I just received an e-mail from Richard Thompson - the HOA expert - announcing his new book * Trade HOA Stress for Success and I must say HALLELUJAH! Available in paperback for less than $10 or for Kindle FREE for subscribers....this should be a MUST read for every HOA board member, new HOA
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01/22/2015
During January and February, I take the time "refine" my resident handbook that accompanies my leases, my written material * cleaning instructions * as well as my move-in procedure. My PRIOR move-in procedure including new front door mat (old one to the deck, back entry or garage), water bottle
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01/15/2015
My mother graduated from COLLEGE (actually Furman University) with a Home Economics degree so I WISH I had paid more attention to her cooking skills because she had WONDERFUL recipes written on 3x5 cards that have disappeared over the years. So with my new kitchen, I have started in my quest t
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01/14/2015
While many "non-real estate professionals" may not see the trouble brewing here, Tim Harris of Inman clearly sees a problem with the MAJOR MLS data feed to Zillow possibly disappearing in April. Is the beginning of the end of Zillow? I receive almost half of my rental inquiries from Zillow/Tr
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01/13/2015
I already have a vew rental homes posted on my web site for occupancy this summer where I know that the residents will be leaving....and ALREADY rental prospects are getting frustrated with the VERY SLIM choices they have. While I will certainly have more rental homes available after I send out
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01/12/2015
I am about to start tenant move-out season and am looking forward to the items that tenants will leave me. In the past, I have gotten whole dryers full of towels * wonder if that is the only time they have been cleaned * as well as yard equipment, potted plants and yard ornaments. I also ge
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01/11/2015
In my Craigslist listings, I frequently indicate that my rental listings are in EXCELLENT or IMMACULATE condition and when I show occupied homes, I get the response that the home does not look like "tenants" live there. I'm not sure how a property is supposed to look that is tenant occupied;
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01/09/2015
New tenants just moved into a gorgeous townhouse that the owner lived in for 3 years and OVERimproved to the point that she would loose $100,000 if she sold it. In true tenant fashion - where NOTHING was WRONG - they found items that needed repair.....after a month in residence, a gas burner w
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01/09/2015
While I was in the line at a local popular bagel shop recently, a woman and her husband in front of me were lamenting to a friend how HARD homeownership is. Their plumbing has a leak and she was unsure what to do. Her quote was..."when she was a tenant, she just called her landlord"....now tha
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01/07/2015
Nobody likes being called a LIAR.....so when tenants of mine * who I served a 5-Day Pay Rent in Full or Quit notice yesterday * e-mailed me.... Hello Wallace, I am quite sure that the latest date postmarked for the rent that has been sent to you has been the 5th of the month. I always have t
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01/07/2015
