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Brendan OBrien's Articles in General Business

  • Landlord Tips - Who’s Going to Do Your Maintenance?
    Most landlords only rely on professional contractors for some maintenance and repair tasks. The reason, of course, is price. Why pay a contractor big money to do a job you could do yourself, or find an inexpensive handyman to take care of, or even leave to the tenants? You must weigh at least three factors in deciding who will do a job. Those factors are cost, reliability, and quality.
  • Should You Invest in Overseas Real Estate?
    On a purely rational basis, investing in your own country usually makes much more sense than investing overseas. Overseas investments only make sense in certain very special cases, for a small percentage of investors that meet certain qualifications.