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

2012 

I'm not sure why Dennis did not post this to the Property Management group so I will REblog it - I've had this happen to me over my 45+ years in the business....fortunately, the water had been shut off for non-payment! When your tenant tapes your toilet back together and bails... When your tenant...
01/03/2012
Realtor.com shows the home in the Wild Dunes section of Isle of Palms in Charleston County, SC is 4,100 square feet and is being offered furnished. Kyle Petty and his wife, Patty, are the founders of the Victory Junction Gang Camp which is affiliated with Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall camps for ...
01/03/2012
Having started TWO property management firms from SCRATCH * it is difficult to see property management clients and properties "leave" me; however, it is a part of the business and this is one of the reasons that CONSTANT PROSPECTING is CRITICAL to my success. Most of my new business is from depar...
01/02/2012
This was the first for me.....while working in my office doing end of 2011 owner statements today, I received a call from a woman who wanted to know if ALL of my properties allowed pets? When I answered YES, I allow and welcome pets in my properties, she went off with 4-letter words about how eve...
01/02/2012
I have had to REeducate owners and would-be clients who think that rental marketing is like it was 10 years ago when ads were just placed in the classified section of the local newspaper. Suppose your at a party and you see a gorgeous lady across the room.  Well, there are a number of things that...
01/02/2012
This is so VERY important for property managers in their leasing duties.   In the olden days, we could check the local classified section of our local PRINT newspaper.  Now we need to know what is on our local CRAIGSLIST, MLS rental section, competitors' websites AND in our upcoming available pro...
01/01/2012
First * I am REblogging this to the Property Management group of ActiveRain...this is a VERY IMPORTANT point.   NOW *As the property manager * with my executed property management agreement in my UD file * I can appear at the return date of an unlawful detainer/EVICTION and if the tenant wants a ...
01/01/2012
I have DILIGENTLY tried to NOT APPEAR or INDICATE that I am BUSY * I want to appear and BE PRODUCTIVE and I don't want to have ANYONE question why I did not do something.  UNDER promise and OVER perform! As Broker-in-Chief (not to be confused with Commander-in-Chief) of a real estate brokerage an...
01/01/2012
One of my REAL New Year's Resolutions is to do Amazon reviews.  I've started with the EASY PART doing reviews of the books and audio books I have ordered and received fom the ONline GIANT and read * I'm averaging about 3 a week between hardbacks, CDs in my car and downloads to my kindle. I' reall...
01/01/2012
> Click here for full details, additional photos, and an inquiry form < Single family1136 Rustic Willow Lane Charlottesville VA 22911 3 beds/2.5 baths$1795 / month     Gibson Management Group, Ltd.Wallace S. Gibson CPM PO Box 106Keswick, VA 22947-0106   Phone: 434 979 9723 Email: cvillecpm@aol.c...
01/01/2012