Charlotte Property Management Monthly

Early in my business career, I attended a networking event at a local restaurant.  I went to the sign-in table and was enthusiastically greeted by Susie.  “Welcome!  What’s your name?” As Susie found my name on the sign-in sheet, she dutifully checked a box and pointed me to a nearby table with w...

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”(Napolean Hill) In recent news, President Trump is working on banning institutional homebuyers (firms owning 1,000 or more residential homes) from buying more homes.  These institutional bu...

“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean…”(Proverbs 14:4) I remember several years back we had a couple come in and apply to rent a home from us.  They had eight children and seemed abnormally well-rested and together.  I was an admirer of these parents who were gracefully taking care of bus...

Property managers have a lot of things under their purview.  Different types of things break or need to be serviced on a rental home.  Most are handled by specialists in some regard who know how to work within the confines of what landlords require (no gold-plated toilets, please).  And sometimes...

“Wisdom gives a man patience…”Proverbs 19:11 I was watching the Carolina Panthers play the Buffalo Bills yesterday and it was not pretty for us Charlotte folk.  The football game turned into an old-fashioned whooping, 40-9.  The Carolina Panthers quarterback, Andy Dalton, had a bad game.  He was ...

I was in the Harris Teeter grocery store the other day and was waiting in line at the register.  As I perused some magazine covers (Prince Henry is doing what??), my eyes wandered over to the candy bars ($3.99 for a king-size Hershey bar??).  That price point stuck in my mind.  Weren’t these thin...

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.”(Cato the Elder (Roman statesman)) “Wisdom gives a man patience…”(Proverbs 19:11) The Bachelor became an instant TV hit in 2002 when it first came on the air.  What an interesting premise: a single man searching fo...

Blackjack is a classic gambling game pitting card players versus a dealer.  The goal is to have the card players’ hands total 21 or as close to 21 as possible, while not going over 21.  As the game unfolds, if the card holders’ hands stay under 22, they will be compared to the dealer’s hand (if h...

Savannah Bananas Event Schedule: Early Merchandise Sales: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Pre-Game Party & Player Appearances: 2:00 PM "Before the Peel" Show: 3:00 PM Gates Open: 4:30 PM Show Starts: 6:30 PM First Pitch: 7:00 PM (ET)   As I had written a few months ago, my family had the “privilege” of buying...

“It depends upon what the meaning of ‘is’ is.  If the- if he- if ‘is’ means is and never has been, that is not- that is one thing.”President Bill Clinton pleading his case during the Monica Lewinski grand jury trial Growing up, I remember having some of Pete Rose’s baseball cards in my collection...