resident manager in the on-site office. Other rentals are handled through a myriad of fashions.
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rentals: Wonder Why the home doesn't rent? - 07/25/10 04:48 AM

Signs out front, but the home stays empty.
Empty rentals cost owners money.  This is not some great revelation. It is a fact.  People that own homes they rent, usually do not have never ending reserves to cover the cost of property not producing revenue for months on end. You need to have the home rented.  Some people try to rent on their own. They assume that a sign out front and an add in Craigs List will get the job done.  Some are successful. The rest are left to watch a reserve account slip away.
Some people believe that … (5 comments)

 
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