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Many of us have been eagerly anticipating Google Voice to open their doors for months. According to the Official Google Blog, invites are on their way this morning. Invitations are being sent out on a first come first serve platter similar to how gmail was handled years back.  Get in line here.Ho...

I think that our buddy uncle sam wants us to believe that he believes in family and at least claims to support families.  Why though is it that they continue this $50,000 tax penalty on married couples?Not sure which penalty I'm referring to? (are there that many? lol).  I'm talking about the pa...

If you've been a landlord, or broker managing someone's properties, for any amount of time one of these stories might sound familiar to you.  A common myth landlords often have is that general repairs are going to be their biggest expense with a property, aside from the obvious tax+mortgage payme...

Did you know that in a brief survey I've found that 9 out of 10 landlords do not properly screen their new tenants? Granted, the term "properly" is somewhat arbitrary. Here's how I define a proper tenant screening.First and foremost it's absolutely vital you know the criminal history of your new ...

We've added some great reports, based on user feedback, to Rentec Direct. These new reports are available to Rentec users today, even within Rentec Basic which is abolutely free to landlords, property managers, and brokers! Account Summary - See all of your banking accounts in one spot with their...

Companies like Rentec Direct property management software are innovating the web with the latest technology to make online applications more usable.Done properly, like in a typical windows or macintosh appliation, right click menus can make an online application far more useable and more feature ...

Be forewarned, this post isn't a get rich quick idea, or a magical formula to turn straw into gold.  Not much comes without some hard work to even the best of us these days, not since at least 2005 that is, when phantom property values topped out.What I am suggessting is that investment realestat...

We just purchased our 2nd foreclosed property from the bank this year, done some additional research, and determined banks are really anxious to offload their inventory.  Their anxiety is so high they are willing to offload them for just about anything (within reason) which spells a very profitab...

A couple years ago I had this question myself. At that time I visited the local credit reporting office in my town, and while they used to run screens on behalf of landlords have stopped that activity. That is also true of pretty much every local screening company. Property managers can run backg...

A good friend and local mortgage broker referred me to Activerain today and I, we, are pleased to be here!  Thanks Paul!  For a good time Rentec Direct has been maturing in the property management software marketplace and while there's a good chance the name is new to many of you here in the "rai...