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

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2014 

...I did not put it there.   Somehow, I am now the EDUCATOR of rental prospects using migration sites to find their new rental home. These sites RARELY provide a link to my website but they do provide my phone # which is why my outgoing voicemail message directs them to my web site....I also have...
04/23/2014
My rental application asks the question....SMOKER ______YES ______NO.....it does not differentiage between what KIND of smoking.....maybe it should. A recent reader survey * Bisnow Multifamily found that their readers were in favor of BANNING e-cigaretts in multifamily buildings by 64%. WHY?  Are...
04/21/2014
One of the BEST reasons for VA property managers to take the VAR sponsored update classes provided by Chip Dicks is to LEARN about these types of issues....Chip will be teaching at the Richmond Association of Realtors on May 13th 2014 VRLTA Update Classes Virginia Realtors, there is a new group b...
04/21/2014
Unless your prospects have rented from you for 5 years, never had a complaint AND paid their rent on time....you probably can not make the statement that your rental prospects would be GREAT TENANTS! A few months ago, I received a phone call from a local real estate agent who thought that the cou...
04/20/2014
I have found the ♥ of TEXTING....even before Craigslist allowed responses to their postings via TEXT....I found TEXTING as a viable alternative to voicemail a few years ago. contact info email  wallace@landlordwhisperer.com  CL mail relay (recommended) [?] show my real email address no replies to...
04/03/2014
There seems to be confusion with which type of smartyphone to use....♥ Android ♥ iPhone ♥ Windows ♥.....any one will do with the RIGHT applications. Just like teenage boys of my generation wanted to know what was under the hood of their parents' cars, I want to know what applications other real e...
04/01/2014
As someone who NEVER wants to be ahead of the curve, I'm on my 3rd smartyphone - ALL Google/Android - all through Sprint PCS.       Somehow I came to the realization that I did not want to be stuck with iTunes/Apple platform and I went ALL Google/Android and ALL Samsung which has made life a lot ...
03/31/2014