procedures

Surviving Property Management

July 24, 2010

Whether you are a full time professional property manager or an individual who manages personal rentals everyone reaches a point where you just want to pack it all in. I love property management but in order for me to be fresh, creative and have a long career in the field I love I need to take [...]

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Property Management from a Newbie Perspective

May 21, 2010

I have a part-time admin who is a property owner herself and has had a property management company (me) handling her properties for her.  We were lucky enough to have her help us out in the office and  after 6 months on the job I asked her to write about property management behind the scenes, [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: Z

April 16, 2010

Well I am on Z and covered all topics related to Property Management through the alphabet and then some.  Hope you have found the topics timely and of interest.  Zero Sum Gain (break even), Zap Your Energy, Zombie, Zen, Zest for Life Zero-Sum-Gain – break even is at least where you want to be with [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: P

March 15, 2010

Patience, Preventative Maintenance, Pets, Policies & Procedures, Photos, Profit Patience – Always outline in detail what you want done with the property and in the lease.  When tenants ask what seems to be stupid questions be patient and happy that they are asking you first..educate your tenant. Preventative Maintenance – Do annual checks for batteries [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: J

February 22, 2010

Jaded, Job & Judge Jaded – I see long time property owners who get to a point where they are jaded about tenants and being a property manager.  This ultimately comes about because they, the owners, don’t have procedures in place so every interaction with their tenants is a new and taxing experience.  This is [...]

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Home Retention Workshop January 21st

January 16, 2010

Is your home worth less than you owe? Are you headed toward foreclosure?  It’s not too late…you still have options. Take control and get the answers you need to keep your home and avoid foreclosure.  This workshop is being presented by local experts:  Mortgage Banker, CPA, Realtor & Home Retention Consultant Date:  January 21, 2010 [...]

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Cabrillo Landlord Class

October 7, 2009

Taught a 1 day class this past weekend on how to be a good landlord. Most attendees are either current property owners who rent their properties or people thinking about if they want to be a landlord. Most were concerned with legal issues, and how to screen for good tenants. It was a great class [...]

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