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

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2010 

  I have a move-out procedure that starts with the lease and the 20 page resident handbook I provide to tenants.  My move-out instructions are in the booklet AND I follow up with a letter 3 weeks before their move-out date and provide them the names of my cleaning and carpet firms.....AND, I have...
09/03/2010
  In defense of the property manager, there are property insurance issues with leaks as well as the money issues and the property manager has no obligation to spend their money without knowing what the problem IS or how much it will cost if the owner's account does not have sufficient funds. I WI...
09/02/2010
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  My HVAC firm's servicemen wear them.  I'm sure my residents are impressed with this.  I saw them UP CLOSE when I took the EPA lead renovator certification course in June...not gonna be a part of my wardrobe!!   Arriving at my new construction inspection I was met by the supervisor on the front ...
09/01/2010
  Last time we had a REAL hurricane, I was in Hawaii and returned home to VA with a generator running our AC, well and refrigerator.  This time, I'll have a whole house generator in case the power goes out.  I'm hoping for only for some much-needed RAIN!!!     As hurricane Earl is approaching and...
09/01/2010
  Those of us in VA have so much history to recount and explore in our blogs....Our Albemarle County Circuit Court has had 3 presidents practice law there * Jefferson * Madison & Monroe!!!   I write many posts about the history around us in Northern Virginia. The most common comment we receive is...
09/01/2010
  Jason * you should post this on Rush's facebook page....Rush is currently in Hawaii doing golf and promos for his appearance on the Golf channel.  He left NYC *and sold his condo * because of taxes and re-located to Florida BECAUSE of his high income.  I think owning a fleet of Maybachs and hav...
09/01/2010
NASCAR fans know who Max Siegel is * he is the SONY executive who was brought into the Dale Earnhardt Inc. to expand the media, merchandising AND outreach in the departure of JR to Hendrick Motorsports. With the merger of DEI and Chip Ganassi, Siegel has been working with NASCAR on their Drive fo...
09/01/2010
  EXCELLENT and TIMELY post.  I am now GOOGLING prospects as well as checking for mortgage deliquencies on credit reports.  If they don't have an immediate past landlord reference, that makes me dig a little deeper!   How many Realtors have gone into homes that are now bank-owned with disgust and...
09/01/2010
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  I have a rental home that I REALLY want to put a tankless system in because it will free up one side of a closet in the 3rd bedroom....just waiting for the current tank to "die" to have the system changed.     If your hot water tank is nearing the end of its life span, give serious consideratio...
09/01/2010
09/01/2010