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									Lock Bumping - What every landlord should 
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									Budgeting
      Key to Investment Success.  Learn why you need a budget for your investment 
									properties and how to
      create one. 
      
      								
									
									Buying
      Investment Property.  Check this overview for the ways you can get into an 
									investment property
      and what it will cost you. 
	Landlords, do you have a will? This 
	site tells you how much fed & state death tax you'll have to pay WITHOUT a 
	basic simple will
									
									
      
      								
									
									Do You Need
      an Annual Real Estate Check-Up?  There is a new breed of professional out 
									there: the Real Estate
      Consultant.  Although he may be a licensed broker, his emphasis is
      not to sell but to provide his clients with unbiased information they can
      use to make important decisions about their property.  This article
      discusses how they operate and gives examples of when their services may
      be useful.
      
      								
									
									Five
      Keys to Successful Negotiation.  This article gives an outline of
      how to carry out a successful real estate negotiation.  The concepts
      are applicable to negotiating a purchase, or a lease with a new tenant, or
      for that matter, non-real estate matters as well. 
      
      								
									
									How
      To Cut Closing Costs.  Some suggestions on how to reduce closing costs on purchases 
									or
      refinances.
      
      								
									
									How To
      Keep On-Site Managers.
      Sound tips on finding, recognizing, and keeping good 
									resident managers.
      
      								
									
									How To
      Set The Rules For On-Site Managers. If you have a written rental agreement with 
									all of your tenants you are
      doing well.  What about the on-site manager?  You need a written
      agreement with him even more and it should contain all the details about
      compensation and his duties.
      
      								
									
									
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									Knowing
      the Difference Between Assigned Lease, Sublease.   This article is a good one for 
									lessors of residential and commercial
      property alike.  It contains a succinct explanation of the practical
      difference between a sublease and a lease assignment. 
      
      								
									Profit and Loss
      Statement, The:  What Does It Mean?  
      How to read and understand the components of the P&L, and prepare one
      for your own business.
      
      								
									Property
      Manager’s Skill Can Make or Break a Deal.  What does a manager of commercial 
									rental property do and why is it so
      important?
      
      								
									
									Property
      Rental On a Small Scale.  How several landlords got started in the business, why 
									they did, and what
      they learned. 
      
      								
									
									Pros
      and Cons of a Home Business.  This article discusses the practical benefits and 
									drawbacks of running a
      small business in your home.  Read this before you decide to open up
      shop there.
      
      								
									
									Questions
      You Should Ask About Property Taxes.  This is a short course in how property 
									taxes work and what you should know
      about them when making a buying decision. 
      
      								
									
									Records
      And Record Keeping.  What records should you keep and how should you keep 
									them?  This
      article goes over the basics.
      
      								
									
									Setting
      Up a Record Keeping System.  
      Paper is essential to any successful operation, even 
									in these modern
      computing days.  Learn how to determine what sort of record keeping
      system is best for you. 
      
      								
									
									Setting
      Up a Record Keeping System.  
      Describes the two major types of accounting 
									systems and how to set them
      up.
      
      								
									
									Starting
      a Business in Your Home – Is It For You?  
      Another perspective on home business.  
									This one asks whether you are
      a good candidate for such an arrangement.
      
      								
									
									Ten
      Reasons Why Buyers Should Hire a Realtor.  OK, you probably won’t want to “hire” 
									one, but you should definitely
      consider engaging the services of one for your next purchase.  This
      article gives the pros. 
      
      								
									
									Walk-Through
      the Right Way.  What to watch for when you do the final
      walk-through before close of escrow.
      
      								
									
									What Do
      Loans Really Cost?   With the proliferation of mortgage companies on the Internet 
									it is
      possible to contact and get quotes from literally dozens of companies, not
      just the few that may be in town.  How do you know you are not
      comparing apples to oranges when they quote you a rate?
      
      								
									
									What
      Is “Fair Market Value?”  This is a practical explanation of the meaning of that often 
									 
									
									used term and
      why it is important to you. 
									
										
										
									
									
									
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