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Show Appreciation

December 22, 2010

I like to show appreciation to my employees, vendors, owners of property I manage and tenants.  It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money.  Here are a few tips that have worked for me.  What has worked for you?  Please share. Thanksgiving note to employees thanking them for being on my team with gift [...]

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Holiday Maintenance Checklist

December 8, 2010

Rental properties always need maintenance here is a list of To Do’s to get ready for the season and to prevent you getting that call on Christmas Eve when you have a house full of guests and aren’t in the mood to deal with a maintenance emergency on your rental. Check heater and install new [...]

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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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What Does the Medical Health Care Plan have to do with Rentals?

January 19, 2010

Starting in 2011 all property owners will be required to issue 1099’s to companies (including property management, HOA, utility company, home depot etc) for expenses over $600 in the given year.  Up until now this has only applied to non-corporate entities.  Example your landscaper is a one man business or your house cleaner are two [...]

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