How much capital gains tax will you pay?
I am here in Florida just before the presidential primary takes place and the political ads are in abundance. One that I have found very interesting is for John McCain where he promises to make the Bush capital gains tax cut permanent.
Why is this important for rental property owners? Well I had a conversation with my […]
Take a look at the refinance rates now!
During the past few weeks, I have been doing some research on refinancing my home as mortgage rates have dropped sharply. Our current mortgage is a 30 year fixed at 6.25%. I also make an extra payment to principal each month and we have about 25 years left on the mortgage. Rates are looking so […]
Where do your rental leads come from?
I am very excited that this week I sold a rental property my family owned for about 15 years. I know, I know. Why sell a house in a down market like this? Well, we negotiated the deal a long time ago for a premium price and the buyer was finally ready to complete the […]
Does the Super Bowl have an impact on the rental market?
I wonder if the Super Bowl has an impact on the rental markets like it does on the financial markets. As a huge Giants fan, I will be routing for the NFC to win this year. If they win, I predict the real estate market will turn around and rental rates will start rising again! […]
Rentals.com new vacation site
My wife and I are planning a trip to Disney World. Last year we stayed in a private home off site and wanted to do that again. I did a few quick searches for home rentals in Orlando and took a look at the listings on Rentals.com.
When I clicked on the link for vacation rentals, […]
Rents going lower in 29 markets
The Wall Street Journal reported that rents in 29 US markets have dropped as more unsold houses and condos have hit the rental market during the 4th quarter of 2007. If this trend continues and it looks like it will, landlords had better be prepared to get their rentals advertised early and in lots of […]
Resolutions for 2008
2008 is finally here and I wanted to prepare a few resolutions for the new year. This post is really for me to follow, but you may want to see what direction I would like to take this blog this year.
There is a lot of information I want to provide to help landlords and property […]
Home rentals on Rent.com
I have noticed with increased frequency that Rent.com is changing their site to accommodate home rentals and not just apartment communities. The site is now showing up in some results for home rental searches and they appear to have changed some link titles from other sites.
It seems a bit surprising that they would enter […]
Does MyNewPlace.com see something special?
I was doing some research the other day and put our company name (OffCampusNetwork.com) in the search box on Google. To my surprise, I found that MyNewPlace.com comes up as a sponsored link. I guess they feel that if we don’t have an apartment in a particular area, they may have one that a renter would […]
A day in the life of a landlord
I came across this interesting article today on Yahoo about what it can be like to be a landlord. Originally from Motley Fool, the article gives a good taste of what is involved with managing a rental property. Many of the topics they have included are covered in this blog, but one point I want […]
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