PropertyManagementMaven * LandlordWhisperer

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Property Manager - Gibson Management Group, Ltd.
A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from the Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an accumulation of knowledge. Wikipedia

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2010 

  Excellent suggestions * Especially about the FLASH!  Been there and done that!!!   Something home hunters are always hungry for as they sift through online listings is a good set of photos, after all, a picture tells a thousand words. Photos often provide the client's first impression of a prop...
06/18/2010
This would be EXCITING if the deck chairs were not JUST being REARRANGED!!!   http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Mark-Kleinman-BP-Hires-Adviser-To-Collate-Portfolio-To-Sell-Assets/Article/201006315651589?lpos=Business_First_World_News_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15651589_Mark_Klein...
06/18/2010
What HAPPENED to Necessity is the MOTHER of Invention?   Gov Jindal has BARGES off his state's coastline that are vacuuming up BP's oil BEFORE it reaches the shores.  The US Coast Guard has stopped the barges in order to 1) Determine if there are enough life vests on board; 2) that there are fire...
06/17/2010
I am SO glad that with all of the demonizing of Toyota by THIS Administration, they are restarting this plant and increasing their US car production.  Additionally, of the TOP 20 drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup * 5 are Toyota drivers * 2 of the top 5 are Toyota drivers *  #11 Denny Hamlin and #18 Ky...
06/17/2010
  ....the fee for the PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER who will ASSIST you in enjoying ALL of the BENEFITS of being a rental property owner!!!   While being a landlord certainly has its cons, tops among its pros are the tax deductions for rental homes enjoyed by owners. From finding tenants to fixin...
06/17/2010
I received a phone call/VM message from a woman yesterday * she was kind enough to spell out her name for me on my VM message so I looked her name up in the tax assessor records for the 3 counties where I have property management homes.  I could not find her listed as owning real estate.  When I ...
06/17/2010
  What GREAT information * I'm happy to re-blog...   The First Page Challenge!  I have seen many people on ActiveRain get a bit clueless when it comes to writing their content.  People wonder why their blogs on AR aren't showing up on the top of google results.  Well there are several reasons, th...
06/16/2010
For the road course in Sonoma this weekend, the INTERNATIONAL drivers will be the ones to watch!!!! #09 * Jan Magnussen from Roskilde, Denmark #13 * Max Papis from Como, Italy #42 * Juan Pablo Montoya from Bogota, Columbia * Indy 500 Winner #47 * Marcos Ambrose from Launceston, Tasmania #83 * Mat...
06/16/2010
YEOW!  I may never turn on my lights or leave home.  My Lexus has an On-Star-like service * LEXUS ENFORM * and I WAS concerned about the wi-fi in our house being unsecured...little did I KNOW   http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/06/11/everyday-items-hackers-targeting-right/
06/16/2010
Four time NASCAR Cup Champ Jimmie Johnson and his wife are expecting their first child.  The scheduled "closing" is expected to be during the "lull" between the July 10th and July 25th race dates; however, these things are OFTEN out of EVERYONE'S control.  So beginning with the NASCAR race in Son...
06/16/2010