Whether on the sales side of things or the property management side of things, a solid written agreement is the rock upon which our relationships stand. The “papers” lay out the duties and responsibilities of each side, and also spell out compensation one side will receive in return for services rendered.
Signatures of all parties are key to making agreements valid- and crucial to making them stand and enforceable should the parties land in front of a judge one day.
Legends Realty: Helping folks that can't buy, others who can't sell
Quick question: Who's helped by the services of professional property maangement companies like Legends Realty? Folks looking to rent a place? Check. Folks looking to have their place managed or rented out? Correct again. These days, though, we have a couple of distinct groups of folks that we help every day: 1. Those who'd like to buy, but can't do so. This might be a current homeowner that's about to be a former homeowner through foreclosure- or … (2 comments)
manage: Neighborhood Watch...or no Neighborhood Watch?
- 04/10/12 12:32 PM
Neighborhood Watch...or no Neighborhood Watch? Neighborhood Watch or No Neighborhood Watch?- that is the question. Or at least one of them. So where do you stand? Are you in favor of Neighborhood Watches, or against them? Do you feel the serve a purpose in the community you live and work in- or are they simply a bunch of nosy, busybody Gladys Kravitzes with nothing else to do with their lives but check for "foreign" vehicles along their beat? The simmering Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case is surely causing many to give Neighborhood Watches more consideration than ever- and I'm not yet sure whether that's a … (10 comments)
manage: QR or not to QR? That's the question
- 01/13/12 10:44 AM
QR or not to QR? That's the question Well, it's not the question- but it's a question. I've seen QR codes used here and there, but surely not everywhere. Personally, I'd thought they'd have a bigger presence by now- and that folks would have come to see them as some new-age version of the UPC codes everyone recognizes.
But the QR code is a funny-looking thing...maybe folks just don't think it's as attractive as that stylishly-striped UPC code.
QR or not to QR? That's the question Hmmm...these things are funny-looking. But if they end up being good for me, I resolve to … (6 comments)
Orlando Property Manager and Realtor Dennis Burgess (Hampton and Hampton Management & Leasing) discusses the application process with regard to rentals. The best way to have one's application processed quickly is for us to receive a complete application package when one is submitted. This includes the application itself, but also its supporting information such as pay stubs, copies of driver's licenses, tax returns for self-employed individuals, etc.
All parties are best served when applications are processed efficiently: successful applicants (or future tenants) will be glad to have their search end and the most lead … (2 comments)
One of the guests at my recent Governmental Affairs Committee meeting was Lydia Gardner, Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts for Orange County, FL. She was invited to speak to us about what many folks fear is some pent-up shadow inventory of pending foreclosures. The following is a graphical representation of the county's foreclosure filings over the past few years. It's quite a "trendy" chart- and Lydia expects her courtrooms will see an upward trend once again as 2012 begins. Bank of America, for example, filed 11- yes, 11 Orange County … (4 comments)
manage: Orlando Property Manager Discusses Pool Safety
- 12/02/11 03:24 AM
Orlando Property Manager Discusses Pool Safety Summer's come and gone, the turkey's been put away, stockings may be hung by your chimneys somewhere- and folks are just about done with back-yard swimming here in the land of sun and sand. Pools need attention throughout the summer months while folks are swimming- but once the swimmin's done, you can forget your pool until it's swimmin' time again, right? Wrong. Pools need some degree of attention year-round. In the following video, I discuss the dangers that might result from inattention- as well as the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act. As always, comments, … (2 comments)
The following is a link to an article that ran in our Orlando Sentinel this past Monday- a spooky article, and one they fittingly ran on Halloween. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-condominium-dissolve-20111031,0,2874562.story This article discusses a local condo community called The Element. I managed a couple of units in this community for a Canadian investor- and I can tell you I'm only half-way shocked at the goings-on laid out here. Even on the front end of things back then, the hoops I/we had to jump through in trying to market and lease his places couldn't have been … (7 comments)
manage: Renters...BUY a home and live for free!
- 09/07/11 05:55 PM
Renters...BUY a home and live for free! The ads are everywhere: "Stop paying someone else's mortgage!!..."OWN for less than you're paying in rent!!...and one of my favorites, "The call YOUR place an apartment- while your buddy next-door owns his 'condo thing'". O.K., you got me. The last one's a favorite quote because I was quoting myself. Nothing gets past you guys! Over the past few years, I've been amazed by 1) how successful fellow Realtors and builders have been at fashioning an 'us vs. them' mentality between the "owning public" and the "renting public"- but also 2) how pitifully inept the response from the … (6 comments)
manage: STOP Over-Pricing Your Home For Sale... "You'll Catch Many More Bees With Sugar Than Vinegar"...
- 09/03/11 05:05 AM
Great post from Phyllis here- and one I appreciate being able to re-post. The key, of course, is to avoid time on the market. Any time on the market means a seller is typically paying a mortgage he/she doesn't want to pay. Maybe they're eager to get out of a house they're in and into another one- hating to pay the tab for the place they currently call home. Maybe they've already left a home behind- and now they're paying the mortgage for their new home- while trying to pay the one on the house that's become "yesterday's news" to them. … (2 comments)
manage: Favorite Song As Ringtone+Heavy Call Volume=Need A New Favorite Song
- 08/06/11 07:16 AM
Favorite Song As Ringtone+Heavy Call Volume=Need A New Favorite Song What do you have for your cell ringtone? Beeping? Mozart concerto? Duck sound or farting sound? Or is it one of your favorite songs? Sadly, I'm down 3 or 4 favorite tunes this year. Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band? Gone. Eagles' Seven Bridges Road? See ya. Bad Love by Eric Clapton? One heck of an intro, but buh-bye. It's a crazy thing when you're hit with the Favorite Song As Ringtone+Heavy Call Volume=Need A New Favorite Song equation. Lest anyone think otherwise, I'm truly blessed, thankful and appreciative of all … (0 comments)
manage: ORRA Leadership Institute, Day 3- "Don't stare at the breasteses"
- 07/08/11 01:39 PM
ORRA Leadership Institute: Day 3 Well, today was the 3rd of 4 days' training in ORRA Leadership Institute-land. The syllabus called for 3 segments- Team building/communications skills, time management and a 3rd segment discussing real estate-related bills that have recently become law in Florida. We also discussed legislation that recently failed. My thoughts from today- another great day in a great class. I need to shut up. I actually wrote that at the top of my notebook paper, but it didn't work. "Shut up" is actually what I said- not something I'd say to anyone else- but I can say it to myself, … (0 comments)
manage: I'm Dennis Burgess- the best property manager in Orlando
- 06/26/11 08:34 PM
I'm Dennis Burgess- the best property manager in Orlando. No- the best property manager in the world! There are a lot of other property managers around here- but none are as good as I am, the best property manager in Orlando. I even took a poll to confirm it- and yes, 1 out of 1 Dennis Burgesses surveyed confirmed it. The respondent pool was small- and the poll wasn't really scientific in its use of the "Is Dennis Burgess the best property manager in Orlando?" question and "yes" or "no" checkboxes- but I'm thinking the margin of error here is very … (8 comments)
manage: It's time to fire your property manager
- 06/20/11 11:13 AM
It's time to fire your property manager. That might sound bad coming from a property manager- but as long as the one getting fired isn't me, life is good. Over time, I've written and spoke a great deal about the positive aspects of property management (again- it is my business). I don't recall ever highlighting the negative side of the business, though- or of how having a property manager may add to an investor's headaches rather than alleviate them. Maybe having a property manager remains a good idea (and it most likely does- because the alternative is really, really bad- wink, … (2 comments)
Orlando Property Manager Dennis Burgess writes about property management, general real estate and news/events affecting the metro Orlando, FL area.
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