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How do tenants choose apartments?
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Jolene rummaged in her pocketbook. She was looking for a pen. She had the Sunday newspaper on her dining room table as she was...
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Expense bill-backs: optimizing rental income in multifamily units
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services The times are a changing. Landlords have gone through a three-year period of not being able to increase rents as their expenses have...
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How to make your real estate investment more successful
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services For years we have been hearing about the real estate mantra, “location, location, location,” but is that really what drives the...
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Quality control equals higher return on investment
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services As an owner of investment property your ideal is to not have to worry about your property. You go on vacation, you work overtime, you...
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Energy Savings, Why is it Important to Landlords?
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services As landlords prepare their 2009 budgets they will be taking a close look at increasing utility expenses. Increases in all utility...
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How Teamwork Makes Annual Budgeting An Effective Process for Apartment Owners
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services Julie worked full time as on site property manager at Evergreen Acres Apartments a fifty unit apartment property. She kept the...
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Choosing An Accomplished Property Manager, So You Can Sleep at Night
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services As a successful investor you may have already given thought to hiring a property manager take care of your investments. This article...
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Rainy Day Fund
Cliff Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services As a real estate investor setting aside a reserve fund is always a good practice. Not only is the economy unpredictable, so are the...
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Mark D. Barry Energy Trust of Oregon I Introduction and Overview РTopics to Cover Ӣ Overview of the economy Ӣ Overview of current apartment market conditions РYTD 2009 summary Ӣ Inventory of...
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