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 

  This is GREAT information and it helps when using tags AND keywords in blogs, listings and websites!  I look forward to reading and learning from the series.   There are a lot of you out there, that have no idea that Google provides some of the most powerful tools for your business, for absolut...
11/03/2010
I am getting more calls from landlord who self-manage their current rental property and who need to hire a property manager because their job is being relocated out of the area.  There are specific challenges for managing former ";self-managed"; properties so I've learned to acknowledge them earl...
11/03/2010
  I L♥VE Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com and watermarking property images with http://www.watermark-image.com * both of these are FREE and make working from my home laptop or on the road MUCH EASIER.     Email Laptop IPhone (my preference) DocuSign (service) Wide Angle Digital Camera IPad (Present...
11/02/2010
After RainCamp, I spent Thursday night in Charlotte and had lunch on Friday with a client.  During our meal, and after talking about NASCAR, I asked him if and when he thought he would be wanting to sell the townhouse I manage for him. He looked at me and said NOT IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS!  GREAT for ...
11/01/2010
Great reminder * thank you.  I am SO fortunate that my service people are local and I have known/used them for years.  Most of them I have gotten from referrals * from my property owner clients or other property managers!    I was trying to locate a contractor that I worked with on a project in a...
10/31/2010
After 3 days away from the office * not from WORK * I held a noon lease signing on Saturday at the property.  The new tenant is moving from another home in the area that was rented to him by a Realtor/owner/landlord who now needs to sell the home.  She wants him to allow her to break the lease an...
10/31/2010