PropertyManagementMaven * LandlordWhisperer

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Property Manager - Gibson Management Group, Ltd.
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ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2010 

  HOAs are the NEW multi-unit fair housing target * fewer complaints are being filed for rental housing so testers are targeting Condo and HOAs that have discriminatory rules AND many insurance policies DO NOT COVER a fair housing award/penalty.   Just because you've been doing something a certai...
11/11/2010
  We live in a MAGICAL area with MAGICAL seasons and the Fall Colors are EXCELLENT this year!  The Blue Ridge is a wonderful and relaxing drive that visitors to our area should experience if at all possible.   Sunday when I was finished showing homes for sale at Wintergreen Resort, I couldn't res...
11/10/2010
  This is GREAT information and I think the consumer will use and APPRECIATE this especailly with small screen or smart phone applications.  Google is amazing for anticipating how the public will use it's services and applications!!!   Today search engine giant Google is releasing a new feature o...
11/10/2010
  Let the next door neighbor sue Coop, landlord/property owner and tenant and let the judge decide. Property owner should be asking if applicant's smoke and then screen accordingly and I think that the fact that the building is NOT smoke-free is the key.   Here we go again...same owner who has no...
11/10/2010
Let the next door neighbor sue Coop, landlord/property owner and tenant and let the judge decide. Property owner should be asking if applicant's smoke and then screen accordingly and I think that the fact that the building is NOT smoke-free is the key.Here we go again...same owner who has not tak...
11/10/2010
  The very FIRST order of business for new congress is to EXTEND or MAKE PERMANENT the Bush Tax Cuts.  We are becoming a nation of landlords who are renters and FAST!  Between the increase in health care costs and increased tax rates, many businesses will not be able to survive much less increase...
11/10/2010
  There are online options like CARBONITE www.carbonite.com as well as installed hard drive or external travel drives to use for backup so that when this happens, we are not totally out of business. I have been fortunate to have an IT guy as a commercial tenant who is now a neighbor so I "call Da...
11/09/2010
  Jeffrey Taylor's MrLandlord is an EXCELLENT DIY landlord site; the BIGGEST issue with landlords is the availability of RELIABLE lease forms and disclosure information.  This is critical and using the WRONG forms can be CO$TLY!   Here's a good article to read if you are considering renting your ...
11/09/2010
I'm surprised this has not happened before this. A B'more woman is holding a FORECLOSURE HUNGER STICK across the street from the Maryland state house in Annapolis, MD. She bought a 2 bedroom home 4 years ago and was able to make the $1,500/mo mortgage payment; however, when the real property taxe...
11/09/2010
After 4X NASCAR Cup Champ Jeff Gordon's #24 DuPont Chevy was wrecked * albeit by accident * by #31 Jeff Burton, the Hendrick Motor Sports team had the #24 pit crew "pit" the #48 of 4X NASCAR Cup Champ Jimmy Johnson who is going for the unprecedented 5th STRAIGHT championship. The #24 crew was pro...
11/07/2010