Andrew's Blog
My blog will primarily focus on real estate, personal finance, and occasionally a recipe or two from my kitchen!
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Warning: This is an rant editorial! Recently, the Buffalo News published an article [here] about the declining rate of home flips in the Buffalo, NY area. The article sites stricter regulations for out of area purchasers as well as other "anti-flipping measures" that have been put in place to pr...
01/21/2009
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(This post is part of our “Landlord Basics” series, which seeks to help the new landlord / investor understand some of the basics of tenant relations and property management. Click here to view the entire Landlord Basics archive.) It should come as no surprise that occasionally, a tenant won’t d...
01/19/2009
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In speaking to a friend recently about credit cards, mortgages, and personal finance, he confided that he had very little knowledge of most things finance related. The question he eventually asked me was “What is the difference between secured and unsecured debt?” Since I feel the answer could b...
01/14/2009
(This post is part of our “Landlord Basics” series, which seeks to help the new landlord / investor understand some of the basics of tenant relations and property management. Click here to view the entire Landlord Basics archive.) Entering an occupied apartment can be a challenge for a landlord....
01/11/2009
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I recently read an article over at Productivity501 about scanning your signature into your computer, so you could easily attach it to documents. This can be incredibly handy when it comes to signing files and sending them back. You won’t even need to print it out in most cases - just insert the...
01/09/2009
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(This post is part of our “Landlord Basics” series, which seeks to help the new landlord / investor understand some of the basics of tenant relations and property management. Click here to view the entire Landlord Basics archive.) Organizing the files you keep on a rental property can become a r...
01/07/2009
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I was speaking to my mother today, on the phone. My mom, who owned several rental properties at one point, decided to tell me about one of the tenants that she thought was just peachy, until they moved out. These were the model tenants, the kind that every landlord and investor hopes to get, for...
12/24/2008
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(This post is part of our “Landlord Basics” series, which seeks to help the new landlord / investor understand some of the basics of tenant relations and property management. Click here to view the entire Landlord Basics archive.) The Landlord Basics series has covered a few different aspects of...
12/22/2008
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Recently I've started using Google Calendar to help me track my day to day activities, as opposed to Outlook. I wanted a calendar that was accessable from anywhere, since I'm not always at the same computer. That was my primary concern, and it was also Google Calendar's primary feature! After...
12/19/2008
(This post is part of our “Landlord Basics” series, which seeks to help the new landlord / investor understand some of the basics of tenant relations and property management. You can view the rest of the series here.) Being a new landlord or investor can be overwhelming. Trying to get the most ...
12/17/2008
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