A guest post by All Property Management, Seattle, WA This week, we've got a great infographic to share with you. To quote directly from it, "Being a landlord isn't easy, especially for someone with a day job, but this is sometimes a hard lesson to learn. ... As a DIY landlord, the to do list can
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09/19/2012
By Salvatore J. Friscia, San Diego Premier Property Management, San Diego, CA During an election year, it's not uncommon to drive through local neighborhoods and find political signs of every shape, size, and party firmly planted in some of the nicest landscaped yards in town. In some areas, the
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09/13/2012
By Steve Boudreault, Buildium, Boston, MA It’s about time that Buildium’s top wordsmith started writing blogs for All Things Property Management. So here I am and here we go! I’m going to use my first ATPM blog to connect property management to my number-one passion: Star Trek. Specifically, Star
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09/05/2012
By Linda Day Harrison, theBrokerList, Chicago, IL I think we can all agree that whether you're a seasoned property manager or building owner, or if you're a rookie to managing property, that there are not enough reminders about Mother Nature changing course, come winter each year! Weather can be
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08/21/2012
By Linda Day Harrison, theBrokerList, Chicago, IL It is a tough time of the year for us property managers as many of us are in the process of planning our budget for next year. However, it’s also a perfect time to poll all of your property owners, vendors, customers, and staff to see what might b
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08/14/2012
By Ken Kmet, Condo Voice, Clearwater, FL Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, so we’ve put together a checklist for condominium associations and homeowner associations for hurricane season readiness. The first thing an association has to do is adopt a policy on how the association wi
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08/06/2012
By Ken Kmet, Condo Voice, Clearwater, FL As buildings age, more attention has to be paid to repairs and replacements. Plumbing problems are more expensive than other repairs because they are hidden. Locating the source of a leak may not be easy, even though wet areas or standing water may be evid
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07/30/2012
By Rose McMillan, Terminix, Atlanta, GA If you are a property manager, you may think that the idea of calling an exterminator is a nightmare. While dealing with pests of any sort is no picnic, it is far better than simply letting the infestation get worse and worse, which is exactly what is going
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07/27/2012
By Salvatore Friscia, San Diego Premier Property Management, San Diego, CA I have to admit that recently I started watching a new cable show called “World’s Worst Tenants” on Spike TV. The premise for the show if you haven’t seen it depicts three individuals who are hired by various property mana
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07/24/2012
By Ken Kmet, Condo Voice, Clearwater, FL Trending now within city and state governments is the notion that operational costs and budgets for 2013 will call for either higher taxes or fewer services. The sluggish economy, along with property values remaining still or down, is not helping avoid tax
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07/19/2012