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<title>Using a Standard Rental Contract</title>
<description>A standard rental contract can be useful to protect yourself and you clients or tenants’ rights. As for apartment renting and some equipment rentals the renter will be required to make a security deposit, or an amount of money kept by the renter as an i...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_694397_18.html</link>
<pubDate>26th November 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Using Fossil Fuels</title>
<description>Fossil fuels are a natural but non renewable source fuels or organic compounds made of hydrogen and carbon that develop thru the natural decomposition of plants and animals over thousa...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_694348_15.html</link>
<pubDate>26th November 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What to Include in a Real Estate Purchase Agreement</title>
<description>When selling or buying real estate, it is very important and even required in
most places to have properly executed written real estate purchase agreements. A
real estate pur...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_683247_33.html</link>
<pubDate>05th November 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Rental Contract Form</title>
<description>Anyone following the markets recently will understand that the real estate market has now become a hot topic and almost everyone is now interested in how it works. Because of current trends, more and more people are seeking education as to how to buy or r...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_681342_33.html</link>
<pubDate>03rd November 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The Best and Newest Features of Internet (Online) Banking</title>
<description>Do you still queue up in the bank to pay your credit card bills or patiently wait for your bank statement to arrive in the mail?  Welcome to the internet age.  Online banking has now become an alternative t...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_678696_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How to Get Out of a Real Estate Contract</title>
<description>Picture this scenario:  After viewing several homes with your realtor, you’ve finally found the home of your dreams.  A real estate contract has been drawn up and has been signed by both buyer and seller.  The...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_671492_33.html</link>
<pubDate>21st October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How Does a Land Contract Work</title>
<description>People want to have their own house.  It is a common aspiration.  But in today’s extremely tight credit market (think US financial bailout), a potential home buyer may not be able to obtain financing from a traditional bank or a mortgage company.  In th...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_665504_33.html</link>
<pubDate>15th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Armando Montelongo – A True Rags to Riches Story</title>
<description>If you have watched episodes of the famous TV reality show “Flip This House”, you should be familiar with its maverick host Armando Montelongo.  Dubbed the “flipping machine”,...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_665480_33.html</link>
<pubDate>15th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How to Flip a House</title>
<description>Real Estate is one of the most profitable industries around, but not everyone is cut out for this business. There are certain tricks of the trade that you must learn before you can begin investing in real estate. 


Starting this kind of business can b...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_659494_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Flipping a House for Cash</title>
<description>There are many ways to earn in the real estate business. A popular strategy is holding real estate, which is done by hanging on to a piece of property, usually, until such time that it can command the best price on the market.


As a newcomer in the re...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_659492_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Buying Pre Foreclosures </title>
<description>Buying pre foreclosed homes is one of the best ways to buy real estate.


Pre foreclosures are properties that are on the final stage on the verge of repossession by the lender or bank. Although the owner is still in complete control over the property,...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_659490_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What To Do When Your Home Isn’t Selling </title>
<description>You need to sell a home fast, but your house has been sitting for sale with no takers for some period. Probably, what you need is a good presentation.


Selling a house is just like going to an interview. The impression that you make to an interviewer ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_659466_33.html</link>
<pubDate>08th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What to Look for in an Online Savings Account</title>
<description>Internet banking has never been so easy and convenient. With a variety of banking services now made available on the internet, online banking serves as a perfect option for the busy people not only the profe...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_649636_19.html</link>
<pubDate>26th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Internet Banking Security Now More Enhanced</title>
<description>Guarantees against online fraud are what most consumers look for in internet banking services. As money is a major consideration here, they just want the best protection for their savings and investments. Regardless of whether they’re banking in a brick...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_648147_19.html</link>
<pubDate>24th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How Does a Quit Claim Deed Work?</title>
<description>People who own several real estate properties may, at some point in their lives, turn over a house to another person such as a sibling, give it as a gift to a child or grandchild or sell it. During these instances, the owner is required by law to execute ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_648127_33.html</link>
<pubDate>24th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Free Internet Banking: What To Look For</title>
<description>With so many products and services getting more expensive these days, surprisingly there are some things we can still avail for free. One is the free  internet banking service offered by most banks. By free...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_642514_19.html</link>
<pubDate>19th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What Should a Residential Lease Agreement Include?</title>
<description>Homeowners who are not able to sell their home quickly have the option of either waiting for a good buyer to come or renting out their property. While there may not be as many buyers in sight, an ideal choice would be to lease the home. At least with this...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_642449_33.html</link>
<pubDate>18th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What Questions Are Not Allowed On A Rental Application?</title>
<description>A rental application form is necessary when planning to lease a real estate property whether it’s a home or an apartment. This document, which is required by law, enables a landlord to g...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_641385_33.html</link>
<pubDate>18th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What is Flipping in Real Estate Terms?</title>
<description>Real estate flipping. Home flipping. Property flipping. You may have heard about this on the streets, on TV, in your office or you may have read about it in the newspaper or magazine and it got you very cu...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_637265_33.html</link>
<pubDate>15th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Real Estate Contracts: What to Include?</title>
<description>Transactions involving real estate properties won’t be complete without the necessary documents. Written and signed documents are important to legitimize these deals between two or more parties. One vital form involved here is the contract also known as...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_636035_33.html</link>
<pubDate>12th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Buying and Flipping Foreclosures</title>
<description>Flipping real estate properties has become a popular method of gaining big money for many people regardless of whether or not they have prior background in real estate. Investors have been drawn to this ve...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_635062_33.html</link>
<pubDate>11th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Banks vs. Internet Banking</title>
<description>With the internet in our midst, people are given the convenience of doing a variety of financial transactions online whether at home, in the office or even while on the go. This advanced and phenomenal technological innovation has indeed made life easier ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_635030_19.html</link>
<pubDate>11th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How to Close Your Credit Card Accounts</title>
<description>It’s a reality that most people today own one or two credit cards. This credit card is a big help especially when making huge purchases and when cash is not readily available. The only downside is the interest fees that card holders need to deal with. ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_626014_63.html</link>
<pubDate>08th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What Impact Does Closing Credit Cards Have On Your Credit Score?</title>
<description>Establishing a favorable credit score is essential especially for people who frequently avail of various forms of credit. A good credit score is considered by most lending and banking institutions as a positive sign of being able to manage your finances w...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_620589_19.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Tips For Selling Your Flip </title>
<description>Flipping real estate properties is no easy task. It not only takes hard work and patience but also money. Hard work means being able to find the right property at the right price, upgrading it a bit before...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_620529_33.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How Will Credit Counseling Services Affect My Credit Rating?</title>
<description>Many people today face various financial challenges particularly in making both ends meet what with the prices of major commodities such as gasoline continuously going up. This causes a domino effect resulting in the prices of other goods such as flour, c...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_620514_63.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How To Rebuild Your Credit With Credit Cards</title>
<description>A good credit score is vital today in order for people to provide their basic necessities in life. It is also important in an effort to avail of various loans and other forms of credit. However, this score is not served in a silver platter and given to al...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_620500_19.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Flipping Houses in a Buyer’s Market</title>
<description>Flipping houses is a worthwhile project to venture into especially if you’re looking to earn huge profits. This is an effective way of investing in real estate properties as well. Yes, it may entail a lot of hard work but in the end, there’s sufficien...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_618560_33.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Help! What does My Credit Score Mean? Credit Scores Explained</title>
<description>Credit scores play a vital role in a person’s financial life. They can make or break your chance of obtaining a mortgage loan, a credit card and other types of loans. For home buyers, a credit score is important in the home buying process as well as in ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_618531_19.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What You Should Do If The Home You Are Renting Is In Foreclosure</title>
<description>Not everybody can afford to buy a home that’s why there are rental properties and renters or tenants. Rental homes benefit not only the owners or landlords but the renters as well. Apart from those who can’t afford to purchase a house, these rental ho...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_618521_33.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What To Expect When Getting A Home Inspection</title>
<description>A home inspection is one of the requirements of people buying a home. Its objective is to come up with a report on a home’s condition both positive and negative. Getting a home inspection assures them that the property they are buying is in good conditi...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_618499_33.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Tips For Renting Out Your Home</title>
<description>Homes have sentimental values especially if it’s the first residential property a family has lived in for many years. This is one of the reasons why many homeowners don’t easily let go of their homes even after buying a new one.  Sometimes, too, profe...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_611373_33.html</link>
<pubDate>28th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Online Advertising – The Newest Way To Market Your Home</title>
<description>Selling a home requires advertising it in as many ways as possible to reach a wide audience. If you fall in the FSBO (for sale by owner) category, you need to exert extra effort to market y...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_611363_33.html</link>
<pubDate>28th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>How To Write A Newspaper Ad For Selling Your Home</title>
<description>Selling a home entails a lot of paper work from coming up with counter proposals, sales agreement to home warranti...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_606696_33.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What You Need to Know Before You Start Flipping Houses</title>
<description>Home flipping has been a big come-on for many people, whether professionals or average individuals. Many are lured by the huge profits that they can potentially earn from buying and selling homes with only a little capital. It's okay to aspire but then, t...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_606495_33.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>What is a Hardship Letter?</title>
<description>It is hard to lose a home these days when prices of good and gasoline are going up. But for those whose homes are in danger of being foreclosed due to non-payment of mortgage, there are ways to stop the process or declaring bankruptcy. One option is to ap...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_606491_33.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd August 2008</pubDate>
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