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Investment real estate profitability analysis

One of the most important things every investor needs to do before purchasing a property is a...
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Leasing apartments to family members

Filling vacancies in your apartment units quickly can be the difference between success and...
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City occupancy police are on the prowl

Being a landlord or rehabber can be a tough business. Juggling tenants and repairs are a...
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3500 Illinois historic, green rehab

Gut rehabs of LRA (Land Reutilization Authority) have been few and far between in the past...
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Quick showings lead to good impression

It's 5:30pm and you just got home from work.  Your iPhone alerts you to an email you just...
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Morganford or Morgan Ford?

If you frequent South Saint Louis, you have no-doubt seen Morganford Road. Stretching north...
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Missouri eviction reform

Landlords of Missouri, it is time to celebrate. Common-sense has finally won the day in terms...
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Vacant property security

Last night at 2am I got a surprising wake-up call: the alarm was going off at my rehab project...
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Fannie Mae against investors

Dealing primarily with the foreclosure market in the past two years, lately I have been...
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Arm yourself… with a mace gun

Frequently visiting vacant, sometimes unsecured buildings, I must admit that at times I have...
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Counting your leases before they hatch

So you've approved an application and the tenant wants to sign a lease in a week. Your search...
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Avoid bamboo planting

One person's flower is another's weed. There is no plant more perfectly matched for this...
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Doug Hartmann sentenced

The poster-boy for real estate fraud in St. Louis has finally been sentenced. Doug Hartmann,...
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Downside to Local Historic Districts

Let me go on the record as saying I love historic architecture. It humbles me to think that...
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Showing units before they are vacant

One thing I have always taken for granted in real estate investing is the apartment lease....
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Safety when viewing properties

I'm certainly no stranger to visiting shady buildings. I have been going into vacant houses...
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