Robert R. Rowley PS

Attorney at Law


Category: Real Estate

Should you buy a rental property? – Money Management

Should you buy a rental property? – Money Management

http://www.moneymanagement.org/Community/Blogs/Blogging-for-Change/2015/March/Should-you-buy-a-rental-property.aspx?CMP=SNL-040215&cmp=

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Savers Are Losers?

Savers Are Losers?

This image requires an alt attribute. Robert Kiyosaki: Savers are losers – or are they? – #PropertyInvestment http://tinyurl.com/n5nbwnt

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3 Ways To Value A Business For Sale (National Federation of Small Businesses)

3 Ways To Value A Business For Sale (National Federation of Small Businesses)

Entrepreneurs ready to sell must decide whether an asset, income or market-valuation approach makes the most sense for their business. Although there are all sorts of reasons you might need to estimate the value of your small business—such as a divorce or a dispute over estate or gift taxation—the most typical one is when you’re […]

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Spokane County’s Property Valuation Nears Record

Spokane County’s Property Valuation Nears Record

Tax rates hold fairly level for third consecutive year Mike McLean March 26th, 2015 The overall property value in Spokane County ticked upward in 2014 for the second consecutive year. The total assessed value, at $38.5 billion, also is within a percentage point of 2009’s peak value of $38.8 billion. Byron Hodgson, chief deputy assessor, […]

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The New Washington State Marijuana Laws Cause A Fog of Questions for Rental Property Owners

The New Washington State Marijuana Laws Cause A  Fog of Questions for Rental Property Owners

The New Marijuana Laws Cause A Fog of Questions for Rental Property Owners During the 2012 election cycle, Washington State voters made legal recreational use and possession of small quantities of marijuana.  This affects property managers and landlords in some very dramatic ways. First of all, like smoking regular cigarettes, there is sticky residue on walls, […]

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Washington State Residential Landlords And Service Animal Rules

Washington State Residential Landlords And Service Animal Rules

I have been having more and more calls from landlords inquiring as to what they can and cannot do when the tenant indicates that their “pet” is actually their “service animal” and that the landlord cannot charge a deposit nor deny a tenancy based upon the service animal. If you are looking for a bright […]

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Marijuana Options for Landlords and Property Managers

Marijuana Options for Landlords and Property Managers

Every few days there are more articles about the changes in the laws regarding the use or possession of marijuana.  Or there is a news segment on the TV.  It would seem clear that a person could then use either recreational or medical marijuana on their own property and not be permitted to use it […]

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7 Things Millionaires Do Differently

7 Things Millionaires Do Differently

7 things millionaires do differently @JohnWarrillow http://trib.al/ZqRB3J1 The Millionaire Next Door made an impression on me when I first picked it up in the late 1990s. I was running a business that aimed to help very large companies market to small-business owners. The book’s author, Thomas J. Stanley, was also advising big companies (in his case, on […]

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Wearable technology: The wear, why and how

Wearable technology: The wear, why and how

The Economist | Wearable technology: The wear, why and how http://www.economist.com/news/business/21646225-smartwatches-and-other-wearable-devices-become-mainstream-products-will-take-more?frsc=dg%7Cd via @theeconomist

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Using RCW 6.23.120 To Force A Washington State Sheriff’s Sale Purchaser To Sell Property To A New Purchaser And Also Pay A Real Estate Commission

Using RCW 6.23.120 To Force A Washington State Sheriff’s Sale Purchaser To Sell Property To A New Purchaser And Also Pay A Real Estate Commission

If you purchase real estate in Washington State, pursuant to a Chapter 6.21 RCW Sheriff Sale, your purchase is not secure during the one-year redemption as RCW 6.23.120 , allows a third-party to force the previously successful sheriff sale purchaser to sell the property to the third-party and also pay a real estate commission.  This provision […]

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