Charlotte Property Management Monthly

I was at one of my son’s flag football games and noticed that his coach was calling out the opposing team’s plays in advance based on how they lined up at the line of scrimmage.  The players on his team would then shift their defensive formation and consistently stop the other team from gaining y...

“If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.”(John Paul Getty) “I love payin’ rent when the rent is due…”(from “Dear Mama” by 2Pac)  I remember years ago when I was coming out of college and my first job was in New York City (NYC).  ...

I remember approximately five years ago when the Charlotte Mecklenburg area libraries stopped charging late fees for overdue books. My first thought was, “How will they ever get their books back on time?” To be fair, they put some checks in place.  If a book was two weeks overdue, no other books ...

“Frustration is a function of our expectations…”(Stephen Covey) You ever really look forward to seeing a movie? Well, I have.  And several years ago, I was looking forward to seeing a movie that opened right before my birthday.  I had a really long week, but just kept thinking of what it would be...

A few years back, my wife and I were fortunate enough to take a trip to Barbados.  Due to the many things we wanted to see on the island, it made sense to get a rental car.  When I Googled how American tourists fared driving there, the information that spit out was that driving was fine with two ...

My skepticism of customer reviews has been growing for some time.  I think customer reviews started out well and became very useful to find good people, but have been spiraling down for years for a variety of reasons. I believe the first reason lies in the sheer ubiquity of customer review reques...

Early in my business career, I attended a networking event at a local restaurant.  I went to the sign-in table and was enthusiastically greeted by Susie.  “Welcome!  What’s your name?” As Susie found my name on the sign-in sheet, she dutifully checked a box and pointed me to a nearby table with w...

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”(Napolean Hill) In recent news, President Trump is working on banning institutional homebuyers (firms owning 1,000 or more residential homes) from buying more homes.  These institutional bu...

“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean…”(Proverbs 14:4) I remember several years back we had a couple come in and apply to rent a home from us.  They had eight children and seemed abnormally well-rested and together.  I was an admirer of these parents who were gracefully taking care of bus...

Property managers have a lot of things under their purview.  Different types of things break or need to be serviced on a rental home.  Most are handled by specialists in some regard who know how to work within the confines of what landlords require (no gold-plated toilets, please).  And sometimes...