To get to the top of the real estate investing mountain, you’ll want and need to use every tool available in your financial tool belt. While you can theoretically build a house with just a few tools, the quality of the house can suffer if you don’t have certain specialized tools at your disposal. The same is true when you…
Category: Real Estate
Leasing incentives on commercial properties
Today, in leasing, and particularly in commercial and retail real estate, it is common to come across the word ‘depreciation’. In short, the word explains the concept of incentive cost recovery from the landlord for the duration of the lease. In this real estate market we need to attract tenants to the property and encourage the decision to contract a…
Roofers – You Get What You Pay For When You Hire A Roofing Contractor
The roof of your home or business is the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your real estate investment! Roofs are typically the single most expensive item homeowners will replace. When it comes time to install a new roofing system, it’s often difficult to know which roofer to hire for the job. Homeowners should be skeptical of…
Team divorce: why six professionals cost less than two lawyers
In the emerging field of collaborative law, there is an approach known as the Multidisciplinary Model. In essence, this model envisions a collaborative divorce team comprised of two attorneys, two divorce counselors, a children’s specialist, and a financial advisor to assist the couple. Many people may scoff at this idea, especially since one of the goals of collaborative law is…
Beat Apartments in Amsterdam
Amsterdam offers a variety of apartments that are rented by the night or by the week. They provide affordable and comfortable apartments minutes from the nightlife and museums of central Amsterdam. Unlike traditional bed and breakfasts, with vacation rentals, you provide your own food. Some apartments offer services such as fresh coffee and tea. High speed wireless internet is often…
Change Management Implementation
Change is indeed fundamental in life. The reality of complexity and vagueness in the environment (external or internal) is that organizations and individuals are constantly under pressure to change in one way or another. The change can be fast or slow, perceptible and imperceptible, minor or substantive. Vecchio (2006) in a tone of finality affirmed that all organizations (be they…
The truth for FSBO sellers
If you really want to sell your home, selling it on your own in this market is not the best way to go. Here’s the brutal truth why: At a Buyers Market, I have been representing a lot of buyers lately. Most are “first-time homebuyers,” using FHA loans (which are doing the most lending these days). FHA makes loans up…
A third uranium mine in Namibia?
The excitement that Paladin Resources Limited (TSE: PDN) has been quietly generating through the uranium mining sector puts African uranium mining squarely in the spotlight. Bordering South Africa, Botswana, Angola and the South Atlantic Ocean, the country of Namibia is already one of the world’s top uranium producers, supplying global utilities with between six and eight percent of the oxide…
Home Buying For Sale By Owner: How It Should Be Done
If you’ve been thinking about buying homes for sale by owner for quite some time, use the steps I’m going to list in this article to help you get through the process right. 1. Set a budget You can use mortgage and EMI calculators to determine the price you can afford for homes for sale right now. You should never…
Digital Dictation on Citrix and Terminal Services
Digital dictation has allowed companies to move away from the restriction of tape-based dictation systems: No more tapes to break Workload planning Encourage teamwork (even between different offices) Work remotely and from home The ability to enable work at home, remote and flexible offers significant benefits: productivity while out of the office, allowing sick workers to work from home, when…