Real Estate Laws – Home Energy Efficiency Laws Bumping Up Against Property Rights

Many federal legislators never stop long enough to read the bills they are signing. This leads to unintended consequences. Take for instance the new home energy efficiency rules that were tucked inside the alternative energy spending bill. There is a clause in that bill that prevents homeowners from selling their property if they don’t have proper weather stripping and if their homes are not energy compliant. But if the homeowner cannot afford to upgrade, then they are not allowed to sell there home to the new buyer or the new buyer is not allowed to buy the home until things have been upgraded.

This obviously means there will be fewer home sales at a time when the real estate market is in the trash can, and it could lead to more foreclosures. It’s laws like this that don’t help anyone and while we may be helping ourselves to better efficiency in our energy usage, we are violating the personal property rights of the owners and getting in the way of the right of free contract which is guaranteed in the Constitution.

All too often the government gets in the way of private agreements and contracts in the free market, and each time they do their unintended consequences hurt the rights of citizens. Further, many homes were built, which are very old can never be fully energy compliant and therefore they will either have to be torn down or they cannot be sold.

What if the home is part of a probate proceeding and the property must be sold. What if the government ends up with a home due to property taxes not being paid? There are all sorts of ramifications of these laws and it just adds another layer of paperwork, and will cause further lawsuits in the future. Real estate laws are already complicated enough and personal property rights are something that we protect in the United States. Please consider all this.

Property Management Companies And Convenience

For those who own several properties, they would find that they are spending more time managing the various issues that arise out of owning these properties than actually getting to spend the earnings that are coming as a result of their property investments. When you think about this for a second, it becomes considerably ironic. The reason why anyone would invest in property is so that they make gains of the property and then get to enjoy the rewards from the returns.

However, it is not too far-fetched to imagine that way too much time is being spent managing these investments!

Overwhelming Issues

The solution to these problems is property management companies. The title gives away their job description and that tells you exactly what they do. Think about all the mundane tasks that you will have to do on your own when you own property. One your property has a repair that needs to be done and you have to get off your busy schedule and get that fixed. One of your tenants is creating problems and you will have to deal with it personally and that is again affecting your regularly scheduled problem.

Now, multiply these issues many times over if you own multiple properties and say they are all spread across the neighbourhood or city. It can get overwhelming! Now, imagine the alternative. You engage a property management firm and retain their services for a fixed fee, which might be monthly or yearly. That is it!

Property Managers

Whatever are the items that are agreed upon the agreement signed with the property management company, they will take care. You have literally no headaches to worry about. There is a repair in one of your properties, let your manager take care of it. Collecting rent? Let your property consultant take care of it. Unforeseen legal issue? Again, you continue on with your vacation while back home your manager takes care of it.

To get into a little detail as to what these managers do, we will start by renting an apartment or several apartments. Say you have half a dozen properties spread all over the city. Once you engage a property manager, he or she will do the work of hiring a real estate agent and finding tenants for your property. All the necessary negotiations related to the rent will be handled by the property managing agency. Necessary paper work is also negotiated and agreements are signed and taken care of. When the tenancy term comes to an end, again the closing formalities will be handled by the property company.

As you might have observed in the previous example, at no point are you involved with any of the happenings. You could always ask the manager to keep you in the loop but rest assured in exchange for a percentage of the gains you are making, he will take care of everything!

Just remember to hire the right manager and at the right price. As long as you make sure that you have got the right property manager, you will be able to make gains on your property investments without any of the headaches that come associated with it.

A Simple Product Creation and Product Launching Formula

If you tried to think of people involved in product creation, who would come to mind? You may think of Edison, Franklin, or maybe Henry Ford. Would you ever think of yourself as someone who can create a quality product? Product creation is actually relatively easy and product launching is not that tough either! If you follow a few easy to understand steps, you could be starting the product creation and product launching process sooner than you think.

The first step in creating your information product is to know and understand your market. This can be very time-consuming, especially if you are unsure of what to do or where to look to know your market. Studying your niche market and understanding the buzz words and buying patterns can ease the process dramatically. Personally, I would recommend networking with someone who has had success in the niche market you are considering and learn from their results. If they are into product creation and not very business savvy expect some hesitation. If they only sell products and have nothing to do with product launching or product creation you may your first affiliate (sales person)! Something else you can use to find hot trends is with the Google Trends tool.

The second step is the product creation process. Take your niche market and brainstorm ideas and topics relating to it. There are a lot of product launching contests going on recently relating to a newly created internet marketing tool. There are so many aspects to the mentioned niche that literally, and unfortunately, anything can be considered an Internet Marketing tool. The reason that anyone can basically create an Internet Marketing tool is because of something called Private Label Rights products.

What I use private label rights products for, and highly recommend them in this specific manner, is to cure writer’s block especially when it is lingering. Many people base their entire product creation and product launching on a private label rights product. This is where you can start to shine and build a strong brand for yourself. If you set goals for yourself, short-term goals to be exact, you can see your product creation come into being much faster and there is a good chance with less revision needed. If you keep hitting time restraint road blocks; however there is nothing wrong with a slow and steady approach, you can consider outsourcing portions of your project. Outsourcing can be an extremely huge benefit or just as great of a disaster.

You can find someone to outsource work to at a freelance site such as Guru.com or eLance.com. When reviewing proposals it is almost mandatory you perform a background check on them as you are in essence hiring them. Doing a background check on freelancers is as easy as asking for samples of their work and reviewing feedback on the freelance site from previous customers. Depending on the size and requirements of your project this can add up to a decent sized investment, so caution is very important. One tip I always recommend to people looking to hire an individual is to ask them what they can provide you that no one else can. This simple question gives them a chance to “toot their own horn” and acknowledge where they feel most competent as far as their skill set.

The final portion of the product creation and product launching formula is the launch. This can literally make or break the effort, time, and maybe (if you invested) money you put in to your project. There are numerous aspects to product launching and although their relevance is debated in terms to their effect, experts agree all must be followed. The person in your field who you asked for product advice from can help you substantially if you have kept in touch. If not, the first thing you need to do is to create a visually appealing website with flawless design work.

I also mentioned outsourcing before, this is one aspect of product launching I have little strength in and I always outsource this portion. The website does not have to be large however the content (ad copy in Internet Marketing) must be stellar and as perfect as possible. This is where advertising knowledge or experience is beneficial. When the site is set up you now put a lead capture form on your website.

I put two lead capture pages on all products I create on the internet and is one of the best methods of getting a solid start when you are in the product launching stage. When you gain information from a prospect or someone looking to get paid for referring sales you are able to provide them updates or specials. Many people abuse their prospect or affiliate lists by in turn emailing them with a new product daily and I find the recommendations to be totally unrelated to their original need, problem, or interest.

Another stage in the product launching stage is creating a free report or demo version of your product to entice the product to sign up to your email list. Using proper follow up with this can help generate numerous sales for you. One thing you need to ensure is that your free product completely relates to your main product that you are looking to sell.

You are now ready to advertise your product launching to customers as well as the opportunity to sell for affiliates. This is the single aspect that many product creations and launches fail on. It is actually not entirely difficult. One thing you can do is write articles (and a good amount of them) on topics relating to your product. I am a huge advocate of giving a solution in forums. When you join a forum you are normally offered the opportunity to create a signature. In your signature, you should enter the link to your opt-in or lead capture page. When you respond to posts, you are advertising your opportunity.

It is not impossible to create a product and it does not have to take a long time. You need to setup a plan and stick to it. If you get stuck, look at similar and successful products to your own and try and see how they did it. When you sit down and brainstorm you will be surprised with what you can imagine.