George Beardsley
George Beardsley has written extensively about finance and business starting as a financial reporter for the Chicago Tribune and was an editor for the publishing firm Dow-Jones, Irwin and is now a landlord in Florida. He has just published a new eBook called “911 for Landlords” available at http://www.911forlandlords.com with the information he learned during the last two years which has reduced his vacancies rates from 20 per cent to often zero.
Articles by this Author
Renting a House Safely Today? Making Sure Your Landlord Really is Your New Landlord So You Don’t End Up Out on the Curb! (Fourth in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 04/16/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
One of the most disturbing things you may find today is the person who wants you to give them first, last and security does not own the house they are trying to rent
In fact some scammer has tried to pull this trick using one of my houses recently
Renting A House Safely Today? How To Check Out Your New Landlord So You Don’t End Up Out On The Curb! (Third In A Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 03/8/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
In the first article in this series we covered how to find out if the owner of the home you are about to rent was in foreclosure and some tricks to use to see if foreclosure might be coming soon, but was not yet filed And the differences between humans and legal entities owning the rental property
Renting a House Today? How to Check Out Your New Landlord So You Don’t End Up Out on the Curb!
- By George Beardsley
- Published 03/3/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
There was a time when all you needed to care about when you rented a home was location and amenities Today things just ain’t that simple
Do You Want Your Lease Option Supersized? How to Profit From What's New in Creative Real Etatete!
- By George Beardsley
- Published 02/18/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Lately, there have been lots of people asking me the difference between lease option, rent to own and the Famous Rent to Own on Steroids Program(tm) I know that there are even more people who do not know and don't ask
Sell Your House Fast Yourself Using “911forLandlords” Strategies! (Fifth in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 02/2/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
In the last installment we said you need to use the secret formula AI
Sell Your House Fast Cash to Professional Home Buyer? Better Check the Fine Print (Third in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 01/29/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Selling your house fast in this market is a real accomplishment and sometimes those guys with the signs that say “we buy houses” that you now see everywhere can give you the help you need
So far in this series I have confessed that I am one of those guys and have been for two decades and have offered some suggestions on how to see if you are dealing with someone dependable
Don’t You Dare Sell Your House Fast, Until You Do This! (Second of a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 01/28/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Imploding housing prices coupled to a mortgage mess are propelling more people to consider selling their houses to the professional home buyers whose advertisements you now see everywhere you look
While they promise a fast sale and you can get on with your life, you’ve got to be asking just how safe it this
Develop Unique Selling Proposition to Rent Houses Fast For More Money (Last in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 01/7/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
While renting a house and selling Lamborghinis may sound radically different, there are some powerful similarities If you do it correctly so that price will not become a major element in the buying decision, you must establish in the buyer’s mind that he is getting something special
Tenant Management Skills Disclose Way to Rent Houses Fast For More Money (9th in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 01/7/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
Management is more important for the small landlord than it is for General Motors, because the small landlord is not likely to get a government bailout if he does it wrong
When we set out to discover the best ways to rent houses fast and for more money we found that a lot of what is required has been practiced by some landlords for a long time
How Landlords Can Use the Truth to Rent Houses Fast For More Money (8th in a Series)
- By George Beardsley
- Published 01/7/2010
- Real Estate
- Unrated
A little over two years ago we set out to find how to rent houses fast and for more money and found it takes a combination of high tech marketing and some old fashioned principles like telling the truth, up front and often
As a Realtor or landlord there are always questions you would just as soon never came up