A guest post by Brian Davis, Ezlandlordforms.com, Moorestown, NJ Building a strong relationship with a new tenant and protecting your real estate investment is of paramount importance when crafting a lease agreement. There are a multitude of considerations at this juncture that are essential to
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08/18/2011
By Ben Holubecki, STML Realty Group, Glen Ellyn, IL Transfer policies are often a detail overlooked by landlords and property owners who own/manage multi-unit properties. A tenant requesting a move from one unit to another presents challenges and can add unnecessary and unexpected costs for prop
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08/15/2011
By Geoff Roberts, Buildium, Boston, MA Whenever I’m asked what I do for a living, my go-to response is that “I work in marketing and public relations for a software company.” That’s a sufficient reply for most social situations, but on occasion I’m asked more specifically about my job responsibi
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08/10/2011
By Jo-Anne Oliveri, ireviloution intelligence, Brisbane, Australia I see too many property management businesses either fail completely or forever fail to achieve their targets for many and varying reasons. It’s important, just like in any business, to understand and know your market. In order t
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08/05/2011
By Ben Holubecki, STML Realty, Glen Ellyn, IL As a property manager, I spend quite a bit of time thinking about how I communicate with the residents of the properties that I manage. Unfortunately, most residents give little thought to how they communicate with their property manager or landlord.
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08/03/2011
By Jo-Anne Oliveri, ireviloution intelligence, Brisbane, Australia On a final training note, for now, let’s look at the benefits and evidence why practical training is critical to the property management industry. Let’s also examine why training needs to be role specific and why online learning
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08/01/2011
By Salvatore Friscia, San Diego Premier Property Management, San Diego, CA The property is ready to be occupied, marketing is complete, and now you are receiving multiple inquires. At the first showing you receive two applications and it looks as though you’ll fill the unit quickly but remember
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07/27/2011
By Peter Lamandre, Better by Design Realty, Scranton, PA In many ways property management is all about being prepared; prepared in case of fire, prepared for emergency repairs. What happens when you become sick or injured? How prepared are you to run your business when you can’t actually be ther
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07/25/2011
By Jo-Anne Oliveri, ireviloution intelligence, Brisbane, Australia I’ve always been taught that I should never go to anyone with a problem if I can’t also assist with the solution. In my last two blogs I’ve articulated my observations and opinions on just one of the reasons why this industry is
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07/22/2011
By Salvatore Friscia, San Diego Premier Property Management, San Diego, CA I made a quick trade, put an offer in on a property in Arizona and then closed my laptop and headed with the kids for lunch in La Jolla. It was after lunch that I had an all too familiar experience. We were playing touris
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07/19/2011