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    Becoming A Landlord

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    certain you set realistic goals. For example, expecting a small apartment complex in a mixed residential and industrial area to bring in the same base rent per as a luxury multifamily property in an upscale neighborhood isn't sensible. So tip one is: Tip #1 Consider the characteristics and attributes of each unit – or complex – when establishing base rent. Some factors that influence price include: socioeconomic conditions, tenant demographics, local economy and property location.…

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    in the Bronx is not without controversy and challenges. Critics argue that while it brings investment and improved amenities, it also displaces long-time residents, exacerbates inequality, and erases the cultural identity of neighborhoods. Rising rents and property taxes can force low-income families and small businesses out of their communities, leading to gentrification-induced…

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    Bribery is the act of offering, giving, receiving something of value in order to influence an official decision or other legal duties. Bribery is a severe crime and is punishable by the law in different ways in most countries. Bribery can be used to take illicit advantage over the law in different ways. It can be as small as to get away with speeding tickets and as big as tax evasion. In a country where poverty is prevalent, the system does tend to get corrupt. The main key to this system being…

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    their product lines and the customer needs will have the opportunity to shape the market (Strategy (Formerly Booz & Company) website white paper) This change in business environment lead to identifying and increasing the loyal customer base for Dollar Rent A Car by developing right product mix and improve the company’s share and its revenue. Additionally, we need to identify reasons for the customers…

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    Grey Hoffman Case Summary

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    surrendered possession of the premise on October 3, 2014. Pleadings The insureds initially filed a small claims forcible detainer and collection action to evict the plaintiffs from the house for failure to pay rent. The plaintiffs filed a counterclaim alleging that they rightfully withheld rent…

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    Carlos Bulosan's Legacy

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    farmer’s income dropped by nearly two thirds, the unskilled labor force of Filipinos was also hurt. People would often rent a room with other family members in order to scrape up enough money to pay rent, although groups of people were still being evicted due to inability to pay rent (Oakes 721). Carlos, along with his brother and group of friends were often unable to pay rent, and were kicked out of places regularly (Bulosan…

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    Rent Seekers

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    If someone or something has the the exclusive possession or control of something, people will call it “monopoly”. Rent seekers are the typical example of monopoly. Professor Joseph Stiglitz states they utilize monopoly to grab wealth from the nation, the middle class, and even the poor in the essay “Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal Society”. Besides the rent seekers, originators or an assignee are the beneficiaries of monopoly. American novelist Jonathan Lethem defines the term…

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    Zoom Car Case Study

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    quality of car rentals with respect to zoom cars. " Finding the ways to improve the service quality. " To develop and test the SERVQUAL scale for measuring car rental service quality. " To check if customer's perception exceeds expectations while seeking the service. Objectives : " To determine attributes in car rental that leads to better service quality perception. " To study the differences in perceptions of service quality based on demographics. " To assess the relationship between zoom…

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    population that created the sense of community. Sharon stress out that key New York neighbourhoods are in danger of losing their authenticity to gentrification. Therefore, Zukin and other anti-gentrifiers call for more government involvement to control rents and set zoning laws that limit the development of high rise buildings in small scale…

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    Home is a fundamental human need. What people can do without having space to live in? How people’s life goes when they lose their home? How to do something else but cannot protect our home? What make people losing their home, which is the necessary basic things in a person’s life? All of this comes out with me when I first time arrive American and seeing homeless on the street. And now, I can find the answers in the book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City written by Matthew Desmond…

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