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			<title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Managing Your Utility Costs]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Landlords all face the same decision: to include utilities or not to include utilities. Both choices could have potentially negative or positive financial consequences.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why Routine Maintenance Is Important]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Many people own property because they enjoy the lack of constant oversight such an investment requires.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tips for Getting More Lease Renewals]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A tenant who agrees to stay on for another year is much easier to deal with than a new one.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[5 Tips to Avoid Bad Tenants]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Managing a property means you run the risk of attracting delinquent or bad tenants.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:53:12 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Handling Abandoned Property]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[No matter how long a bank holds on to something, it never becomes that institution's property.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Deducting Real Estate Activity Losses]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Owning real estate can be a complicated financial affair, but there are some benefits that make it a very worthwhile venture.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Protecting Properties with a Master Lease]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Standard lease agreements put quite a few burdens on property owners.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[5 Tips for Successful Leasing]]></title>
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To achieve success in this challenging area of real estate, property managers need to conform to stricter standards than owner-landlords and other parties. It is the property manager's job to please the owner and the tenant while maintaining a high level of legal protection. Protecting a property begins with a successful lease.]]></description>
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