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Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | September 1, 2011I was never late. I always paid my bills on time. The mortgage. The credit card. The car payment. Electric, water, phone and cable – like clockwork every month. Heck, I even paid for magazine subscriptions 3 months prior to expiration. Then suddenly, in August of 2007, there was too much month and not enough [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | August 18, 2011Peanut butter and jelly. Surf and turf. Burgers and fries. Milk and cookies. Coffee and donuts. Beer and wings. Wine and cheese. Alone these things are desirable. They will certainly satisfy my taste buds and quench my thirst. But together, these foods stuff my belly and leave me feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Fixing and [...]
Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | June 30, 2011It’s time for me to come clean. I love to shop. Not for clothes or jewelry. That would mean immediate revocation of my man card. No, I like to browse for gizmos, gadgets and toys. High tech or low tech, it doesn’t matter. On Sundays I sit at my kitchen table flipping through the slick [...]
Real Estate by Ken Corsini | May 25, 2011 
Historically low real estate prices aren’t the only reason real estate investing can be so profitable right now and in the years to come. For those investors buying investment properties and planning to hold and rent for several years, the prospects for a strong rental market look good. It probably comes as no surprise that [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate Investing by Marty Boardman | May 12, 2011 
I could hear the desperation in her voice. Diane was nearly hysterical. She had just found out that she lost her home of 18 years to foreclosure. An investment group bought her property at the courthouse steps for $70,000. Then, they promptly posted a notice on her door that read WRITTEN DEMAND AND SURRENDER OF [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Jason Hanson | March 6, 2011 
One of the best business books ever written is Winning Through Intimidation by Robert Ringer. If you want to become a successful investor, buy the book. You see, far too many people don’t want to make others feel uncomfortable and are often too nice. In most aspects of your business this won’t hurt you too [...]
Read the full article → Landlord Tenant by Brendan O'Brien | November 2, 2009I was astonished to hear these words coming from a seasoned investor – somebody I respect a lot. “I need to rent the place for at least $1,200,” he said. “I won’t rent it until I can get at least that.” The rental unit in question had been sitting vacant for about six months. It [...]
Real Estate by Brendan O'Brien | June 28, 2009When landlords sit down with prospective tenants, they typically say something like this: “You’re signing a one-year lease. This is a contract for you to pay $9000 in 12 monthly installments for the use of the apartment. In other words, it’s a one-year commitment. You are responsible for the entire amount, even if you leave [...]
Landlord Tenant by Brendan O'Brien | May 22, 2009Image by joeltelling via Flickr Occasionally, I hear from landlords who have absolutely no problem marketing their rental units. They put a sign out front, get a couple of calls and rent to the first likely prospect. Then the tenant stays for three or four years before the next perfect tenant comes along. What is [...]
Landlord Tenant by Troy Schuricht | October 3, 2008What Make A Good Renter? Is a good renter someone with great credit, or large deposit or maybe high income? The approach landlords take in qualifying their renter could be changing because of the housing crisis and the large number of foreclosures. The main objective of renting your home should be to have a qualified renter that will [...]
Landlord Tenant by Rob K. Blake | June 23, 2008As a young boy, I was lucky to have some great mentors. My grandmother is one of the best business teachers I’ve ever had and before I get too deep (which I will in future articles) into the financial analysis of real estate investing, mortgage financing, and other “on target” topics, I thought it best [...]
Landlord Tenant by Mike Farmer | June 17, 2008I guess it’s a philosophical difference. I know several investors who have a bare-bones approach to getting rentals ready and maintaining them. I see their point because they are looking at it as a revenue generating object. Maintain just enough to protect the object and the investment. On the other hand, I tend to go [...]
Landlord Tenant by Connie Brzowski | February 9, 2008Success as a [tag]landlord[/tag] depends on screening tenants-weeding out the Naughty and renting to the Nice. Awareness of (and compliance with the Fair Housing Act is not only necessary, but essential to success for any [tag]rental[/tag] business. Adopting a set of written criteria for tenant selection is one of the best (and easiest) ways to [...]
New York Real Estate by Charles Feldman | February 4, 2008It was bound to happen sooner or later. The real estate bust of 2008 is finally having an impact on one of the last hold outs, New York City. Manhattan, in particular, seemed all but immune to the current subprime mortgage mess mostly because foreign buyers were able to take advantage of the declining value [...]
Learn Real Estate by Joshua M. Marks, Esq. | November 26, 2007The volatile residential real estate market that is currently affecting thousands of homeowners across the country will undoubtedly force many people to postpone their dream of homeownership and settle for life as a tenant in a rental property. As more and more individuals and families enter into short and long-term leases, it is essential for [...]
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