2004 Index
| January 2004 | July 2004 | ||
| Financing With Private Money | Page 1 | Ten Fair-Housing Scenarios | Page 1 |
| Must You Disclose? | Page 2 | Sinking Fund | Page 3 |
| Jury Award Warns Landlords to Maintain Property | Page 3 | LLC Issues | Page 3 |
| MBA Releases Long-Term Forecast | Page 3 | Landlord Liability | Page 4 |
| Rural Apartments Being Lost | Page 4 | An Attitude of Excellence | Page 5 |
| Roommate Doesn't Sign Lease--Off Scot-Free? | Page 5 | Baby Boomers Reclaim Independence in Empty Nest | Page 6 |
| Taxes on Refinance? | Page 5 | Commercial Real Estate Attracting New Investors | Page 7 |
| NSF Check from "Vacating" Tenant | Page 6 | August 2004 | |
| Lease Options | Page 8 | What to Expect from a Property Management Company | Page 1 |
| February 2004 | Disparate Groups Drive Need for New Variety | Page 3 | |
| Tenant Bankruptcy and Rental Property | Page 1 | New Water-Heater Regulations | Page 3 |
| Toilet Tune-Up | Page 3 | New FICO Score Help for Under-Served Markets | Page 4 |
| Rental Vacancy Rates Increasing | Page 3 | Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Down | Page 4 |
| Lead Paint & Sidewalk Liability | Page 4 | The Data-Decision Disconnect | Page 5 |
| Fifty-Fifty | Page 5 | Michigan Supreme Ct. Reverses "Eminent Domain" Ruling | Page 5 |
| Fannie Mae to Deliver Manufactured Housing Loans | Page 5 | Maintenance Priorities | Page 6 |
| A Nation of Homeowners? Not So Fast! | Page 6 | Renter's Insurance, Do I Need It? (Help for Tenants) | Page 8 |
| Landlords Laundering Money | Page 8 | September 2004 | |
| March 2004 | Using Surveys to Make Your Business Better | Page 1 | |
| Customer Service and Tenant Retention | Page 1 | Two-thirds Would Pay More for Better Service | Page 2 |
| Psychology and the Telephone | Page 3 | Sample Survey | Page 3 |
| How the Soldiers' and Sailors' Act Can Affect Landlords | Page 4 | Air Conditioner Recall | Page 3 |
| How Long to Keep Records | Page 5 | Multi-State Parolee Database Almost Ready | Page 5 |
| Where Is Our Water Going? | Page 5 | Interest Rates to Increase Only Slightly | Page 5 |
| Pay Rent, Build Credit to Allow Building of Credit Scores with Rent Payments | Page 6 | Time Tip | Page 5 |
| Landlord Insurance and LLCs | Page 8 | Cartoon | Page 5 |
| Investing Trick from Rob Beeman | Page 8 | Sub-Metering Can Mean Real Savings | Page 6 |
| April 2004 | Rent Control Ruled Illegal by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals | Page 8 | |
| Are You Liable? | Page 1 | October 2004 | |
| One-Third of Americans to Be of Racial and Ethnic Groups by 2010 | Page 4 | The Language of Rental Agreements | Page 1 |
| Jobs Poised to Flee California | Page 5 | Emerging Problem: Underinsured Homes | Page 3 |
| More Good News for the Apartment Sector | Page 6 | Successful Landlord Aptitude Test (Part 1) | Page 4 |
| Best to Worst Legal Systems in America | Page 6 | Push to Make Private Mortgage Insurance Deductible | Page 6 |
| Legal Fairness Rankings | Page 8 | Industry Terminology Evolves | Page 6 |
| Home Safety for Seniors | Page 8 | Don't Have the Time | Page 7 |
| May 2004 | HUD Awards $17.6 Million in Grants to Help Fight Housing Discrimination | Page 8 | |
| Pause | Page 1 | Automating Rent Collection | Page 8 |
| New HUD Policy Could Force Tenants Out | Page 2 | November 2004 | |
| Rental Housing's Middle Market Overlooked | Page 3 | Planning for Changes in Our Industry | Page 1 |
| Racehorses | Page 3 | Money-Saving Tip | Page 2 |
| Choosing Toilets for Your Building | Page 4 | Successful Landlord Aptitude Test (Part 2) | Page 3 |
| Exploding Dishwasher | Page 4 | How Big a Loan Can I Get? | Page 5 |
| Toilet Graphs | Page 5 | How Rapid Rescoring Can Help Fix Credit Problems | Page 6 |
| California Landlords Ask for Rental Housing Bill of Rights | Page 6 | HUD Charges Apartment Complex with Fair Housing Violation | Page 6 |
| Tenant's Water Bill | Page 6 | General Garage Door Safety Considerations | Page 8 |
| Am I a Landlord? | Page 7 | December 2004 | |
| Marketing by Rejection | Page 8 | What to Do About Excessive Property Taxes | Page 1 |
| Preventing Identity Theft | Page 8 | Some Scary Thoughts about Portable Heaters | Page 3 |
| June 2004 | Investors Eye Properties, Areas with Hispanic Residents | Page 4 | |
| Stop Bad Tenants Cold! | Page 1 | Aluminum Wiring | Page 4 |
| The Rules of Tenant Screening | Page 3 | How to Pest Proof Your Property for Winter | Page 5 |
| Budget Eliminates Housing Program | Page 4 | Time Management Secrets | Page 5 |
| New Study Claims Mold Not a Serious Health Hazard | Page 5 | Who Are You Housing? Complying with the Patriot Act | Page 6 |
| Affordable Housing Shrinks by 300,000 | Page 5 | No More Frozen Pipes!! | Page 8 |
| SureDeposit and RealPage Announce Strategic Alliance | Page 5 | ||
| New Identity Theft Security Product | Page 8 | ||