http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Don+Conrad Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=164300&ca=Real+Estate When it comes time to meet the tenant prospect at the dwelling, many things begin to happen. For starters you will begin to size up your tenants prospects to see if they really fit your qualifications as per your phone interview. You will also try to establish that your rental is really what the ten... Real Estate Don Conrad Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=153539&ca=Real+Estate If you are going to be a landlord, I strongly advise having a well-prepared lease. A good lease will solidify the verbal agreement and important criteria between the landlord and the tenant. It will also be your strongest ally should a dispute arise between you and your tenant. A properly entered le... Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119205&ca=Real+Estate The year 1971 was a very pivotal year for me in terms of growing up and viewing the world differently. I was 10 years old and was getting a look at life around me without rose-colored glasses. For starters, that was the first year I experienced death in my short life—well, at least a death I could r... Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=120909&ca=Real+Estate Whether you're buying groceries for the family, building a website, or placing tenants in your rental, things seem to go better when you have a way to document your process. Once I discovered that this was true, I decided to start using a checklist to get me through my tenant selection process. I no... Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=122823&ca=Real+Estate If there was only one thing that you as a landlord could do to guarantee you have your fair share of quality tenant choices, it is to make your dwelling as clean and eye appealing as possible. Tenants like clean. Tenants want clean. And quality tenants will pay for clean. (Quality tenants expect oth... Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=124831&ca=Real+Estate Most landlords know that they need a lease agreement between them and the tenants that rent their properties. What a lot of a landlords do not know is all the topics that should be covered in that lease. Read this brief article to better understand this subject. No matter which way you decide to com... Real Estate Don Conrad Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=126946&ca=Real+Estate I believe the topic of dangerous dogs is one of the fastest growing safety concerns for a landlord at this time. Unlike the lead based paint issue which has state and now federal regulations to curb the potential dangers, the topic of dangerous dogs is still pretty much unregulated and open for disc...