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Life is full of interruptions.  Yet we must find a way to strike a balance so that all the URGENT things coming at us do not pull us away from the most important tasks at hand. In the property management industry

Unfortunately, thePacific Northwestis a great environment ripe with all the components necessary to allow mold growth to be a very common problem – lots of mold spores, moisture, correct temperature range

I’m going to bet that you probably haven’t heard many people say that they love being a landlord.  If anything, you’ve heard the cons, hatred and horrific stories of doing

A statewide survey commissioned by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association shows Californians continue to support Proposition 13 and the two-thirds vote requirement to boost taxes on

How do landlords screen tenants? The US Census Bureau’s Property Owners and Managers Survey shed some interesting light on screening methods. Many do it by breaking Rule Number 7.

The related costs of apartment turnover are often included in discussions of the impact of turnover on an apartment community.  Expenses include: 

In the 4½ years since the Great Recession ended, millions of Americans who have gone without jobs or raises in this slow growth economy are asking Is this as good as

As the almanac predicts; the summer of 2014 will be the driest summer in over 100 years expected to break records from 1947 and 1953. If your central air conditioner is not working properly, than you can bet your units will not be cool and your tenants

You’ve heard the saying, “To win big you’ve got to bet big?” That pretty much incorporates the essence of Risk right there: there are two sides to it. “Risk” is not the

Q:  I own an old house that is in need of many repairs.  I don’t have the money to fix up the house so I rent it out “as is.”  Now my tenants are claiming that the house