Dec 2008 31
Home Prices in France
Sally and I are currently in northern France visiting family. Today we were in the center of the city and went by some real estate ads as well...
Dec 2008 17
How to choose the right management company
Based on our experience, I think there are 4 main criteria to check: range of services provided; price; quality of customer service; visibility. Range of services Depending on your own situation, make a first...
Dec 2008 17
What services are provided by management companies
A management company is usually a real estate agency that also performs management services. When we were looking for a management company, we learned that it’s a very...
Dec 2008 17
Should you hire a management company
Investing in a property to rent it out for cash flow can be quite overwhelming when you do it aside from your normal job / activity. The whole...
Dec 2008 17
How the whole dishonest-renter-story ended up
In previous posts (especially “What to expect from the worst renter in the world”), I explained that Fred and I were facing issues with our first renter: he...
Dec 2008 16
Why the Dollar Dropped Over 10 Cents vs Euro Today
The US “Federal Bank” controls the interest rates for lending money in America. It lowers rates to make it easier for people to obtain credit to consume and...
Dec 2008 13
Politicians and the Dollar Collapse
Here is a great video of Ron Paul talking to the house about the consequences of passing a bill to bailout the US carmakers. He mentions something that...
Dec 2008 11
How we could have avoided all the hassle
We could have avoided most of the problems if we had had insurance coverage for unpaid rents, but we didn’t think it was worth the extra cost. Now,...
Dec 2008 11
What to expect from a bad renter
We found a person willing to rent our flat. He was a foreigner and didn’t have a steady income but he could provide with a warrantor, his brother,...
Dec 2008 11
What to expect from the worse renter in the world and how to deal with it
This article will be divided up into 3 posts. What landlords and renters think of each other Renting out a property implies at least 2 protagonists: the landlord and the...