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19 December 2008 | 16 replies
Makes me think of the Lady Luck in downtown Vegas that shut down, what two and half years ago for "remodelling".In the article, they point out 20-25% of their sales loss is due to customers being unable to get financing.
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12 January 2009 | 5 replies
Make sure you aren't comparing apples to oranges such as the rents including utilities or some other concessions.
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14 January 2009 | 7 replies
As a matter of fact, my highest paying tenant was evicted from her last residence.My target is to get 7 favorable responses out of the following 8:-- Credit check-- Employment verification (or some type of income verification)-- Personal references-- Previous/current landlord reference-- Criminal background check-- General court proceedings-- Eviction history-- Ability to get utilities in their own nameNobody is perfect.
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14 January 2009 | 8 replies
Not asking for legal advice, but I am asking for a little guidance...I'm paying the utilities in a house.
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14 January 2009 | 3 replies
The $1500 operating expenses are things like taxes, insurance, management (even if you do it yourself), maintenance, advertising, office expenses, utilities (even if only during vacancies), legal fees, evictions, damage done by tenants in excess of the security deposit, etc, etc, etc.
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14 February 2009 | 19 replies
We are also concious of energy and try to keep our utility bills to a minimum (shutting off lights, keeping heat down, etc.,).
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27 January 2009 | 20 replies
By the evening of March 4, 32 of the 48 states, as well as the District of Columbia had closed their banks.[38] The New York Federal Reserve Bank was unable to open on the 5th, as huge sums had been withdrawn by panicky customers in previous days.[39] Beginning with his inauguration address, Roosevelt began blaming the economic crisis on bankers and financiers, the quest for profit, and the self-interest basis of capitalism ** This is only what has happen before, the comparisons are eerie to say the least.
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17 January 2009 | 3 replies
Utilize the back to further explain what you do, and how you can help people.
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17 January 2009 | 5 replies
What I cannot account for is the utilities.