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07/30/2010 09:42 PM

KC architects are moving to Leawood
Kansas City Star
The firm, which expects to hire 60 employees over the next few years, is moving to a building it designed for Block Real Estate Services at 11460 Tomahawk ...

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07/31/2010 09:48 PM

Kansas City Star

Here comes the sun: Solar power's price is now within reach
Kansas City Star
It's dependent upon net metering, costs of electrical energy, incentives and real estate market for sustainable features. For a 3-kilowatt system, ...

07/29/2010 09:34 PM

Blunt-Carnahan showdown expected in Senate race
Joplin Globe
Vontz, 52, is a former real estate agent. Laszacs, 40, is a retired Army first sergeant with the Military Police Corps with experience in writing policy and ...

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07/31/2010 09:29 PM

RICK ROGERS: Chief: 'Do what is right in your own heart'
Neosho Daily News
The actual credit is based on the amount of real estate taxes or rent paid and total household income (taxable and non-taxable). ...

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07/30/2010 02:46 PM

BNCCORP, INC. Reports Second Quarter Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Other real estate costs aggregated $278 thousand, a decrease of $1.395 million compared to the second quarter of 2009. Professional service costs increased ...

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07/14/2010 10:00 PM
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - 07/15/10) - RealtyTrac ( www.realtytrac.com ), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its Midyear 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 1,961,894 foreclosure filings -- default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions -- were reported on 1,654,634 U.S. properties in the first ...

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Real estate management

Real estate management firms – making life easier

Real estate investment can happen for various reasons. You could invest in real estate because you need a house for yourself (that house of your dreams that you so badly want). You could use real estate as a means for supplementing your income either by buying at a lower price and selling at a higher price or by letting it out. Sometimes you might buy a property for the purpose of resale but might want to wait for a few years before you actually sell it. In such a case, again it would make sense to rent out the property and earn some money till you actually decide to sell it off.
Whatever the reason, letting out real estate demands real estate management and real estate management is not an easy job for everyone. In fact, a lot of people find it so much of a hassle that they prefer keeping their property vacant instead of letting it. Real estate management demands time, which you will rarely have. Real estate management is not just about finding tenants and collecting rent from them. Real estate management is also about ensuring that you do all the duties that a landlord/landlady is required to do. Real estate management is about verifying the credentials of the tenants before you actually let out your property to them. Real estate management is about ensuring that all the paper work is complete and correct i.e. the tenancy agreement etc are properly done. Real estate management also requires you to do repairs as and when required. Real estate management activities also include maintenance, painting, polishing etc of the house when the tenants move out and before the new tenants get in. So, really, real estate management is not that easy a job for someone who is in a full time job. However, there is a solution to this and that is hiring a real estate management firm to do all these activities on your behalf. Yes, this will mean that what you receive as an income by letting your property will be reduced (due to the commission/ fee charged by the real estate management firm). But that is just a small price for the convenience that a real estate management firm brings to you. However, it’s important that you choose the real estate management firm carefully. There are all kinds of real estate management firms out there (good and bad). You must check the references of the real estate management firm before you actually hire them for the job. A good real estate management firm will not only keep your property occupied at all times but will also ensure that you always receive the rent in time and without any hassle.