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…
If you’ve been renting for a while, you’ve probably wondered whether it’s time to buy a home. Maybe your rent keeps going up, or you’re just ready to take the next step. Whatever the reason, it’s a big decision—but it might be one worth making sooner than later. First things first: let’s talk money. If…
Fickling & Company is happy to announce that we were voted, “2016 Best of the Best Commercial Real Estate Brokerage.” Fickling & Company provides commercial real estate services in Macon Georgia, Warner Robins Georgia, and the entire southeast. We offer professional commercial real estate consulting to buyers and sellers, commercial property sales, and commercial property…
Looking back at the remarkable year we’ve just enjoyed in Middle Georgia’s retail real estate market and ahead to 2007, I am going to make some projections. I have always said that key to the economy’s remaining positive is Consumer Spending. Everything I’ve read shows Consumer Spending slowing, but continuing in a positive vein for 2007….
Change is coming, but the Hospitality Lodging Industry’s immediate future still looks bright. Lodging Outlook for 2008 Stressing that they foresee no recession in the immediate future, analysts at PFK Hospitality Research have taken a swing at what such a trough would look like, should the views of the industry pessimists prove correct. At first…
It may be hard to believe, but the back-to-school season is right around the corner. As summer wraps up, now is the perfect time to get your home organized and ready for a fresh start. A well-prepped space can ease the transition and set your whole family up for a successful school year. Here are…
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…
In the twenty-seven some odd years I have been in the commercial real estate business, I have been asked quite frequently how we, in our profession, value property. Things like “How do you value a piece of commercial property?”, “What do you think my property is worth?”, “How do I go about purchasing commercial property?”,…
A Short Sale occurs when a bank allows an owner to sell property at a price that is less than the owner owes the bank. In other words, the sales price is “short” of what is owed. This creates what is called a deficiency balance. That is, even though the property has been sold to…
Top 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t List Your Home As A FSBO (For Sale By Owner) As home prices continue to rise, a lack of inventory remains a crucial challenge in today’s market which has some homeowners trying to sell their homes on their own. 1) Exposure to Prospective Buyers A whopping 95% of buyers utilize online…
