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You get the credit bureau report back on your applicant and the bureau never heard of him.  That will make you think, won’t it?  Of course, you immediately think the worst. There could be several reasons that the credit bureau couldn’t find a record though. The first and most obvious thing that comes to mind…

If you thought that the broken-down-car excuse was a good one, you haven’t heard anything yet.  The level of creativity desperate residents can achieve is only limited by the gullibility of the landlord

Our 2013 year-end apartment round-up shows sustained nationwide rent growth. However, the distribution is heavily weighted towards the California markets. Six of the top ten ranked are in California, as were the top three. Below is the RealFacts annual review of the best performing rental markets of 2013: Metropolitan Statistical Area – (MSA) Average Rent…

The property management profession continues to be more complex and rapid planning seems to be a daily requirement.  When faced with a large project, when pressured to reach tall goals or even when you are trying to fix a reoccurring

Starting the new year is an excellent time for self-evaluation and to modify your investment plan in line with today’s opportunities.  On a positive note; there are great new opportunities for

The latest Associated Press-Times Square polls out last week found that, on the whole, Americans rate their own personal experience in 2013 a little more positively than negatively. Yet when asked to assess the year for the United States or the world at large, the results were worse this year versus 2012. All told, 32%…

Nine ideas that may help you compete with other market rentals and get your vacancy filled faster. 

It is essential for good time management not only to determine where you are spending your time, but how you should be spending your time. We are back to that 80/20 rule again. What are

Buy Fourplexes: Refinance One of Your Bigger Buildings Several of my clients – particularly, those who often seem to be ahead of the curve – started doing this last year and so far

While in the process of completing a recent “whole house” remodel with updating we ran head long into an unbudgeted expense.  As of January 1st 2014 the manufacturing of incandescent light