PropertyManagementMaven * LandlordWhisperer

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Property Manager - Gibson Management Group, Ltd.
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2010 

I smile everytime I see a "skel" on a police show like Law & Order yell "Five O" when the police are coming.....they may know that means police; however, they are too young to have seen the actual tv show that the quote refers to. Before there was Magnum PI and after there was Hawaiian Eye * ther...
05/23/2010
  Great list * I'll bet they have them at Lowe's (#48) or Home Depot (*#20).....   15 Tools That Every Homeowner Should Own By Nick Gromicko and Rob London     The following items are essential tools but this list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to ask an InterNACHI inspector during your nex...
05/23/2010
05/23/2010
He may ONLY have a job for 2 years * until 2012 * however, for Charles Djou(R) to be elected to THE Neil Abercrombie(D) seat where he was re-elected 10 times....KUDOS and ALOHA to Hawaii voters! http://www.starbulletin.com/news/bulletin/94673904.html
05/23/2010
I voted for Tim Kaine for Gov of Virginia because 1) the GOP candidate was a DUFUS and talked like a "hick" - it's neat for Ward Burton the NASCAR driver, not neat for a govenor; 2) he could only serve 4 years and had a GOP dominated legislature.....he did not do too much damage to the state econ...
05/22/2010
This is what a Craigslist SCAM Ad Looks Like *  The rent is HALF of what it SHOULD BE for the Home *  Scammers almost ALWAYS use SFRs as bait *  The description is very GENERIC *  The e-mail is a NAME w/# in it so the SCAMMERS can keep track of the AD they are SCAMMING From $1000 / 4br - Single-...
05/20/2010
I frequently get e-mails from prospective management clients inquiring about my services.  Sometime they give me their property address and sometimes, when they provide their full names, I can search the local assessors' records and determine their property address. I received an e-mail late yest...
05/20/2010
Too strange for even Hollywood * Kevin Cosner's brother, Dan, is an inventor and the two bros have formed Cosner Industries to market the devices called Ocean Therapy.  Cosner has spent millions and taken years to perfect the devices and after urging from local and state officials, BP has authori...
05/20/2010
Charlottesville ROUTINELY ranks high in "living desirability" from magazines with our rich history, medical facilities and NOW * Ta-Da * our employment possibilities. This is the PRIME reason our single family home rental market is so VERY strong.  In addition to the military and government subco...
05/20/2010
I surprised some former tenants in Small Claims court today * I showed up with an attorney!!  TA-DA!! They filed a small claims warrant in debt in mid-March for the return of their $2,000 deposit from 2 years ago and then attempted to get it served while I was in the hospital and no one was going...
05/19/2010