The Georgetown factory was able to mothball one of its three painting booths, saving energy and upkeep costs.

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Here we'll use an adjusted FFO measure favored by real estate research firm Green Street Advisors, which subtracts building-upkeep costs from FFO.

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Then the upkeep costs were too high for the owners.

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Capital, liability and upkeep costs are high.

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If you rent a home out for more than two weeks a year, it becomes a rental for tax purposes, and you can deduct costs for upkeep, such as repairs, utilities and condo maintenance fees.

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Not only is that real estate a great inflation hedge, it gives the company total control over both the upkeep of stores and occupancy costs.

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While there are obvious costs like annual upkeep and heating, the biggest single reason why dorms are getting more expensive is that they are much nicer than they were 20 years ago.

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However the report said that increased competition had brought down the cost of fixed line telephone costs while lower servicing charges and tyre costs had reduced the cost of car upkeep.

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