Real Estate Investing
by Brendan O'Brien
| July 25, 2009
Rising utility costs are one of the many challenges we multifamily landlords have been facing in this “perfect storm” economic climate. Landlords who traditionally paid for utilities are searching for ways to transfer those costs to tenants.
If your utility costs are worse in the winter, as they are here in New Hampshire, now is the time to look into a submetering or RUBS (ratio utility billing services) system. Of course, any benefits from transferring utility costs will begin as soon as you implement the system.
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Real Estate Investing
by Ryan Moeller
| July 21, 2009
The most important thing for beginner real estate investors is to find great deals. Not good ones, but great ones. Here are some steps that will help investors find those great cash flow deals.
8 Steps to Finding Great Cash Flow Deals
Note: Finding great deals takes time and patience. Often times, new investors get impatient and jump into the first property that gets them excited. Keeping emotion out of the equation and being methodical is key when buying rental properties.
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Residency – A Frightening Case Study of Squatters Rights
by Tom Koziol | April 24, 2009I will be the first to admit I thought I had a handle on residency, i.e. when and how it is established. I am taking excerpts from an article that appeared on April 21, 2009 in a Spokane valley newspaper under the headline:
Unwanted tenants may have moved on
and using it as the basis for this [...]