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Operating Expenses Recurring costs required to maintain and manage a rental property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, utilities (if paid by the owner), property management fees, and other day-to-day expenses. Calculation: Insurance + Property Taxes + Property Management + Repairs & Maintenance + Capital Expenditures + HOA Fees
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Operating Expenses Recurring costs required to maintain and manage a rental property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, utilities (if paid by the owner), property management fees, and other day-to-day expenses. Calculation: Insurance + Property Taxes + Property Management + Repairs & Maintenance + Capital Expenditures + HOA Fees
FROM THE ALABAMA LAWYER: Am I the Last of My Kind?
By Christy Crow A few years ago, I was talking to a partner at a large Plaintiffs’ firm about a case we were working on together and he said, “Christy, I am proud of you. A lot of small-town attorneys have just given up and complain about the large firms, but not you. You’ve adapted.” My immediate reaction was to think that I didn’t know I had a choice -I have a family to support. Despite my cynical first reaction, his words stayed with me.
Merry Christmas!
A week before Christmas and I am reminded once again how much I hate shopping. But I love being the person that gives the perfect gift. You know the gift that someone doesn’t even really know they want but then you think of something and you know it’s perfect for them.
Gratitude
Recently, I was doing some research for a continuing education presentation that I was making for a group of lawyers. The presentation was about health and wellness in attorneys. In doing the research, I was fascinated to discover how much information is available about gratitude and the effects being grateful has on mental health and wellness. One particularly interesting take on this was from Shawn Achor, a psychologist who became well known for a Ted Talk he recorded about ten years ago.
Say what you mean… Mean what you say
I was listening to a podcast last week that talked about integrity. It was a business podcast, and the speaker discussed the importance of a business owner to set the tone for the entire organization. One thing he emphasized was keeping your word and modeling that good behavior for your co-workers and employees. Essentially, the message was that you don't lead by saying…you lead by doing. So, if you want your employees to value your clients, you must value your clients.
Patience
Anyone that knows me well would laugh at the idea of me offering advice on patience. One of my mother’s favorite sayings when I was growing up was that “Patience is a virtue…. That I don’t have.” She was talking about herself but she certainly passed that attitude on to her daughters. Life, however, presents us with multiple opportunities to develop patience and this week was no different. We all have been waiting for the COVID numbers to decline again.
Never Stop Learning
School started back in the last few weeks for most students. Some love school and some do not love it as much, but they will all learn something this year while they are in the classrooms. A good friend of mine is about to embark on a similar learning process, going to spend three weeks at a retreat designed to improve your skills as a trial lawyer.
Starting Over
I was talking to a friend of mine recently and she was telling me about problems she was having in a relationship. When I asked why she wanted to continue to maintain the relationship, she could not come up with any reasons. We then talked through what that might mean and how ending a relationship can be scary sometimes. Endings are hard.
Knowing and Caring
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” This quote was originally attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt, but a friend recently quoted it and it has stuck with me. We are often so caught up in being the person that is “right” in a conversation that we forget to be the person that listens and cares about other people in the conversation. As we all know, that rarely leads to anything other than more disagreements. Actions speak louder than words.
Refresh Yourself
What refreshes you? Is it a cool glass of water? Or sitting on the porch with some friends? Watching a beautiful sunset? For me, it is spending time with people I love and creating memories with them that I can treasure. We all find our strength in different things but Jordan shared some notes from a sermon she heard with me this week that made me think about what refreshes us.
Do Over
Do you remember being a kid and getting a “do over” when something went wrong in a game? Maybe you didn’t kick the ball as far as you thought it should go or you didn’t make the catch and you called for a do over. It was great because for a quick moment in time, you could turn the clock back and get a free shot to do it better the second time around. Sometimes it worked out better, sometimes it didn’t, but there was a lot of hope and power in the do over.
A New Year
It is January. 2021 is here. Like me, you may have set a new year resolution or goal that you want to accomplish in 2021. Usually, we set resolutions because we want something to change in our life. The problem is that if all we do is want something to change, then nothing will change. If we are not specific and have a plan about how we are going to change, things will likely remain the same. And 2021 will end just as it began - without the resolution accomplished.
Hospital workers recognized
By Christy Crow When the pandemic started, all Americans recognized that there is an essential worker that we may not have recognized before - those that work in health care. As the pandemic spread and hospitals filled, workers at hospitals put their health and wellness on the line to continue to work every day. Jinks, Crow & Dickson wanted to recognize our local health care workers and thank them for everything they do for our community.
A New Year
There have been very few years in history that compare to 2020. Time Magazine recently declared it the Worst Year Ever given the pandemic, the nationwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and the financial problems that have affected so many Americans because of the pandemic.
How vs. Why
For those of you that do not know me or my family, we are a family of do-ers. “Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die” could have been my motto growing up. There was no mountain we would not climb, often times simply because it was there to climb. My parents taught me the value of hard work and sacrifice which, in large part, is why I have been successful in many endeavors in my life.
In-Person Absentee Voting Will Keep Voters Safe
By Christy Crow As of September 18, 2020, thirteen Bullock County residents have died because of the COVID-19 virus, and more than 560 of our friends and neighbors have been infected with this disease. Many of us are scared about going out, being in crowds, or being in enclosed spaces. Cold and flu season is coming up and that will not improve things. But we shouldn’t be scared about crowding on Election Day. I voted this week and you can too.
Don’t Give Up
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Everyone is affected by suicide, not just the victim. Suicide has an impact on the friends, co-workers, and family of the victim. On average, one person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes and 2 out of every 3 of those people suffer from depression. There is a lot of stigma associated with suffering from a mental health disorder and, because of that, people sometimes do not get help.
What’s Holding You Back?
I read a novel last week that told the story of three people – two of them betrayed the third. Even after the betrayal, they continued in each other’s lives for the next fifteen years. Silence, distrust, anger and hate dominated their lives. When one of them dies at the end, the remaining two finally look at each other and realize that they have wasted the best years of their lives and that their anger and distrust robbed them of the chance for happiness for many years.
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