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Why Is the Number of Renters Increasing?

ForeclosureDeals.com recently released an infographic that compares rental prices and home prices over the last three years. According to the data contained in this infographic, home prices have gone down by 46%, while rental rates have gone up by 60%. This trend brings to light one of modern society’s most common debates regarding housing is this: Should [...]

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Should I allow pets in my Rental?

Allowing pets in your rental unit is a risk that many property managers in Louisville are hesitant to take.  They have the potential of being quite destructive – soiling carpets, chewing various surfaces, scratching doors or walls, and digging.  While this risk is definitely present, allowing pets also presents a new revenue stream that can make a [...]

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The True Value of a Property Management Company

For a property owner to do business with a property management service, they must feel that their 8-10% management fee is valid and deserved.  When you take a call from a prospective client, you must sell yourself based what you truly offer.  This article covers some key areas to explain when discussing your companies role [...]

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Rentals, property management, are quickly becoming the new home sale.

Our business model lately has had great success with rentals and property management.   Rentals have many advantages, so don’t ignore them.  A savvy company might even start out newer agents in their rental department.  The great news about rentals is, everybody wants and/or needs one because of their current situation.  Also rentals are fast cash [...]

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Setting Your Rental Property Rate

Whether you’re listing a property for the first time or the tenth, it’s important to confirm that your pricing is market competitive.  Setting a proper rental rate ensures that you’ll attract plenty of customers to the listing, while also being able to maintain a high standard of tenant screening.  In my property management company, we [...]

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SEPTEMBER 2011 OAHU REAL ESTATE REPORT

August was a busy month in real estate with sales significantly up in both single family home and condominium markets. Single family home sales hit their highest level this year, up 20% to 272 units from August 2010. Condo sales were strong, up 15% to 334 units for the same period last year. The combination [...]

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Keeping Good Tenants Good

Maybe you’re the lucky landlord that has the perfect tenant renting from you.  How long will they remain perfect? Will they continue to go take immaculate care of the property, pay rent on time, and go beyond the call of duty as set in the rental contract; or will their attitudes begin to wane as [...]

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Why Turning Foreclosures into Rentals Makes Sense

The news that the federal government is strongly considering a plan to turn over 250,000 foreclosed homes into rental properties has led many in the real estate industry to ponder the implications and possible benefits of the move. Under the plan, the federal government would either sell foreclosures in bulk to investors (with a guarantee [...]

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How to Find a Celebrity Home for Sale

Finding the right homes in the real estate market today to purchase is not the most difficult of tasks. The over-abundance of supply – including foreclosures as well as traditional homes for sale – gives prospective buyers a wealth of options. The lower home prices certainly don’t hurt matters, either. Some of the best targets [...]

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How Critical Thinking Skills Improve Business

Posted by: DotLoop, Where Deals Get Done™ Stay on the ball, focus on the goal at hand and keep your head in the game. How often have we all heard these sayings? Meant to emphasize the importance of concentrating on one task, they’re often applied to the business world. The more focus you can put [...]

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Are You Effectively Communicating During the Sales Process?

Build the relationship The best salespeople seem to be able to talk to their clients with ease. That’s because they’ve built a relationship with them from the start. Personal relationships sell easier because people naturally tend to think negatively of salespeople. It’s easier to say yes to someone you like, so take time to get [...]

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Are You Keeping Up With Current Marketing Trends?

A good marketing strategy is one aspect of business that any company or entrepreneur needs to evaluate on a regular basis. Those who fail to adjust and update marketing efforts run the risk of losing touch with their customer base and missing out on future business. This notion has never been more pertinent as mobile [...]

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Real Estate Losses Surpass the Great Depression – And Why the News Isn’t All Bad

It’s official: real estate markets nationwide have lost more over the last few years than they did during the Great Depression. Specifically, from 2006 to the first quarter of 2011, nationwide real estate markets have lost roughly 33% in value, compared to the 31% in value lost from 1929 to 1933. And the worse news: [...]

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Owning a Home Gives You More Than a Roof Over Your Head

Posted by: DotLoop, Where Deals Get Done™ Most Americans dream of owning a home, but become deterred by negativity surrounding the housing market. Rather than speak with a REALTOR® about their options, they decide to continue renting –wasting money in the process. If only such renters knew the value of owning a home is –more [...]

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Are You Maximizing Your Facebook Presence as a REALTOR®?

Posted by: DotLoop, Whrere Deals Get Done™ Facebook is the king of social media. As one of the first websites to thrive on user generated content, it continues to grow in popularity. With more than 600 million users worldwide, it ranks among the top three most popular sites – surpassing Google™ in traffic at one [...]

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Simply Put, Technology Saves You Time!

Posted by: DotLoop, Where Deals Get Done™ We all want to complete more real estate transactions to earn more money. Since productivity is a direct correlation of hard work, it’s natural we should earn more for our time and energy. However, this isn’t necessarily the case because another critical aspect of this equation needs to [...]

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Heat Up Household Efficiency

There are a number of easy ways to improve the efficiency of your house, and most are relatively low budget moves that take less than an hour to employ. Here are a few efficiency boosters to put on your “To Do List.” Inspect windows and doors for cracks and holes. Caulk where necessary. If windows [...]

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Effective Communication Practices Boosts Home Buyer Confidence

Proper document management and electronic signatures increase efficiency in the home-buying process, but effective, one-to-one communication between agent and client remains of basic importance for selling real estate. People are naturally cautious about buying real estate because it’s typically the most important investment they’ll ever make. They need to feel confident, with a sense of [...]

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How is Mobile Technology Changing Your Business?

Mobile phones and tablets have been a tremendous boon for REALTORS®. In facilitating communication with potential clients, mobile technology is the perfect tool for maintaining good relationships. The ability to communicate instantly with associates at the office or clients out and about makes mobile devices useful for completing more real estate transactions in less time. [...]

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How Branding Builds Trust and Familiarity For REALTORS®

Posted by: DotLoop, Where Deals Get Done™ Every type of business needs to pay close attention to branding, real estate included. Most potential clients don’t know anything about your business until you establish and build relationships with them. Their first impressions and perspectives of the company will come straight from whatever branding they’re exposed to. [...]

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