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CALNARPM – Property Management Conference Summary

April 26, 2010

As many of you know I have been very involved in professional organizations for Property Management.  By participating and being involved I learn more and grow not only professionally but personally. April 12-15 in Concord at the Hilton, the California Chapter of NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers) had their annual state conference.  There [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: S

March 24, 2010

Security Deposits, Screening Applicants, Showings, Systems Security Deposits – this is always tricky.  I was just speaking with someone yesterday that was having a problem with the parent of a student they rent to and I asked how much was the security deposit – there was none!  I also recently picked up a 4-plex to [...]

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Successful Landlording Cabrillo College Class

March 7, 2010

Successful Landlording Twice a year I co-teach this class with Karen Calcagno, Linda Murphy and this year with Paige White through the Cabrillo College Community Extension program. Yesterday, March 6th, was a full day with 15 attendees.  I am so pleased to find investment property owners willing to educate themselves about the process, and their [...]

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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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Property Management from A-Z: H

February 10, 2010

Hands-On When prospective clients call me to ask about my services one of the questions they always ask is if I am Hands-On.  Let me address this question. Hands-On – is a word that has many meanings depending upon who is asking it.  My answer is: yes, you want to be hands-on but not a [...]

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