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…

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    Rental Inspection Checklist - What Should You Look for in Macon

    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…

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    Hurricane Irma Information

    Hurricane Irma Updates for the Fickling & Company Service Areas Fickling & Company is dedicated to providing Hurricane Irma updates for our customers, clients, and residents. At this time the most up-to-date information will be each county’s emergency management website. Please locate the link to your county’s website below: Bibb County: Click Here Serving Macon, Georgia Bryan…

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      The Commercial Real Estate Lease Agreement

      Whether you have or have not rented commercial space, there are several things you need to know. One, there is no standard lease agreement for all commercial properties. Typically, office, retail, and industrial properties have different leases and while there are some similarities they are also vastly different. Two, a commercial lease is a binding…

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        Is Now A Good Time To Buy Commercial Real Estate?

        2008 is a great time to BUY Real Estate because some investors as well as some banks are overleveraged. Over the last few years many investors in the commercial real estate market are feeling the same payment problems as residential homeowners.  They have bought their commercial investments and because of the increase in interest rates,…

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          Macon Commercial Office Space Market

          The Macon, Georgia downtown and suburban office real estate markets remained stable in 2007. According to Fickling & Company’s recent survey, including a comparison of almost 1,000,000 square feet of office space in Bibb County, the 2007 suburban office market remained virtually unchanged. The suburban market maintained approximately 80% occupancy which is a slight decrease…

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