Sorry to disappear for a while there…. I decided to take a little tour of Eureka Springs, AR, and go visit family in Branson, MO. Occasionally, everyone needs to get away. Eureka got really boring after a few days, however! But, I wasn’t there so much to DO things as I [...]
Oh, you thought PM 1 was our only bad experience with property managers? No, I’m sorry to say–I’ve come by most of my experience the hard way!
One day, I woke up to the thought that it probably wasn’t such a good idea to have all 10 or so (at the time) of our rentals with one property [...]
This continues the series I’m writing about property managers. I started with Property Managers Revealed. Then, I wrote How NOT to Treat A Property Manager. In the interest of being fair and unbiased and expressing my own perspective of property management, I want to tell you the true stories of our own dealings as rental [...]
Taking the background information I just told you yesterday into consideration, I’d like to give you a list of ways NOT to treat a property manager. If you don’t do these things, you may have a better chance of success using a property manager to manage your property.
Don’t expect miracles. You’d think that goes without saying, but…no.
Don’t [...]
Since I’ve used three different property managers for our rentals and now work with one doing leasing, I feel I have a unique perspective. I would like to offer a bit of insider knowledge into the world of property managers. They’re a very special breed. I admire them and respect them for their ability to do what they do. [...]
I think I’ve figured out why House 2 hasn’t sold yet! There are two reasons, from what I can tell. Firstly, like I’ve mentioned before, it seems that all the sellers in our neighborhood waited until Spring to list their houses–just like we did! So, seemingly within the same week, about nine houses went on the market. [...]
The way I figure it is that our economy won’t really start to recover until after the elections. And, given how weak presidents are in directly, positively affecting an economy in this day and age, I’m not really sure it matters much at all who gets elected. I’m predicting that Obama will win. Will I [...]
I saw this story on CNN recently and was really impacted by it. You can watch the video here or read the article here.
I don’t mean to be insensitive or anything. But, does it seem like the woman they featured for living in her car has just given up? She does get social security benefits [...]
OK, here’s what’s really been bugging me lately….
Our lease option with Contractor 3 has been nothing but drama! As you may know, he purchased Houses 4, 8, and 13. But, he hasn’t refinanced yet to cash us out. He actually has until the end of the year to do that. I agreed to let him [...]
