Who do you call when you are on the beach in Acapulco and the water heater at your investment property dies? Or more importantly, who do your tenants call when the water heater dies and you are out of cell phone range? Do you have a plan?

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Landlords, when is the last time you read your standard lease from start to finish? Should I dare say that some of you have never read it? Your lease is your contract with tenant. Why are you just coasting along with any old lease?

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Time to get your investment properties ready for the winter. Every year I say I am going to do it earlier in the fall and I end up waiting until November (and do it when it is an emergency). Why not tackle those projects and prep items when the we

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This article is about having to move with your pet. Giving up pets is difficult and you may find yourself in the predicament of having a landlord who doesn't allow pets. Sometimes, as in my case, there was the need to move quickly and there was no time to find a place that would allow my pet.Relinquishing a pet is a horrible ordeal. This art

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When I read Steve's post at The Property Pundit, I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. When he takes applications for his apartments, he searches the Internet to see if the prospective tenant have an on-line identity. In one case he came across a prospect that was advertising her erotic services on Craig's List! Oh boy!

Probably th

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Most of us know that when we are at work, any activity we do, whether on a company computer or just on company time is subject to surveillance by our employer. So when I heard about Boeing spying on their employees I figured it was a case of employees surfing inappropriate websites or something to that effect.

But when I read that ‘a Boein

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A landlord had allowed a tenant to pay their rent late every month, but eventually decided to evict the tenant when they were late the next month (per the lease). The tenant took the landlord to court claiming the landlord had always accepted the late rent and therefore, what was different the month he finally decided to evict her? In other

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As the year 2007 comes to a close, everyone is picking their favorite funny video for the year. With the writer's strike going strong, the Internet has become even stronger with new and fresh mulitmedia content.

Will Ferrell stars in what I consider to be the funniest video of 2007, the Landlord. Will has to contend with his baby land

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Many people buy investment property not really knowing how much they should be making in cash flow per month. Unfortunately, single family houses are the most difficult to try and increase your monthly cash flow. Scott Ficek gives us 7 different ways to either increase your income or decrease your expenses on your Minnesota I

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When you own investment property, you lease is usually the only relationship you have with your tenant. Unfortunately, many landlords take that relationship too lightly and simply do not put in the time to understand what is written in their leases and put any teeth into it. In this post, Scott Ficek outlines 10 different add

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If you own investment property long enough, you may run into the day when one of your tenants just won't leave, even when their lease has expired. There are many twists and turns in this drama. By being prepared as early in the process as possible with good contingencies, you should be able to avoid the “What Now!”. I have

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In any business you will find partnerships. Sometimes they are built originally from friendships, sometimes they are between complete strangers. Regardless of their origin, partnerships can create a huge synergy by drawing on each of the partners strengths and bolstering their weaknesses. Conversely, I have seen some miserable

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Just like many industries, Real Estate requires specialization. Because the markets and property types are so broad, it is difficult to be an expert at all areas. Plus, if you are looking to spend your hard earned savings on an investment property, wouldn't you want an expert/specialist? Here are 7 questions that every real

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Obviously this can only be done when the lease renews, but how do you decide when and how much to raise the rent on your tenants? As you imagine, that can be a touchy subject. I think raising the rent depends upon a couple items. Every landlord faces this situation. Here are some tips and tricks to getting the rent increase

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Buy property in London at a London property auction. This article lists the property auctions in May 2008. Many auctions have houses for sale at below market value. You can pick up repossessions from mortgage companies who want to get rid of homes on their books that have been repossessed quickly. Property auctions are great fo

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