5 Signs You’re Financially Closer to Buying Than You Think
Wondering if you’re ready to buy a house? These five financial indicators can help you understand whether homeownership may already be within reach.
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Mark-to-Market Accounting, What Is It?
Mark-to-Market Accounting is assigning a value to a financial instrument or asset, based on current market price or the fair-value of the asset. The term originated with futures trading a century ago. When taking a position, a trader, would deposit money on the margin to protect the Exchange against loss. At the end of the…
What Does 2007 Hold For Commercial Real Estate?
It’s that time of the year when the real estate community is busy wrapping up loose ends, dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s in an effort to get those last deals finalized and closed before year end. As we move to the close of 2006 it behooves us to reflect on the factors that…
Press Release: New Luxury Apartment Community to Begin Development in Richmond Hill, GA
RICHMOND HILL, GA – 11/14/2016 (Fickling & Company Blog) — Fickling & Company announced plans to start construction of a new luxury apartment community in the highly desirable town of Richmond Hill, Georgia. Lullwater at Richmond Hill will offer future residents one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments in a number of different floor plans featuring high-end…
Finding Commercial Real Estate Financing
As you all know, the commercial real estate business has experienced tough times. Financing to purchase a commercial investment has been very difficult or nonexistent. Recently, we interviewed several Middle Georgia banks offering commercial financing. The rules of the game have not really changed, they have just been enforced. You may remember what you did…
Macon Property Management Accounting – Why it is Crucial to Maximize Your ROI
Rental property accounting doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does have to be precise. When you’re earning income from your rental properties and spending money on things like maintenance, marketing, and tenant screening, you need to have an accounting of all that. Most rental property owners don’t get into the real estate business because…
Multi-Family Real Estate Market Q2 2007
The National Multi-family Market was stronger in 2006 than it has been in the past few years. Owners were able to increase rates while decreasing the amount of concessions given to new tenants. Occupancy rates in many markets, increased as the supply of apartments were constrained due to the conversion of apartments into condominiums. Also,…
Tips For Selling Your Timber Real Estate
In the previous Land and Timber articles of 2007, we covered a variety of topics focused on helping land owners make decisions that would be beneficial in their pursuit of selling their property. The past few years have been great indicators as to what the market would yield for landowners in 2007. The state of…
Join Our Team
We are currently seeking a motivated Sales & Marketing Support Associate in our Macon, Georgia corporate office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to build a successful career in commercial real estate. Description Working under the supervision of the Broker and the Senior Vice President the Sales & Marketing Support Associate lends…
Land And Timber Real Estate Market Update Q1 2007
It’s the end of 2006. In the Land and Timber real estate market, this year started out good in the first quarter with a high amount of land sales in all categories: Timber real estate tracts, Recreational tracts and Farm/Agricultural land. The second and third quarters didn’t go as well, due to severalfactors. Whenever there…
Rental Inspection Checklist – What Should You Look for in Macon
Inspecting your Macon investment property is an important part of renting it out. Inspections will document the condition of your property and ensure your tenants are following the terms of their lease agreement. We recommend that you inspect your property annually. This gives you the opportunity to get inside and be sure everything looks good…