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Portola Property Management, Inc Has Moved

January 17, 2012

I know in the Cloud there isn’t the necessity to have a physical location and yes we are moving to conducting more and more business in the Cloud these days but in Property Management we still have a physical location. I like having a place to call home.  I like having our residents and owners [...]

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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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So Where Have I Been? Time to Reflect – Thanksgiving

November 24, 2010

Today is the day before Thanksgiving.  It is my favorite holiday and it is the time of year I always stop and reflect on how Thankful I am in my personal life and business.  It has been a couple months since I have written any new material for the blog.  So, what have I been [...]

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Efficiency Tip Of The Week : Client Contact

August 23, 2010

Client Contact – all business coaches or marketing guru’s have tons of ideas for connecting with clients – Owners, Vendors, Tenants, anyone you consider your client.  What I have learned over the years is to pick one or two things and do them consistently.  I don’t do birthday cards – wouldn’t remember them all.  I [...]

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When Things Go Awry – Have A Contingency Plan

July 28, 2010

Ok, we all know we should have contingency plans in the event of natural disasters.  In Santa Cruz we are in earthquake country.  We all know the Boy Scout Motto to “Be Prepared.” But, do you have a plan of action for when your phone lines go down, or your internet goes down, or your computer [...]

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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: W

April 7, 2010

Wealth, Waste (time & money), Wear & Tear, Web Wealth – Owning investment property is an excellent way to build long term wealth.  As long as you manage your property as an investment and business your chances of building wealth will be good.  Many people don’t treat their rentals as an investment and therefore actually [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: V

April 5, 2010

Vendors & Vacancies Vendors – Build strong relationships with vendors and have them on your phone list long before you need them.  Always use the same vendor so you can not only build a relationship with them they will come to your aid when you need them most.  I am very good to  my vendors.  I [...]

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