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		<title>What are Real Estate Webinars?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if there was an in-depth course that you could access from the comfort of your home or office regardless of where you live. If you don&#39;t understand something being taught, you can always access the information again. Reading real estate books and viewing DVDs are great, but real estate webinars are the new way to learn real estate in the 21st century. So what are real estate webinars? The simpliest answer is that they are a seminar or other live training course that is taught exclusively online. Webinars are very popular in the business world to train employs around the globe. The new way to learn how to invest in investment property is learning from a webinar. The Advantages of Attending Real Estate Webinars Price is one of the first elements that you notice when researching webinars. Unlike speaking engagements or real estate seminars that take place in hotels or convention centers, many webinars are produced in small settings with some big names in real estate. It&#39;s diffcult and awfully expensive to fly real estate pros into one city or location at the same time. The technological advancements created by VOIP technology is allowing webinars to be produced inexpesively. For a price range of $20 to $200, you can learn all of the tips and tricks that it took a professional 10 or 20 years to learn. This small investment is a great way to get started in your real estate investing career. It is also possible to attend some webinars for free. Many seminars ban the use of cameras and digital recorders when you attend in person. If you&#39;re not a fast writer, you can miss a lot of great information or forget it as soon as you leave. When you attend a webinar, it is usually arichived for later access from your personal computer or smartphone. The video clips, audio presentations and e-books that usually come with a live webinar can be used at your convenience. If you have limited time to study, webinars make great ways to get a lot of information in the shortest amount of time. A single Google search for &#34;real estate webinars&#34; will bring up hundreds that you can access and learn from.&#160; Information is a crucial key to investment property success. Many print books that are written are sadly out of date in less than one year due to market changes, tax law updates and fluctuations in buying and selling. Real estate professionals that put on webinars always have updated information available. Many times a new tip, trick or something to stay away from is found in webinar training. Some webinars are weekly or monthly to make sure that you always get the most accurate training available. Your personal schedule and knowledge of real estate investing are the only things that can hold you back from accessing regular webinars.&#160; Team Building with Webinars Many informative webinars have special guests that are professionals in different areas of real estate. If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paying Yourself as an Investment Property Owner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might pay the mortgage, utilities, property tax and property management fees, but are you paying yourself as an investment property owner? Studies are conducted every year by the Small Business Administration and what business owners pay themselves often fluctuates. It is easy to get caught up in controlling and managing your&#160;investment property. There is a lot to learn and unfortunately there is no guaranteed salary as an investor. Now that the recent tax year is over, it&#39;s time to consider what you pay yourself when you add in all of the work that you do each year. Every successful investor makes time to distribute pay to those that help him or her, but an educated few get the opportunity to share in their own investment wealth. Paying Yourself as an Inestment Property Owner There are many ways that you can be delivered compensation when you own a property. Saving all of your receipts for repairs, studying tax codes and working out ways to gradually increase your rent can all help contribute to your wealth. Distributing monthly, quarterly or annual payments is one of your rights as a property owner. Part of setting your rate of pay is planning in advance for taxes. Not every investor takes an immediate salary and can work off of deferred earnings depening on their business structure. The IRS gives some tax breaks to C, S and other types of corporations where property owners take salaries on a deferral basis.&#160; Running an investment property, regardless of hiring a property management firm, is a lot of work. It takes time from your friends, family and other associates when you are overseeing all details. It is easy to drag yourself down and lose sight of your future goals especially if you are not paying yourself a salary. Several entreprenual magazines have published studies that explained how entrepreneurs should be paid like a normal employee after expenses. The value of work completed is a contribution to the company as a whole and not attributed to the owner. &#160;Owners that pay themselves large salaries can often find that they run into a future financial problem with no way to correct it.&#160; A new trend that has appeared in recent years is property owners that refuse a salary upfront, but use the uninvested money to purchase additional properties. This is how many real estate moguls have built empires in real estate. Reinvesting of funds is not a new concept, but the amount of money that your real estate company earns can easily be doubled if you own two properties. Paying yourself through a salary or reinvested funds is possible if your current property is profitable after each taxable year.&#160; Average Profit Percentages for Property Owners The average percentages year after year for property owner salaries ranges between 5 percent and as high as 20 percent. This is income after federal, state and local taxes are paid off the top of monthly rental income. Whatever payment method you choose when paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Need a Lawyer When You Own Investment Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think attorneys are only useful to review mortgage agreements or to draft tenant leases, you better think again. Owning an investment property takes a lot of time, but it can also open up your liability as a landlord. Part of protecting yourself as well as your real estate investments is finding and retaining a great attorney. Selecting the right laywer in something that many investors struggle with and experience definitely counts. There are many situations why you need a lawyer when you own investment property. Keeping yourself out of legal situations or fighting for your legal rights is one of the less attractive jobs of a real estate investor.&#160; Why You Need a Lawyer When You Own Investment Property One of the things that can drain your investment income fast is legal expenses. The cost of hiring an attorney is a small price to pay compared with losing your entire investment over a legal problem. The most common reason to hire an attorney is landlord-tenant issues. Whether you buy investment properties out of state or in state, you cannot be expected to become a legal expert overnight. If you cannot be at your property everyday, a legal problem could arise and you could be held accountable. State laws are very strict when it comes to tenant rights. Hiring or retaining an attorney to help review your lease terms is always a good practice. Any complaints that are brought up by your tenant can be checked for legalities by your attorney. This can help keep you out of hot water if a tenant issue is escalated to a lawsuit.&#160; If you plan to upgrade your investment property, this work will usually require investment property contractors&#160;to complete the work professionally. Many contractors should be hired with an agreement to protect the investment that you make to upgrade your property. Attorneys that specialize in real estate understand contracting laws and what is to be expected in each contract. These professionals can also provide legal assistance to you if there is a problem with a contractor or in the finished work. Protecting your rights as an investor is one of the ways that you can retain more of the rental income that you make. States with high foreclosure rates often have a larger than average percentage of unscrupulous contractors that prey on beginning real estate investors.&#160; Business Formation and Future Liability Protection The business structure that you use for your real estate investing business can be evaluated by an experienced attorney. When it comes to dealing with the public, certain business entities receive asset protection under the law that normal individuals do not receive. Retaining a real estate attorney when you own investment property can ensure that your current legal formation does not open up further liabilities. A civil suit brought on by a tenant can easily wipe out your entire investment plus any of your assets. Personal and business protection is another reason why you need a lawyer when you own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Popular Real Estate Lingo That Every Investor Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your real estate career can bring forth challenges that have little to do with money, investing or monthly rental income. Real estate professionals know how to speak in certain verbage that average people know nothing about. There are words that are exclusive to the investment property industry and learning these words in advance can help you. There is popular real estate lingo that every investor should know to be able to compete in real estate. Losing a deal due to misinformation happens quite often to beginning real estate investors that do not know the key words and phrases to help them achieve investment property success.&#160; Popular Real Estate Lingo That Every Investor Should Know Acceptance &#8211; The written approval that a buyer has accepted a seller&#39;s offer. Adverse Use&#160;&#160;- A property that is used strictly without the consent of the owner listed on the property deed. Agreement of Sale &#8211; A document that is written by a buyer and sent to a seller that gives detailed information about the price and proposed terms of the sale of a property. Amortization &#8211; The actual payments that are arranged through a time series of months or years to repay a loan for property or land. Appreciation &#8211; The increase of a property through the natural process of aging and economic factors that are estimated on an annual basis.&#160; Back-to-Back Escrow -&#160;The process of buying a property, arranging all of the details and selling a second property all at the same time. Balloon Payment - Loan payments that were not large enough to paydown the interest and mortgage as a whole requiring a final lump sum payment due to close out a loan. Capital Gains Tax &#8211; The federal taxes that are assessed upon the same of any real estate property or land. Cap Rate &#8211; The estimated profits listed in a percentage form based on the actual income received from an investment property. Closing Statement &#8211; A finalized document that lists the financial details for a specific transaction between buyer and seller. Days on Market - The actual amount of time between the listing of a property and the sale of the property on the open market.&#160; Deed of Trust &#8211; A contract between a buyer and lender that allows lenders to foreclosure on a property if a loan is in default. Equity &#8211; The amount of financial value that a property has when all liens, loans or mortgages are removed from the appreciated value. Examination of Title &#8211; The search by a title company of all previous owners, lienholders or other potential owners of a property. Forbearance &#8211; The legal blockade by a lender to halt or stop the process of foreclosure by forgiving past due mortgage debt. IRA &#8211; A federally monitored retirement account that can allow an investor to receive tax-free withdrawals upon reaching a certain age. Notice of Default - The formal notice by a mortgage lender to a property owner that a loan agreement has been breached. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Financial Advisors Can Do for Your Investment Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can earn a lot of money during your career in real estate in part because of the decisions that you make. Building a retirement nest egg, future educational expenses or just positive cash flow all take great financial decisions. There are professionals that specialize in helping to direct your earned income in ways you did not know existed. Learning what financial advisors can do for your investment property to grow your real estate business is a big help. It is these smart decisions that will contribute to your long-term wealth building goals. Whether you consider yourself financially educated or not, you can learn a lot from a financial advisor when you own real estate.&#160; What Financial Advisors Can Do for Your Investment Property 1. Give You Tax Planning Advice Accountants are excellent for explaining how you can take advantage of tax breaks on your earned income. These experts, however, cannot give you advice on &#34;how&#34; to earn the income that you earn. You could have multiple assets spread out in several areas that you are paying more taxes on compared to condensing your investment actions. Each investment that you make to contribute to your financial wealth comes with a certain tax risk. Having a financial advisor review your current and past tax returns regularly can pinpoint patters of higher taxation that could help you keep more of your annual earnings.&#160; 2. Specialized Retirement Planning Advice You could be earning twice what you earn now when you retire but at a cost. Planning pre-retirement investments before you retire is a critical step that smart real estate invesors make today. The risk of inflation is very high for reitrees and the same dollars earned today will be less in the future without retirement planning. Financial advisors often specialize in key areas of financial planning. While one planner might give you excellent investment advice, he or she might not specialize in retirement planning. Hiring a financial advisor with a track record of retirement planning success can make sure your retirement funds are actually there when you retire and you won&#39;t run out of money. 3. Analyze Rental Market Trends How do you know you&#39;re getting top dollar for your rental property? Do you know if your rent is high enough? Non-financial experts are quick to offer a range of ideas that have no financial merit. The amount of years that someone has experience in investing means nothing without accurately analyzed data. Financial advisors can evaluate the price you paid for your property, include annual appreciation factors and determine if your property can be successful from year-to-year. A quick survey of the national, state and local stastics can bring to light rent that is too high, too low or right on par with your investment strategy plans. Squeezing as much profit as you can get out of your property is a little easier when an expert is guiding you with accurate and financial advice.&#160; Selecting a Certified Financial Advisor or Planner Never go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Improve Your Real Estate Investing Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in real estate is a disciplined activity and is also a lot of fun. One thing that beginning investors might forget about is that real estate is a business. The investment that you make in a property should be returned to you. Your returned funds after taxes and expenses is where your profit comes from. There are many ways to improve your business and investing activities. Using tips to improve your real estate business can help you raise your income level and avoid potentially damaging profit scenarios. One of the secrets to real estate is understanding that it is a long-term investment and not a short-term solution to fast wealth.&#160; Tips to Improve Your Real Estate Investing Business Getting Rid of Fear Fear is one of the biggest roadblocks that will prevent you from acheiving the success that you desire. Purchasing your first property most likely took you a while to do because of fear. The fear of losing money, the fear of being overworked, the fear of managing a property alone are all fears experienced by every investor. What your mind tells you and what you are capable of doing are often two different things. Creating small goals and reaching them is one way to dispel your fears about real estate investing. If you have been holding back the purchase of a second property, fear is likely getting in the way of you making your decision. Find out your fears and face them head on. You can be a more successful investor if you get rid of the unncessary fears in your business.&#160; Master Your Current Investments The wealthiest real estate investors have learned each aspect of their business very well. Mastering investment property means becoming a landlord and maximizing your rental profits. Using these profits to continue building your real estate investment business can create an empire quickly. Mastering the buying and sell portion of real estate takes time, but will arm you with the knowledge of how to close any real estate deal. Being a savvy investor and putting your long-term goals in your daily workload can help you become a master investor that achieves profound real estate success.&#160; Create Success Goals Most people are driven by results. If you are not achieving results in your business, it is likely that your goals are not organized properly. Small goals that are achieved can add up quickly to larger goals that can take you places you&#39;ve only dreamed about in real estate. Accomplishing one goal and moving onto the next will keep you motivated. Losing sight of what your goals are can send you in a downward spiral and you may never recover. Create goals for success and watch them unfold. Have a Strong Team You can probably do several things very well, but your strength can be doubled with a great team. You need investors, partners, attorneys and other integral parts of a team to help you acheive success. Spreading your workload by allowing other talented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Rental Income to Holdback for Maintenance and Repairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last thing you want to hear when you own an investment home is that something inside of it needs repaired. The mere thought of having to fix or replace something can send panic and shock into your otherwise happy life. The reality is that repairs and maintenance are just as big of a part of owning a property as cashing rent checks. While you can&#39;t plan in advance for a good time for problems to happen, you can estimate how much rental income to holdback for maintenance and repairs. This will give you an idea of how much should be subtracted from your monthly rent collection to hold in a reserve account for when unforeseen problems pop up.&#160; How to Estimate the Cost of Mainenance and Repairs There are two ways that you can obtain a good price estimate. If you are managing your own property, making a few phone calls to local contractors will give you a very close ballpark figure. There are three areas that are most common for repairs and will serve as the basis for your estimates. These are roofing, plumbing and HVAC. Calling two to three experts in each area and averaging the prices together will give you a very good estimate on how much a typical repair or replacement will cost. If you have a property management company, these experts almost always know the current rates that contractors charge you to provide repair or replacement services.&#160; The average percentage of rental income to set aside each year for repairs is between 1 percent and 3 percent of the property value. The income that you set aside can be used to your advantage. It can be put into short-term money market accounts or other liquid securities. As an example, if you own a $100,000 property and you save $10,000 each year you could receive a return on this reserve money. You could get lucky and not have any repairs for a year or two. The substantial savings that you have earned can be used to invest into your business. Keep in mind that not every repair or replacement that must be done to your property happens with an active lease. If you evict a tenant or one leaves, the property might need repair work completed to make it ready for the market again. Being a smart landlord can help to ensure that you are not financially surprised when presented with a sudden problem. The expense of unexpected repairs and problems can easily chip away your profits each year from your investment property. Holding your reserve and growing this reserve money helps a lot. Planning for Additional Expenses Things like changing insurance companies could require you to get a home inspection. It could be hundreds of dollars for a home inspection plus the cost of a new insurance premium. Quarterly expenses for pest control inspections and prevention is an added expense that is totally separate from repairs. Playing it safe and planning for&#160;how much rental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Real Estate Investing Podcasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 02:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in real estate, especially out-of-state, can be a frightening experience. Speaking with an experienced investor or turnkey real estate company can be difficult if you don&#39;t know the lingo. There are many sources for information online, but verifying the accuracy of researched information is hard when you know very little. Podcasts are a great way to learn regardless if you sit at home or not. A podcast can be listened to at your computer, on your mobile phone or downloaded to a CD. There are many informative podcasts that you can use to gain knowledge and build your personal repertoire of real estate tips. The great thing about podcasts is that they are released by publishers or real estate professionals on a constent basis. You will always receive the most updated information involving real estate and investment properties free of charge.&#160; Best Real Estate Investing Podcasts 1. Real Estate Guys Radio One of the longest and most respected real estate talk radio programs has been turned into a podcast. The Real Estate Guys have been educating beginning and advanced real estate investors since 1997. Learning from experienced professionals is one of the easiest ways to gain accurate information that you will use daily as an investor. The Real Estate Guys radio podcasts can teach you a lot about investing. 2. Ultimate Real Estate Investing Flipping houses is how many investors become involved with investment properties. Not every investor flips a house immediately after it is purchased and rennovated. The idea of buying and holding is important to understand and the Ulimate Real Estate Investing pocast is centered around maximizing property investments. While a regular frequency of podcasts are released, the series has been around for several years and a huge back catalog exists to help you find many golden nuggets to use as an investor.&#160; 3. Real Estate Realities Some real estate agents keep all of their secrets to themselves and the &#34;Rebel Broker&#34; gives you his secets for free. You are not learning from a book or YouTube video here. This experienced real estate agents provides his experience, thoughts, suggesions and things to stay away from during your real estate career. With 3 to 4 podcasts released each month, you will always have a constant supply of information to absorb as a real estate investor.&#160; 4. Real Estate Investing Mastery Making a fulltime income as a real estate investor is not impossible and is a reality for many investors. There are many things to learn about how to make the smartest investments and decisions each day in your real estate career. Learning from the Real Estate Investing Mastery podcast can help you position yourself as wealthier investor as you reduce your time working for other people. If you are near retirement, this podcast can teach you the ways to supplement your income with real estate after you retire. 5. Mad Money Without smart investment decisions, you will be forced to use your own supply of cash to buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best Real Estate Investing Training DVDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best investments that you can make in your real estate business is your education. What you know can help you and what you don&#39;t can hurt you. The ever-changing way that real estate is bought and sold takes a constant commitment to learning the latest trends. The moment that you think you know it all you can be presented with an obstacle that consistenly educated investors know how to handle. Learning from a book is a good way to learn as well as real estate seminars. The rise in DVD learning is making it easy to learn in your own home without spending money to travel. The best real estate investing training DVDs are informative and very helpful in every aspect of real estate property investing.&#160; List of the Best Real Estate Investing Training DVDs 1.&#160;Dolf De Roos&#39; Real Estate Investor&#39;s College Often cited as one of the best seminars ever produced, this 6 DVD set is a complete master course. An informative instructor and successful real estate mogul takes you through the beginnings of property investing, how to manage properties, find financing and other useful work that you will perform as an investor. Over 6 hours of training is included for a relatively low price.&#160; 2. Jim Ingersoll&#39;s Flipping Houses for Fun and Profit This course is geared toward beginning investment and flipping houses although much of the same information is used for investment properties. Jim Ingersoll is a successful real estate entrepreneur and the author of many best-selling books about real estate investing. You will learn in 2 hours what takes many investors years to learn correctly.&#160; 3.&#160;Show Me How: Real Estate Investing Fundamentals by Sheila Moses A complete course that introduces you to a beginning investment strategy. Everything from buying property with no money down to 1031 exchanges are covered extensively in this course. Multiple real estate professionals in this course teach basic and avanced fundamentals of real estate property investing. This 3-hour course is much of the same information that is taught at expensive seminars for a fraction of the price.&#160; 4.&#160;You Can Choose to Be Rich by Robert Kiyosaki While this training course is geared toward creating wealth through business, the very same information applies to creative passive income through real estate. The best-selling author of &#34;Rich Dad Poor Dad&#34; gives away all his knowledge for securing your future with investment income. This successful series has been sold around the world and is directly responsible for creating successful entrepreneurs.&#160; Investing in Yourself with Training is Essential Much of the success that you have with real estate will be due in part to your knowledge. Knowing when to make decisions and when to hold back takes experience. Keeping yourself educated with accurate programs taught by successful real estate professionals will help you to master owning real estate. Some people start at the beginning and never go past their first property. The tips and information that you can learn from instructional DVDs can help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steps to Take If Tenants Leave Your Investment Property</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may take some time, but finding a tenant that remains in your property for many years is the best thing you can have. The residual monthly cash flow that this creates helps to secure your wealth as a real estate investor. All investors face the day when a long-term tenant decides to leave. How you come out of that scenario can determine the continued success of your property. There are steps to take if tenants leave your investment property that will put you back on the right track to renting again. Waiting too long to make decisions can be disastrous to your rental income and real estate business. A few simple things can turn your negative into a positive again.&#160; What Happens Before Tenants Move Out? You can&#39;t be with your tenant 24 hours a day inside of your property. Regardless if you do routine inspections, it is still a good practice to inspect the property before tenants leave. You can supply your tenant with a checklist to follow before he or she actually leaves for good. Ideal tenants will have not damaged the property or cause you to make unnecessary repairs. It is common to need things like carpet cleaning and general cleaning before a new tenant moves in. If you are managing your own property, you could request that a tenant pay to have these chores completed. If you are using a property mangement company, these professionals can advise you where to start first.&#160; A security deposit is traditionally refunded if an inspection is passed with flying colors. Tenants usually like to leave toward the beginning of a month as to not be charged the additional month of rent. Either you or your property management company will need to process the security deposit before your tenant vacates the property. It is generally accepted to return a security deposit the month before your tenant leaves. The process of cleaning the property and vacating it should take no longer than one month to complete.&#160; Marketing Your Investment Property to Find New Tenants The time frame that you have between one tenant departure and a new tenant arrival should be kept to a minimum. The more months that pass between finding a new tenant makes it harder to maintain the property expenses. Keep in mind that you still have to pay for electricity, water, insurance premiums and property management fees (if applicable) when finding a new tenant. One of the benefits of investing in property management is the waiting list of tenants that can be contacted when a long-term lease is up. These professionals know how important it is to have a property rented quickly and are worth the investment.&#160; The ups and down of owning an investment property can seem like a lot of work and it is. The strength of your real estate business plan can often determine the success that you have with your investment property. Learning these steps to take if tenants leave your investment property [...]]]></description>
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