We are in SEVERE flu season * hand washing and face masks are everywhere * and while I don't have a lot of kids in my life, I no longer shake hands with rental prospects when showing properties and I have curtailed my desire to be Southern "kissing cousins". So when my repairman's grandson/help
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01/06/2015
When property owners become rental property owners, they often forget that the property is NO LONGER THEIRS'. YES....they can pay the mortgage, insurance, property taxes, maintenance and repair costs....and YES....they can receive beneficial tax deductions against their income....and YES...
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01/05/2015
Finding out when rental prospects are moving is one of the first questions I ask in my PRE-screening routine. Prospects coming from a "migration site" like Zillow, Move/Realtor, Trulia (sorry ActiveRain) do not see when a rental property is available so they often go through the FRUSTRATING pro
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01/03/2015
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01/02/2015
Now is a tough time of year to rent rental homes - for landlords and rental prospects. Maybe it because they are fed up with (1) the noise from their neighbors; (2) too high utilities; (3) or have a baby coming in 7 months....the seem to contact me saying they HAVE A LEASE and NEED TO MOVE. A
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01/01/2015
YES! This explanation needs to be RE-blogged because there are changes from former point systems and even if you are not climbing the AR leaderboard, points will effect your blog placement within your county * city * state. ActiveRain awards points to our members as a way to motivate them to e
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12/31/2014
In early December, I received the Realtor Emeritus designation from NAR. There were 2 of us awarded this designation out of over 600 members of our association. To be fair, the NAR emeritus application wanted proof of my continued membership in NAR for the last 40 years. I almost did not compl
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12/31/2014
