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 

  I have run up against this in the past when properties were listed for sale and coverage was cancelled and once the property was rented, the owners had trouble getting the home insured   If you own a home, you may want to think twice before you just leave it VACANT. Have you read your insurance...
03/12/2010
As a GRITS * Girl Raised In The SOUTH * not wearing white before Memorial Day was the rule in my house while I was growing up....no white shoes at Easter church service - ALWAYS black patent "Mary Janes".....I was originally given to understand that this was because people often walked to church ...
03/12/2010
  I'm rebogging to the Tea Party group!!!   For those who are confused about the Tea Party....as I was, but am beginning to understand the idealogy...and happen to agree with it!!!! Dear Fellow Neighborhood Tea Partiers, We thought the following might be a helpful resource as you talk to family, ...
03/12/2010
Property Managers and landlords have double-speak, politician-speak, and lawyer-speak. Bad tenants have been left out, until now. Below are definitions of common words and phrases as used by bad tenants. They mean something entirely different to most other tenants and to landlords. I have listed ...
03/12/2010
  A great exercise to get started with creating blog content!   JUST DO IT.  I've set my timer for 15 minutes to get this post up just to show what can be done.    Read Richard Weiser's post this a.m. about posting to ActiveRain and you should be inspired to: Write a short post about a community?...
03/12/2010
A great exercise to get started with creating blog content!JUST DO IT.  I've set my timer for 15 minutes to get this post up just to show what can be done.    Read Richard Weiser's post this a.m. about posting to ActiveRain and you should be inspired to: Write a short post about a community?  Or,...
03/12/2010
I went on a property viewing yesterday.  The property owners have relocated out of state and the home has been vacant for sometime.  When I researched the home online, I got curious to see the inside.  It is currently listed and it is the same facade and floor plan of a rental home I own with my ...
03/11/2010
Today, the 9th Circus Court of Appeals heard the "Newdow" case where the atheist sued on behalf of his daughter, who he does NOT have custody of or approval from, saying she should not have to say the pledge of allegiance in school. The court rejected Newdow's arguments that the phrases violate ...
03/11/2010
Deciding whether to renew a current resident's lease should be a no-brainer for most landlords * pay their rent on time and keep the property in good repair.  However, as times are "tight", landlords may need to re-think their criteria for offering another fixed term lease.  If the tenants pay th...
03/11/2010
I talked to a dissatisfied tenant yesterday....NO, she was not my tenant.  She called on a Craigslist ad I posted with photos and floor plans and she thought the home was vacant.  The home had a FOR LEASE sign in front and she said she had driven by so I was confused as to how she thought the pro...
03/11/2010