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Stop Smoking With Elsie Evans!

February 8, 2011

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1242349009Well, the time has certainly come for me to stop smoking.  If any of you are smokers, or have smoked and quit, you know what experts we are at stopping smoking….until the next cigarette.  I did stop for 8 years and being very stupid started up again, believe me it wasn’t hard to start even after 8 years.  Many years ago, there was a newspaper campaign to stop smoking with one of the editors.  He would post every day in the newspaper how it went that day without smoking.  It was really a very big success and a lot of people quit smoking with him.

So, I’m quitting smoking on February 14th – what better day? I will be posting on my Facebook daily about the days events, any tips that worked that day to help, etc.  If any of you would like to join me in quitting please friend me on Facebook and I believe we can do this together. It might just be fun. Ok, maybe not fun…but better than trying to do it by yourself. I have a great support system with my family and friends and all of the Davidson Companies.  Quite a few of the agents who presently smoke are joining me in quitting on February 14th.  I feel that being given the support and encouragement is going to help all of us a lot.

If you would like to email me at eevans@davidsonpropertymanagement.com, call me (484-2170), or stop into the Davidson Realty office, you can sign up to join this new challenge.  I would love to have anyone that would like to take a minute, to offer support, encouragement, ideas whether you smoke now, have quit smoking, or have never smoked to join along with us in this effort.

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3 Tips to Protect Yourself When Renting Your Property

July 30, 2010

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Posted by in Rentals

What a wonderful time to buy real estate as an investment property! Just take a look around at the properties available right now AND their prices. Not only that, but the rental market is absolutely fantastic and it continues to get better and better! Four to five months ago the inventory for rentals was through the roof, you couldn’t even turn around without bumping into a “For Rent” sign. Now it’s the opposite, inventory is very low, especially for single family homes; condos have also started to rent much quicker. I recently had a property placed in MLS at 2 PM and it was rented by 9 PM THAT night! For an investor in real estate property I don’t believe the time can get any better than this to buy and rent out your investment property or to rent your home if it’s not selling. Here are 3 tips for someone renting their home:

1. I highly recommend using a property management company to manage your property with the tenant. But, in any event, KNOW what your lease says. Florida is a Landlord State, which means the laws of the state of Florida are there for protection of the owner/landlord. This makes Florida, in my opinion, one of the best states possible to own an investment/rental property.

2. Make sure there’s a paragraph on “Use of Premises” in your lease. This paragraph states what the tenant can and cannot do while living in your property (i.e. no trampolines, athletic equipment, etc.) It disallows any items or activities that can cause interference with the insurance coverage. Tenants cannot run a business, daycare center, etc. out of the property. Read more

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Is Renting the Answer to Real Estate Woes?

February 15, 2010

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Posted by in Rentals

Elsie Evans (cropped)Recently I was having a conversation with friends concerning the advantages of renting their property.  After we were finished with our discussion, I decided it might be worthwhile to pass along the information.

My friends have two houses. They live in one and the other is up for sale. However, it is not selling, so they are carrying two mortgages.  At this point, they are not behind in either of their mortgages, but it is a major struggle to stay current and it is getting harder every month to make both mortgage payments. 

I asked them why they don’t rent the house that they’re not living in to help defray their cost. The rental market is absolutely excellent right now and I believe it will remain that way for a long time.  They said their mortgage is $2,000 a month and they can only get about $1,500 if they rent it. Read more

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