Property management accounting basics: The definitive guide

One area that really took a hit during the economic downturn over the past few years was the ability to lease property to employees being hired and transferred. Nobody was hiring, and it seemed that very few companies...

One of the most important and difficult things to do as a professional property manager is to honestly assess your strengths and weaknesses and build your business around the part of the business that you do best. For...

Over the past four to five years, I have been posed all of the questions asked of many business owners in the real estate industry. How has the downturn in the economy hurt your profits? Has the housing...

Transfer policies are a detail that’s often overlooked by landlords and property owners who own or manage multi-family properties. A tenant requesting a move from one unit to another presents challenges and can add unnecessary and unexpected costs...

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...

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 to...

If it’s time for a facelift for your property there are a lot of things that you can do to give your place a fresh new look without investing a lot of time or money. If your property...

College was fun.  Even some of the classes I took were fun.  These particular classes did not feel like work because, well, they weren’t, really.  One such class I took was “Philosophy in Literature” taught by Peter Kreeft....