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	<title>AAOA - American Apartment Owners Association &#187; Collections</title>
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		<title>Deadbeat Tenants On the Rise?</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/11/12/deabeat-tenants-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite collections efforts, some landlords never see a dime
by Robert Griswold
Q: For the past 20 years I have been buying and managing rental homes and I have to say that these days tenants are worse than I have ever experienced. 
 
Not all tenants are bad, but lately I have seen a noticeable increase in tenants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Alternative to Collecting Security Deposits</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/10/26/an-alternative-to-collecting-security-deposits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Landlords Choosing Surety Bonds Over Security Deposits: But Will It Work for You?
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by Bill Gray
As with all of my articles, this one is from the perspective of a landlord collecting tenant debt. Remember, I am on the back end of the deal, looking at damaged rental units and unpaid rent. I will limit my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlords Should Consider Settling Tenant Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/10/08/landlords-should-consider-settling-tenant-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/10/08/landlords-should-consider-settling-tenant-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bill Gray
Some of my most uncomfortable moments have come when talking to landlords about considering settlement offers. 
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Often, the landlord is so emotional about the debt he or she is owed that settling is not an option.
After 12 years of reviewing tenant debt accounts, I can tell you with certainty that landlords who seriously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Evicted Tenant Ever Pay?</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/09/17/will-your-evicted-tenant-ever-pay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you certain your old tenant won’t pay his or her bill?
Landlords tell me several times a week there is no way their previous tenant will ever pay what they owe. As I said in a previous post, if you have a crystal ball that tells you he won’t pay you what he owes, why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wait Before You Hand Over Keys to New Tenant</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/09/07/wait-before-you-hand-over-keys-to-new-tenant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bill Gray
   
Often after a tenant signs the lease, the landlord immediately hands over the keys. At this point, many landlords miss a critical opportunity to gain profit and minimize the risk that the tenant will eventually leave owing money.
In 30-40% of the tenant debt files I review, either the move-in inspection was done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Accurate Records Increases Debt Collection</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/04/09/keeping-accurate-records-increases-debt-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bill Gray
With over 10 years experience in the apartment collection business, I can tell you the best ways for a deadbeat tenant to rip you off.
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Do you keep a conversation log with your tenant?
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Do you file correspondence from and about your tenant?
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Probably not.
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In fact, many of my collection clients don&#8217;t even have a valid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Money Saving and Money Making Tips of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/12/22/top-10-money-saving-and-money-making-tips-of-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/12/22/top-10-money-saving-and-money-making-tips-of-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve brought you dozens of money saving tips over the year. Here&#8217;s a countdown of some of the&#160;best technology and money making ideas of 2008, so you can save even&#160;more&#160;in 2009:
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The simplest, easiest ways to lower your costs:
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1.&#160; Over liners.&#160; These drip-catching, energy saving liners are CHEAP, and save you a bundle.&#160;&#160;See &#160;Make Oven Cleaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid This Tenant Debt Collection Nightmare</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/07/31/avoid-this-tenant-debt-collection-nightmare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/07/31/avoid-this-tenant-debt-collection-nightmare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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Tenant debt collection expert Bill Gray is seeing a disturbing trend:
&#8220;We are getting more and more collection requests from owners who inherited the existing tenants from the seller,&#8221; Bill explains. 
&#8220;Problem is, all they have is the lease. They don&#8217;t have the information we need for collection. Sometimes they don&#8217;t even have the debtor&#8217;s Social Security Number.&#8221; 
The demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Being Ripped Off By Your Collection Agency?</title>
		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/06/02/are-you-being-ripped-off-by-your-collection-agency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/06/02/are-you-being-ripped-off-by-your-collection-agency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s tough when you get ripped off by your tenant.  But it adds insult to injury when you turn to a collection agency for help collecting the debt, only to learn they are taking advantage of you.
How do some collection agencies take advantage of unsuspecting landlords?
In short…by not showing you how to collect the debt [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/03/19/215/</link>
		<comments>http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2008/03/19/215/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Ezzell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLD TENANT DEBT: Are you leaving money in your file drawer?
Our collection guru Bill Gray has some advice for you:&#160; If you have old, uncollected rent files, you may be&#160;sitting on a wad of cash.
&#8220;A lot of landlords just give up when&#160;the tenant skips and they can&#8217;t find a new address &#8212; they think that [...]]]></description>
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