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Sunday, July 6th, 2008Property Cooperative Actions
Cooperative sales promotional ventures are activities undertaken jointly by your own firm and other businesses with the costs and benefits being shared. You may, for example, decide to cooperate with a furniture store and an interior decorator in furnishing your show house. In this way your property is shown to its best advantage [...]
THE INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH A POTENTIAL CLIENT
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008property-list, Discount-Parcel-Delivery, Sports-Gambling, Book-Rentals, car-parts, bike, race
The Use of Public Relations to Build Your Business
Sunday, April 6th, 2008It is claimed that the public are far more likely to believe editorial published in a credible newspaper or magazine than in paid advertisements in the same medium. A well planned Public Relations (PR)programme can be much cheaper and many times more effective than advertising.
The best way to develop a successful public image is by [...]
Working with a Buyer’s Agent
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Find a real estate agent with whom you are comfortable and work with him or her in an exclusive buyer agreement. That way your agent can work in your best interests. It is far better to have a single, dedicated person working for you than a poorly-motivated group, no matter how many are in it [...]
A Reality Check
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Coolidge’s Law, a cousin of Murphy’s Law, states that anytime you don’t want something, you get it. For example, if you don’t want commercial zoning next to your residential rental properties, rest assured that some city councilman is out there, working on a proposal for just such rezoning. If you don’t want another city tax, [...]
Is Your Accountant Accountable?
Saturday, January 19th, 2008A very good accountant will do much more than help you file your taxes and send an invoice once a year. As a businessperson, you should expect excellent service, which should at least include coming up with new ideas or suggestions throughout the year. Think ahead of the financial curve. A very good accountant will [...]
Out-of-Market Financing
Monday, January 14th, 2008Your local needs should be met by your network of bankers in your community or region. However, they may or may not be interested in financing property out of their community, which means you may need to look elsewhere.
When seeking outside financing, go to the bank or financial institution nearest the property you want to [...]
Investment Property: Finding Your Diamond in the Rough
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Identifying investment property is like dating. You want to make sure you choose wisely because you will be committing time, energy, and money. You’ll be putting your heart into the effort and have big dreams of where things may lead—maybe a long-term commitment, maybe marriage. Dating just anyone, like [...]
Due Diligence: The Easter Egg Hunt
Friday, November 16th, 2007In Webster’s dictionary, the definition of “diligent” is “prosecuted with careful attention and effort.” But it’s really the synonyms for the word that reveal exactly what is expected during the due diligence period when purchasing investment real estate. The synonyms for “diligent” include “conscientious, thorough, careful, thoughtful, attentive, and [...]
Property Invest Operating Budget Confrontation
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007This doesn’t have to be difficult, but you do eventually have to reveal to the seller your findings on the property. And you’ll need to do this before the end of clue diligence or the property is yours, warts and all, as the saying goes.
It’s all in the presentation. You can [...]
Property Manager Job Description, Part Three
Monday, November 12th, 2007PAYING THE BILLS
When you own rental property, you may think you are in the accounting business. There are lots of accounting duties associated with property management. Property managers are responsible not only for collecting and depositing rent into the bank account, they also are responsible for paying all [...]
Property Manager Job Description, Part One
Monday, November 12th, 2007Regardless of whether you decide to hire outside management or do it yourself, you’ll want to make sure you know either what kind of job you’ve just created for yourself or what you expect of the property management company you hire. So think of this chapter as either what to look [...]
