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26 January 2014 | 3 replies
@John K.Our lease (actually the schedule 'A' to our lease) identifies the tenant is responsible for any by-law infraction fines assessed as a consequence of their failure to fulfill their obligations and responsibilities (put out garbage, clear snow, or mow the lawn, having non-operable vehicles on the property, etc).When we receive such a fine from the City, we pay it and then send the the tenant a letter and invoice for the amount of the fine, plus an administrative fee to cover our bookkeepers time to issue and collect the invoice {though we typically waive the administration fee on first offences}.
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21 February 2014 | 1 reply
Here's a solid lawyer's perspective of the half-dozen-plus ways that a crowdfund site can organize themselves under securities law.
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2 February 2014 | 20 replies
Nat gas is about 60% cheaper than oil heat and also cheaper than EBB.EBB heat is the cheapest to install but it is very expensive to operate particularly in houses that don't have heavy attic insulation, wall & floor insulation and double paned windows.
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27 January 2014 | 7 replies
Management is one of the aspects, any partner that has a significant role may influence operations.
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26 January 2014 | 2 replies
I've been talking about it for a couple months now and I've finally gone to meetup.com and organized my own real estate investors meet up for my area.
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28 January 2014 | 21 replies
Just saying in case you want to stain the doors.The process:You need to wear a respirator, not the ones for dust or sanding, they make special ones for stripper and organic material.
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29 January 2014 | 13 replies
In addition, the HOA (which is not the company which purchased the lien, it is the real operating HOA which simply sold a lien for cash) also has some rights to rents junior to the mortgage, usually expressed in the by-laws of the HOA.
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28 January 2014 | 8 replies
Many good renters are looking in advance and organized in their search.As others have mentioned, the place is usually more organized and neater several weeks ahead versus two weeks prior to move.
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28 January 2014 | 5 replies
It a great group of experienced investors, both friendly and saavy, who are well networked in Austin: http://www.meetup.com/REALESTATEinvestormasterminds/Another BP member and I recently organized an unofficial BP meet up the second Wednesday of the month at Starbucks in Randalls grocery story (3300 Bee Caves Rd) @ 10 AM.
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31 January 2014 | 4 replies
For properties outside of the East Bay such as Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, South Bay and the Peninsula I would request some gas allowance.If you're looking for a reliable, hard working and organized partner to help keep your projects moving along and within budget send me a note and we can discuss further.