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1 August 2014 | 22 replies
Increase given today may not be in effect until Aug 1 meaning increase (if 30-day notice is applicable) would be effective Sept 1.My guess is that MA Winters start stalling market rentals in Oct which means you may be risking a very long vacancy window if either or both tenants choose to vacate.
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28 July 2014 | 13 replies
I understand taxes can effect the rental if taxes is high..Trying to Learn dont want to sound pushy LOL.
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3 December 2014 | 14 replies
Mentors or coaches should be anchored in 3 areas; Experience at doing, Education and being Certified or Accredited by some government agency or professional association.In my book, meaning in my opinion, an instructor should have a college degree to mentor effectively in any business subject.
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13 August 2014 | 7 replies
Agreed with Jon...I would never trust an architect (or anyone other than the actual contractors you'll use) with cost projections, for lots of reasons:- He doesn't know the contractors you will use- He doesn't know if you'll be be GCing it yourself or hiring a builder- He doesn't know the finishes you'll be using- He doesn't know your ability to negotiate prices- He doesn't know your level of experience and ability to make cost-effective decisionFor our most recent project, I had architects projecting $125-150 per square foot for construction.
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22 June 2015 | 5 replies
I am not familiar w/ areas where not being owner occupied effects your taxes, but it is all public information.
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27 July 2014 | 2 replies
In order to permit tenants to adjust to the possibility of unregulated rents, and to address the potential for abuse of the owner-occupancy exemption by landlords who are motivated to move into a property to gain an exemption just to increase rent and not to reside in the property, this exemption should not take effect for one year after the amendment to This chapter exempting these rental units is adopted, or one year after the landlord begins owner-occupancy, whichever is later.I'm not sure you answered my specific question, but you have brought the above paragraph to my attention which looks like it directly applies to me NOW being exempt from Oakland's rent control and the "Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance" since I moved back in and Owner occupy one of the two units.
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29 July 2014 | 13 replies
If you move forward with this transaction and 2,3,4,6 years down the road you decide to sell via short sale, you will be effecting their credit after they have already moved on from the property years prior.In taking properties over sub2, you are providing a solution for the seller so they don't have to go through a sale that will negatively impact their credit.
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1 August 2014 | 15 replies
If you don't do these things effectively, there will be no need for any entity as their will be no business.
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4 August 2014 | 15 replies
Of course, if they are buying a place that might have little effect on them.