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September 27, 2012

How Adjusted Mortgage Underwriting Standards Circulate Money and Kick Start the Economy

By Tony Salloum
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27September

Money talks, and when it does, we listen. So we’ve all, undoubtedly, heard the sound of circulating cash. As the dollar moves between buyer and seller, an anticipatory “Cha…” sets the buck in motion, while a conclusive “…Ching” finalizes the exchange. “Cha-Ching!” – the chime of money in motion and growing prosperity. However, once the drowning noise of collection agencies disrupt the harmonious...

January 17, 2012

The Mortgage Finance Act of 2011, Counterproductive to Housing Reform

By Tony Salloum
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17January

Mortgage Finance Act of 2011 – legislation submitted by Sen. Johnny Isakson with little chance of passing congressional scrutiny; the act is, unfortunately, an example of political showmanship, appealing to public opinion on a critical policy issue. Furthermore, the Act clutters the congressional to-do list, regarding housing reform.
Make waves and the voters will take notice?

October 17, 2011

Curb Your Capitalism… The Federal Open Market Calamity and dis-Interest Rates

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17October

As short-term political motivation sullies the sanctity of central banking, presumptuous open market meddling, unrestrained by the boundaries of logic, makes a ticking time bomb of Federal Funds. It’s time we meditate on circumstance, accounting for the rational and the hardly so. Let’s see: inflation without spending? A stagnant, yet expanded money supply? At what point did capitalism become so...

July 11, 2011

How Should I Invest my cash? Advice on Condo Investments and More

By Tony Salloum
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11July

Today we field a great question from one of our RentPosters in California. It’s a great opportunity to discuss the ins and outs of condo investments, the current real estate market, and the future of the U.S. economy. Read closely, you will not want to miss this one, as we review the economic forecast for the coming decade. “J” from California writes: Tony,  I am a very...

June 6, 2011

U.S. Government Axes the Use of Paper Checks… Follow the Lead, Property Managers

By Tony Salloum
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06June

In a statement released May, 2011 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Rosie Rios, Treasurer, formally ended the use of paper checks for Social Security and federal benefit payments. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS! The simple change keeps $120,000,000 in taxpayer pockets, saving “more than 1 billion [taxpayer dollars]” over the next ten years. The electronic payment solution implemented by...

June 1, 2011

Share Your Opinion!

By Tony Salloum
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01June

Tenants, Managers, and Owners: We’d like you to share your RentPost experience with the world. Software advice will display your RentPost thoughts to all interested eyes. See what others are saying, and make a comment yourself. Don’t hold back, and be honest. We love our users, and work tirelessly every day of the week to provide an important business solution, so please take a moment...

February 26, 2011

RentPost on Thumbtack!

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26February

Hey there RentPost-ers, it’s time to check out our Online Property Management Software on Thumbtack. There, you’ll see our full company profile, filled with pictures, videos, and updates to keep both users, future users, and readers in touch with new developments. It’s a great place to get an all-at-once feel for RentPost, and to learn about related services in the industry. We...

November 30, 2010

RentPost Throwback Links

By Tony Salloum
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30November

Two years ago, a couple of long shots from Athens, GA joined with the common goal of creating and promoting what the real estate market, on its own, has not produced.   An online property management software? Well those already exist right? Sure, they exist, but is sheer existence good enough? It’s time tenants actually use the software, as tenants are the key to fruitful software, and an...

October 15, 2010

Friday Morning Links – All Real Estate Agents

By Tony Salloum
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15October

Not many newbie real estate agents, but here’s a few tips to those going for it never-the-less: 6 Steps to Becoming a Real Estate Agent . It might help for you veterans to revisit your roots. Speaking of you veteran agents, it seems that there are a few ways to keep business moving during a recession. Wonder why the savvy real estate investors always stay on top of the game? Well, it might...