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2010 

  I rarely use conference calls so this is a good reminder for when I do or when someone is with me in my car listening   There are certain things that people need to keep in mind when they are on a conference call.  Please keep in mind that you are on a conference call with a group of people. Ke...
03/01/2010
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  Excellent if unfortunate incident that shows that there are people willing to "do it for themselves"....   It just keeps nagging at me. The whole issue is becoming an obsession with me as I try to pin down why anyone would want to move in that direction. Maybe I am an old fogey who just wants t...
03/01/2010
  What a great way to show alternative properties at a property showing!!!  I might get one!!   The 2010 Consumer Electronics show was a big event for a new breed of ultra-small laptops that act like smart phones. They are designed to be always on and connected to the Internet via 3G cellular net...
02/28/2010
  Great reminder for a Monday morning, start of the work week for real estate professionals!!!   It's amazing about ones knowledge about people.  Take a look at the medical profession.  They can do wondrous things now compared to the last century.  Just imagine what they will be able to do five-t...
02/28/2010
The Presidential Iowa “straw poll” is months away; however the Texas GOP primary tomorrow brings up the issue of election signs on rented properties and the effects for property manager and property owners are subtle but important. Property Managers need to be vigilant in making sure that electio...
02/28/2010
What's your leasing/management style? Down home, uptown, good old boy (or girl), or your own special individual self? Sales gurus might want you to use "techniques," but many people do not like to be "techniqued." They get the uneasy feeling they are being manipulated. So while sales training is ...
02/28/2010
Win #49 for the #48 * Jimmie Johnson in LAS VEGAS!!! Passes Car Owner Jeff Gordon for WIN         
02/28/2010
         1.  Use the Move-in Check List. That makes sure you do everything you are supposed to do. 2.   Use a Condition of Premises Report.  Go through the property room by room and note any problems.  3.   Make clear what is expected of the tenant up front.  Go over the rental agreement, the sec...
02/28/2010
  What do you do? The tenant has not returned the keys to you or told you they have moved out, so you have no actual notice of their abandonment of the property. Deciding when a tenant is no longer in possession of a rental unit can be simple or extremely perilous. Decide wrong and you end up on ...
02/28/2010
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