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Real Estate News from the Ground Up™ February 2013
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TO: Friends of Total Property Resources (TPR) and
Total Property Management Services (TPMS)
During the month of March we will be hosting a video contest! Submit a 60 second video on our Facebook page of a positive experience you had working Total Property Resources or with one of our specific brokers. The video winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to Dutch Brothers.
Total Property Resources, LLC
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NorthWest Crossing Guild Builder Greg Welch Construction Named Green Builder of the Year
Central Oregon Builders' Association honors Bend builder with top honors for building sustainably in 2012.
At an award ceremony earlier this month, the Central Oregon Builders' Association honored NorthWest Crossing Guild Builder Greg Welch Construction with the title of 2012 Green Builder of the Year. The company, which...click here to read more.
To see Homes by Greg Welch Construction listed or sold by Total Property Resources, click here.
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The Fine Print - February 2013 Issue 
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SELLING A RENTAL PROPERTY? KNOW THE TENANT'S LEGAL RIGHTS.
Question: I am a licensed real estate broker. I have a client property owner who wants to list their rental property with me for sale and it is occupied by a tenant under a rental agreement. As is standard procedure for handling a listing, I am preparing to have a lockbox put in place on the property, but I just heard there may be some question about the legality of doing this because of the tenant occupancy. Is there, and is there anything else I should know about how to deal with the showing of the property, the conduct of open houses, and so on, given the tenant occupancy?
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DISCLAIMER: this column does not constitute the giving of legal advice, and your reading this column does not create an attorney/client relationship. You are encouraged to consult a lawyer or accountant should you have questions about how this information may be applicable to your particular situation.
David R. Ambrose
Principal, Chief Executive Officer
Ambrose Law Group LLC

Direct Dial: 503.467.7217
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Refinance Program Underutilized
A state program designed to help underwater Deschutes County homeowners refinance their mortgages has gone underutilized since its introduction in...to read more, click here. |
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Foreclosure Shift Continues
Deschutes County judicial foreclosure cases tripled in 2012
Foreclosure cases are rapidly filling the dockets in the Deschutes County Circuit Court, adding hundreds of new cases and increasing the workload on a court in its fourth year of budget cuts and...to read more, click here. |
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Zillow: 28% of Portland Homeowners Underwater
Web editor-Portland Business Journal
The percentage of underwater Portland homeowners is right in line with the national average.
According to online real estate data company Zillow, the number of homeowners with negative equity was...To read more, click here. |