Janell Kittleson's Blog

Last week in Southern Oregon, where both Rentec Direct's property management software and I live, we had a glorious summer rain storm, dropping buckets and buckets of rain. The parched gardens and forests that have been blazing were as grateful as I was for this rare treat.  However, it came down...

While I was not laboring this past weekend, my family and I explored some areas of Oregon we had yet to see.  We are so blessed by the vast beauty in Oregon!  I've traveled around the world and sometimes the most amazing places are in my backyard.  Janell is a member of Rentec Direct, a web-based...

While visiting my old home-town and a friend of mine this summer, we started yacking about her rental units, the housing market, and how things have changed over the past 10 years.  Through our casual conversation I find out that she stopped doing any tenant screening on her applicants because “e...

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"I can't believe...impossible things," said Alice.  And the Queeen replied: "I daresay you haven't had much practice.  Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."  ~ Lewis CarrollThis quote is on a wrinkled piece of paper, pinned to my bullitin board in my offi...

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Yesterday while taking a coffee break from my tenant screening tasks, I stumbled across a report on counterfeit food products that people regularly consume and the non-profit company that seeks to expose them. The basics are that unscrupulous companies mislabel food products and trusting and unkn...

Yesterday I blogged about trying to find ways to avoid the proverbial secretary spread and health ills that sitting at a desk all day while I assist customers with our web-based property management software brings.  Today, I did my first test run on the most awesome addition to my office:  THE TR...

If you’re like me, and a huge portion of the working class, you spend a lot of your day sitting at a desk, in front of a computer and talking on a phone.  Because I work for a web-based Property Management Software company, the lion’s share of my day is spent tethered to electronic devices and as...

Janell is a member of Rentec Direct, a web-based property management software program designed to help streamline tenant criminal and credit checks and the day-to-day operations of landlords and property managers.  You'll find many other useful articles like this on the Rentec Direct Blog.