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 

  If you don't subscribe to Brad's blog or get his information daily, sign up and enjoy!!!     He won't admit it, but Rich Jacobson is addicted these little things so I have to keep testing them out and requesting them for HIS Blog!  This isn't the first time I've written about Widgets and Rich, ...
01/15/2010
  What a GREAT resource for landlords!   We are far removed from the time when the Landlord held all the cards in Massachusetts residential leases.  it would be more accurate to say, "Landlord Beware!!!" Even before the recent economic downturn which Massachusetts has been experiencing began, Lan...
01/14/2010
  For the third time in as many months, I have cancelled a management agreement before it really started.  The property owner/client did not read my 20 page rental and property management proposal OR 3 page management before they signed it * they just wanted to "get me started". They did not read...
01/14/2010
For the third time in as many months, I have cancelled a management agreement before it really started.  The property owner/client did not read my 20 page rental and property management proposal OR 3 page management before they signed it * they just wanted to "get me started". They did not read ...
01/14/2010
    The Princeton Review teamed with USA Today to name the University of Virginia #1 for the second year among 50 "best value" public colleges and universities. Virginia Tech in Blacksburg was named #8.  Out of 100 colleges and universities listed, 8 are in Virginia. In another milestone, UVA nam...
01/13/2010
  Have you set your up Google Profile page? I just set mine up today and it was pretty easy to do. I am not sure why it took me so many months to finally do so. Here are a few things you might want to know about Google Profile Pages: What is a Google profile page? A Google profile page is a perso...
01/13/2010
While many areas of the country are still reporting soft rental markets, our Central Virginia rental home market is VERY BRISK....Incoming new-hires to the government NGIC/DoD installation, the expansion of the University of Virginia Medical Center, the staffing of the new Martha Jefferson Hospi...
01/13/2010
  This system will migrate to rental housing in many areas that do not have Craigslist   Good question. If you’ve been listening to the internet marketing / home business discussion with even one ear, you’ve probably heard the term pay-per-click. Maybe you know what it is, maybe you don’t. Pay-pe...
01/13/2010
  Be a property manager for any period of time and you will get a mystery leak ON THE BATHROOM CEILING - this is a great post on the reason!   IntroductionOne of the most common areas for a roof to leak is around penetrations. Therefore, it is very important that the flashing around those areas b...
01/12/2010
  This happens ALL THE time when owners can check Craigslist for OTHER over priced rental properties in their area.   I met with an owner today that was convinced her property should rent for $800 or more.  I explained to her that the owner two doors down was asking $650 and the comparable rents ...
01/12/2010