My first home was a new construction condo, so I learned a lot from going to meetings, hearing about my neighbors' complaints, understanding insurance issues (like double deductibles), dealing with the board of directors, etc.

You are right, they are going up now because people get priced out of everything else.Associations can be great for a long time then you get some bad directors in there that can turn the place upside down.Really in property the value is in the land (my experience).

Then he hired me as "Director of Operations" or in a startup with 5-6 people (@Brandon Turner , @Dave Visaya , @Jarrett Baugh , and @Edd Morgan ) that means "Take care of all the pain the butt issues that no one else wants to deal with."

Hey everyone...My name is Gaston Javurek and I am the Director Of Acquisitions for Alta Equities, Inc.  

The barber was also the Zoning Director for the town, so we never raised his rent and stayed on his good side.He was a wealth of information and a good source of leads,local gossip and insight.

Tony Smaniotto, senior managing director at Studley Inc., said cost control is another factor.Downtown space is associated with higher rent and taxes.

She's a pre-school teacher and asst. director at the Goddard School.  

While in Reno last week for our board of directors meeting, I met an interesting broker while in the hotel sauna.

Need Heart Strings For REI....Go down to your local Boys - Girls club.See the director.Tell them you are a local RE investment company and are trying to raise money for the Boys- Girls Club.You are giving 10% of GROSS PROFITS to the club as a fund raising program.Now get a picture in front of the Boys Club - Get the logo in the picture.And get a letter from the director thanking you.Take that letter and picture and go to all the pizza delivery shops, try to get them to GLUE a flyer "WE BUY OR LEASE HOUSES" 8 1/2 by 11.Tell them every person that calls and sells their house to you, you will donate $500 to the boys club FROM BOTH YOU AND THEM.

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