If you are like me, you have a lot of contacts and emails to sort through on any given day. Just part of being the the real estate industry I guess. For the past two years, I have been using an addon called Rapportive to bring social media and additional details to my Gmail account. More»
Postlets now owned by Zillow… and free
If you’ve ever looked at or listed apartments or homes for sale on Craigslist, its pretty much a given that you’ve come across an ad created by Postlets. The service allows you to create a sharp looking listing for a property and syndicate it to a number of different property websites. It even helps to create a custom Craigslist listing. While the More»
Software file conversion with Zamzar
This might seem a bit off-topic for this blog, but if you are in real estate or any other business, you have likely run into this issue. Clients, agents, and tenants send me documents all the time that are for software I don’t have. Openoffice is a good (and free option) to handle that problem, More»
Open Office software solution
We’ve all been there before: you’ve got an electronic document you need read, but don’t have the software to open the file. Whatever do you do? More»
Rental tracking with Zilpy
Technology is a glorious thing. Zilpy, not to be confused with Zillow (which I have always found unreliable), is a new website that tracks rental rates and statistics across the country. It just might be the answer to the age old question of how much to ask for rent on a unit. They pull these More»
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Replacing old mortar for historic brick
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Sewer lateral lining
December 2, 2008
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How to pay for your real estate investments?
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Fannie Mae against investors
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Apartment Pet Policy
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Clothing racks can solve closet shortage problem
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Making your apartment showings matter
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Friendly alternatives to evicting bad tenants
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“Cash for Keys” as an eviction alternative
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What happens when you walk away from your mortgage?
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