Real Estate

The 10 Costliest Landlord Mistakes

Classic business philosophy teaches that a great part of survival and subsequent success lies in an operation’s ability to reduce mistakes. The cost or repairing the mistakes is inversely proportional to the amount of profit potential of the operation. In other words…”Mistakes Kill the Profit Margin!!!!!” As landlord’s, we don’t want to do damage to the precious profit margin we…

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Real Estate

Apartment Search

When you are apartment hunting, prepare a rental search plan. Be sure to know in advance what you want in an apartment and what you can live without. Decide in advance what areas of the city you could consider living in and make a list of apartment buildings within that perimeter. Be sure to consider how far and how convenient…

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Legal

Landlord S Corner Apartment Lease Agreement Late Fees In Ohio

A. Limits As To Amounts There are two lines of cases in Ohio which deal with whether courts will enforce lease provisions allowing a landlord to charge tenants for late fees. These lines of cases come to slightly different conclusions, but the bottom line is that landlords need to be very careful in charging tenants for late fees. The first…

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Arts Entertainment

Tips On Successful Land Lording

Are you planning on investing in real estate in Maryland? Read on if you want some tips on being a successful landlord in Maryland. The land lord is an owner of a property. He leases that property to a tenant under a lease agreement and is obliged to perform certain duties and enjoys some rights too. A landlord is also…

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Real Estate

Renting Versus Buying A Home

Renters are often in a quandary as to whether it makes sense to continue renting or buy a home. Buying a home makes more sense, particularly when taking a long-term view. Yes, even in the current hot real estate market. Renting – Advantages Renting can have a few advantages depending on the part of the country you live in. The…

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Real Estate

The Letting Of Flats

The person who buys a piece of land is known as a freeholder. This title confers complete ownership of the land and the buildings on it until they either sell the land on or leave it to someone else when they die. Many people buy individual flats that are part of a purpose-built block. They will normally hold a lease…

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Home Family

The Apartment Search

When you are apartment hunting, prepare a rental search plan. Be sure to know in advance what you want in an apartment and what you can live without. Decide in advance what areas of the city you could consider living in and make a list of apartment buildings within that perimeter. Be sure to consider how far and how convenient…

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Finance

Protect Your Property With A Landlord Guide

If you own a piece of property that you would like to rent out it, is increasingly important that you know your rights as a landlord. Today, many landlords can get stuck with thousands of dollars of unpaid rent or lawyer’s fees, because they do not know how to write an ironclad contract or do not know their rights as…

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Gardening

Purple Martins Are Back

As Adult Purple Martins begin their migration and start arriving in the southern most parts of the eastern U.S. by mid January. Our thoughts turn to becoming Martin landlords. This migration will continue northward with colonies nesting primarily east of the Rockies through early may. Sub-adults, those in their first breeding year, arrive 3 to 6 weeks after the adults.…

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