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Bah Humbug Tigard! My wife and son went out last night to buy a Christmas tree for a local tree lot. When they got home, with a tree, they said the City of Tigard was forcing the tree lot to move. This incident even made today's Oregonian, as reported by Bill Oram. The City of Tigard said that La...
12/12/2009
Tax Credits for Oregon Landlords There is a little known provision of the Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit Act that allows Landlords to get tax credits for new appliances and weatherization of rental units. There is a list of appliances that qualify for the Business Energy Tax Credit at this lin...
12/10/2009
How do home inspectors test for Chinese drywall? This question was posed to me yesterday and I did not have a good answer. This drywall has not been an issue around here, yet. I did see something on TV where inspectors in Florida cut out a section of drywall and looked at the label on the backsid...
11/24/2009
The Active Rain "Big Dogs" are Wrong Submitting only one offer in a short sale can get you in trouble. (The small fish in the big pond speaks up). This runs contrary to the advice given by almost all the short sale experts on Active Rain. A couple days ago I overheard an agent tells their client ...
11/18/2009
Now You Have Thousands of Reasons to Buy a House The Federal Housing Tax Credit has been extended and expanded. I'll explain it here. If you have further questions, give me a call. $8000.00 first-time home buyer tax credit •·         First-time home buyers qualify for $8000.00 if they have not ow...
11/17/2009
Your Phone System Can Cost Your Company Money I've had it. My auto insurance company, MetLife, has the phone system from hell. It's one of those voice prompt systems where they ask you questions, supposedly "to serve you better", and you respond with spoken words. There are several prompts, some ...
11/08/2009
Fixing the Gates of Hell I have many gates in my life. Since I own rental property and my children are boys, I have to do many gate repairs. I have learned over the years how to make a gate as sturdy as possible. One problem that stumped me for awhile was the lack of a sturdy gate latch. Almost a...
11/05/2009
No Personal Guarantee Needed In many cases, no personal guarantee is needed when signing a commercial lease in the present economic climate. It's just a matter of firm and sound negotiating techniques. Commercial real estate sales and leasing activity in most areas is just as bad, or worse, as th...
10/27/2009
Super, Simple Posting to Craigslist I can't believe how easy this is! And Free! I've always wanted to post my flyers on Craigslist. I know there are websites, such as postlets.com and vflyer.com, which host flyers on the web that you can then upload to Craigslist. I am the first to admit that I a...
10/26/2009
Landlords Must Follow New Oregon Laws I am a Landlord so it is wise for me to keep abreast of laws that can affect my investments. I will offer a summary of these laws, as I understand them. Further investigation is required on your part. Starting Jan. 1, 2010 Landlords must disclose their smokin...
10/22/2009