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Charlotte Property Management Weekly: “With Obama & Landlords, You Can’t Legally Withhold Payment” Great Article! http://wp.me/pxPmI-6n ^BF

Taxpayer: “This country is going down the drain quickly with no end in sight! Obama is proving himself to be a bum like the rest of them. “Change to believe in”? I’m laughing too hard to retort. You wanna know what? I’m not funding this incompetent government anymore and will not be a party to it. I’m not paying taxes until this country is fixed!” Tenant: “This house is killing me! This week...

New BDF Realty Article! “Charlotte Property Management Weekly: How To Handle Evictions: Reasons To Avoid Them” http://wp.me/pxPmI-6i ^BF

Handyman: I was over working on your property and your tenant seemed to be really happy. Owner: You would be too if you were living rent-free. When tenants don’t pay, it is not good for anyone. Inevitably, things get put in motion. The owner gets upset and wants to know why they haven’t gotten their money. The property manager is spurred to issue threats to lower the hammer on non-payers. The...

“Charlotte Property Management Weekly: Talking To Your Tenant Will Cost You Money” New Article! #BDFRealty http://wp.me/pxPmI-6b ^BF

“Talk is Cheap.” (Keith Richards) “Talk can be expensive!” (Property Manager) There are “hands-off” owner clients. And then there are the “hands-on” varieties. The “hands off” clients just want to know the rent money is in their account on the day they expect. If there are repairs that are going to cost them money, they want to know that too. They just want the bare bone facts with no fluff....

bdfrealty.wordpress.com: Charlotte Property Management Weekly: When Tenants Want Out, Let Them Go: 3 Tips http://wp.me/pxPmI-66 ^BF

“Let my people go.” (Moses to Pharaoh) Happiness. Everybody wants it. That goes for tenants, property managers, puppies, you name it. To accomplish it, sometimes a change of scenery is necessary. I mean, you want to go where everybody knows your name. And they’re always glad you came. Right? Occasionally, we have tenants who are not happy with their home. They want to break their lease and...

“You want me to lock into a price today on a house that could be worth $30K less in two years? You’re crazy!” (Potential rent-to-own tenant) Human nature is a funny thing. There is a herd mentality that seems to be so tough to break. If everyone is buying, then it is the time to buy. When everyone is selling, it is time to sell. When everyone is doing nothing, it is time to do nothing. And so...

“You know you have a good compromise when both sides are slightly unhappy.” (Many Authors Credited) As a Charlotte property manager, my least favorite part of the job are the end-of-lease walk-throughs; that is, when the tenant moves out, and we visit the property to check out its condition. If there are damages, we need to decide whether they are “normal wear and tear” (no charge to the...