Earlier we gave you 4 tips for Happy Home-Based Business Partners. Now we’ll cover 4 more.1. Give Up Every Now and Then – Just like in a marriage, you must learn to compromise in your home-based business. You can’t always have it your way; you have to learn how to give in to what your spouse is doing sometimes. You have to consider your spouse and their ideas and needs in order to make the business work.2. Remember Why You’re Doing What You’re Doing – Keep focused on the fact that you’re building a home-based business for your family and use that as your motivation. Remember that when times get difficult or stressful, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.3. Leave Something Behind – Proverbs 13:22 says a good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children… Use your home-based business as an inheritance to your children and their children. Imagine teaching your children all of the skills you have learned and developed while building your business. Do you think they will be ready for the real world when they get out of school? Of course they would.You would have left them with something that no one can take away from them. You would have taught them how to be self-sufficient and how not to depend on someone else giving them a job in order to provide for themselves.4. Create Your Legacy – Make sure that your name (and your spouses) is a good name. Make sure that when people hear your name they think honest, integrity, intelligent, character, encouraging, fair, loving, hard working, etc. When people think about the two of you they should have the upmost respect for you and what you have done in your home-based business.So before you and your spouse take on the task of building a home-based business together, remember these points. And if you are already in business together you may want to re-evaluate your partnership and make some changes so that it is prosperous financially, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.Make sure you read the Resource Box for more information on a great home-based business and follow the instructions there.To YOUR Success,Rodney

Having an internet home based business isn’t as hard as it may sound. In fact, just about anyone with internet connection can start one these days. Starting, however, is very different from succeeding. Less than 15% of people who start an online business will ever make enough money to replace their full time job. Less than 50% of those people ever make $100 let alone achieve a full time income. Knowing what to focus on when running your internet business is crucial if you want to be successful.The very first and important thing you will want to do is figure out what the most important task is. This is the task that makes you the most money. The reason for knowing this is so you spend at least 90% of your time doing this task. Most people spend the majority on the minor things and because of this, never get much done in terms of earning more money. They spend most of their time on busy work instead of crucial work. For example, if you business model involves ranking your site in the search engines by way of getting links, then 90% of the time should be spend on getting links.Another thing you will definitely need to do is to discipline yourself to do the work. Knowing what to do and doing it are two completely different things. You can do this simply be creating a schedule of what you will be doing on a daily basis and forcing yourself to follow it. At first, it may be a drag. After a while though, you will get into the flow of things and doing what needs to be done will eventually be automatic.One of the hardest parts to succeeding with an internet business is trying to find home based business leads.  After you have set up your business, how do you get customers.  This is tricky because a lot of your business can be generated through a website, if your website gets traffic.  Otherwise, you will have to advertise appropriately to find home based business leads.Lastly, you will need to measure your results. You need to figure out what is working and what is not. As with anything else, what gets measured gets improved. There is always room for improvement so constantly look for ways to be more efficient. Being able to succeed with an internet home based business isn’t complex but it does take a lot of work. This is all assuming that you have the right system. If you don’t, you’ll just be running around in circles.

what is NPros? NPros is an online site that lists, outlines, and compares home based business opportunities. If you are part of the MLM or home based business community or are thinking of becoming a rep in a company you need NPros. Check out the the quantity and variety of information collected on this site. I think you will be pleased and satisfied with what you find.NPros is the longest running and most complete resource guide for home based business opportunities on the internet. For one stop information you can view the site for a large amount of basic company information, resources both inside the site and links for outside sites, more opportunities listed than any other site, information on each companies products and services, the executives of each company and where the headquarters of each company is located. You will find over 1000 MLM and home based companies on the site to choose from. There is a section where you can find current news and updates on each company how each is ranked compared with other companies.One of the first things you will want to do when picking your company is to look into the products. What kind of products or services are you interested in? For example, certainly do not pick nutrition if you are not interested in that area, on the NPros site you can view companies by product category or by the name of the company. You will be very surprised by the amount of companies and the information about each company to be studied on the NPros site.NPros lists and reviews new companies often in their prelaunch stage. If you are thinking you want to be on the ground floor of a new opportunity this is a perfect first stop. If you are looking for a more established MLM business you can find the history and beginnings of all companies on the site. When looking for an opportunity look for the NPros certification as they review the companies for reliability, management experience of the top executives, the quality of the business model, their probability of success for the company and for it’s reps and distributors.You can also promote you company on this site with tens of thousands of visits every month from people who are looking for MLMs,network marketing, and home based business opportunities, you can post events for free or view the events of other reps or companies that you might want to take advantage of yourself.There is also a section where you can view the bios of each companies executives to review their experience, integrity, and what they have done in business thus far. In my opinion this is a very valuable tool for use before you become involved in a specific MLM company.You can view and review a list of the top home based businesses get the MLM info about the companies their MLM ranking compared to other MLM companies and review all the home business statistics before you get involved with a certain company, you want to e part of the best and highest ranked companies don’t you?Also NPros shows you the top categories of companies like homes care products, travel, or a multitude of other categories.Take some time and view the NPros site to find your future in a home based business, or more about a company you are involved with or thinking of signing up to be part of. This site has more MLM info than any others and is very non-biased just states the facts and home based statistics. For more information on becoming successful in your home based business click the link below and make the best of any home based business available.

First impressions matter immensely, thus a property owner should never neglect their investment property’s landscaping. A real estate agent who is getting a property ready for sale spends time, energy and effort making the most of a property’s curb appeal to entice a potential buyer to buy for the highest possible price. A rule of thumb is that a realtor who invests $1 dollar of curb appeal improvements will gain their clients $3 of return at close of escrow. In the same vein, a property manager should counsel his clients to invest some time, energy and effort in sprucing up their rental property exterior landscaping to help attract more potential renters or keep the ones they have. The art of providing just enough curb appeal, just the right balance of attractive landscaping, while maintaining a fixed maintenance budget can be achieved through education, experience, and common sense. Experienced property managers should be able to put together a plan for their owners at no additional expense.

Long Term Landscaping Planning for Your Portfolio of Properties is Key

An experienced property manager can and will help their clients improve their exterior landscapes with just the right balance of attractive components while not breaking the bank. A proper mix will help the owner keep the property rented, while at the same time reduce the monthly maintenance of the property, which in turn reduces costs. For example, although lush, cool, beautifully manicured green grass is very attractive, the cost of installing and maintaining the grass is not as cost effective as keeping a small patch of grass with other drought resistant groundscape like gravel, bark, mulch and wood chips. These other ground cover alternatives also help keep moisture in the ground to reduce water consumption. An experienced property manager can evaluate and help an owner make some design changes to improve aesthetics and reduce maintenance costs.

Trees, Trees, and More Trees

Other than the property’s building a well-thought out scattering of trees are by far the most valuable asset a property exterior can have. Mature, gorgeous, and sky-reaching trees can also help reduce cooling costs for a rental property which in turn makes the property more attractive to rent. If your investment property lacks trees consider having an arborist or landscape architect suggest some different species of trees and locations to plant them on the property to maximize their possible benefits.

Seven (7) Ideas for Low-Cost Landscaping

When you have an opportunity you should get together with your property manager and try to implement a long-term plan for landscaping improvement and maintenance with the goal being to improve aesthetics and reduce maintenance costs. The following list includes some low-cost ideas to think about and brainstorm with your property manager:

1) City Tree Program – Some cities and towns actually give away trees for property owners as long as the owner follows certain guidelines;

2) Look for Sales – Wait until the end of the growing season to go shopping for trees, shrubs, soil and mulch because the retailers that didn’t sell all their inventory will be looking to get rid of these items at a discount;

3) Demolished Buildings – Look around your neighborhood for demolition sites as there are often free bricks or other building materials which can be used in your landscaping designs;

4) Work Your Existing Plants – Educate yourself to help keep and shape the trees and shrubs you already have to give them new life and vitality, or even relocate them.

5) Buy Small – Buy smaller sized plants, shrubs, and trees which will be less than larger ones.

6) Make Your Own Compost – You can easily build and maintain a composter on your rental property where you or your gardener deposits all of the grounds clippings, waste, and leaves. This compost will eventually produce fertilizer which is one more thing you won’t have to purchase.

7) Use Drought Resistant Plants – Not only is water scarce, but it is getting more expensive on a monthly basis, so a collection of drought resistant plants is important for long-term maintenance cost reduction.

Be Patient and Watch Your Property ROI and Exterior Improve

When you have slowly but surely implemented a long-term plan for exterior landscaping improvement and maintenance your reward will be improved aesthetics, reduced maintenance and reduced costs. More importantly your investment property will be more attractive to potential renters and those renters who do live there will not want to leave. Finally, the improvements and maintenance expenses are fully tax deductible provided you and/or your property manager has saved the receipts and properly recorded them.

Remember, first impressions make a huge difference. A property owner should get together and implement a plan with their property manager and never neglect their investment property’s exterior landscaping and overall appearance. If your property manager is not making these types of suggestions maybe it is time to begin looking for a new property manager.

The most familiar aspect of real estate law is the purchase or sale of a residential home. In this case the attorney oversees the closing, protecting the interests of his client, whether buyer or seller. Usually the main concern is that the title is clear, in other words, that there is no lien on the property. For example, if the current or any previous owner has had work done on the house but has not paid the contractor, real estate law permits a mechanic’s lien on the property. An attorney can help the buyer decide how to respond to a defective title.

While most real estate transactions proceed smoothly, odd things can happen and people do not always behave as expected. Issues with the condition of the property occur regularly, the most common being the seller removing something unexpectedly. One seller removed the entire central air conditioning unit. While this is extreme, permanently attached features such as window treatments, shelving, chandeliers and ceiling fans vanish on a fairly frequent basis. More serious are defects that do not become apparent until after closing, such as a roof that leaks or a basement that floods with the first thunderstorm. Real estate law sorts out all of these situations, but the wronged party must be protected by a solid contract. The time to contact a lawyer is before signing the contract, not after an issue arises.

Real estate law also addresses threats to home ownership such as foreclosure and eminent domain. If a homeowner misses mortgage payments, the bank may choose to foreclose on the property. Eminent domain allows the government to seize a home for the greater public good but must compensate the owner for the fair market value of the property. If a homeowner finds himself in either of these risky circumstances, he had best consult with an attorney.

Other aspects of property rights covered by real estate law include easements and encroachments. One enthusiastic new homeowner purchased fencing in eight-foot increments and proceeded to assemble his eight-foot sections right past the lot line, hijacking four feet of his neighbor’s yard. A letter from the neighbor’s attorney was enough to cause him to rethink his new backyard and rebuild the fence.

In these and many other situations, a homeowner may find that a simple consultation with an attorney that specializes in real estate law protects their interests and mitigates their risk.