PropertyManagementMaven * LandlordWhisperer

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Property Manager - Gibson Management Group, Ltd.
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2011 

Forbes magazine has a list for just about everything.  NOW they have a list of the 500 most EXPENSIVE zip codes! This list is interesting because many of the towns (mailing designations) are small and very obscure which is why RICH people probably want to live there. I'm not sure if it is GOOD or...
10/13/2011
My hair salon has CUSTOMER wi-fi which is SEPARATE from their own wi-fi - 2 different systems.  I suspect their insurance requires that their system which they use for their business not be offered to casual salon users With our increasing dependence on Internet access, commercial landlords have ...
10/13/2011
I don't understand why EVERYONE does not have a gmail account.....When I see people with MSN or even MINDSPRUNG accounts, I want to DELETE them and never read them.....I too get my gmail on my Evo smartyphone AND my Toshiba tablet....everywhere I want to be! A while back, I posted that I had gone...
10/12/2011
How Cool that OUR Conrad Allen was able to attend the LIVE taping of Bill O'Reilly's show at Boston's Faneuil Hall * Conrad is a PATRIOT and not a PINHEAD.  Great photo with lots of history in the setting! I attended Bill O'Reilly's show this afternoon.  He was celebrating Fox's 15th birthday. It...
10/12/2011
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I was in TARGET on Thursday buying NEW door mats for my vacant properties.  I routinely put the NEW ones at the front door and rotate the older one to the garage or deck/back door entry.  I REALLY spruces up the FIRST IMPRESSION Frequently when the sellers move out of their homes, they leave old ...
10/11/2011
1)  They don't have a FIRM move in date.  If they are saying anytime over the next 2 or 3 months, they are probably in FORECLOSURE. 2)   They WANT to tell you their "story" (drama) rather than meet with you, view the property and review your credit criteria, they are probably in FORECLOSURE. 3)  ...
10/10/2011
This is HOW LOW the Dems have to go to get of of their candidates elected.  I think that Scott Brown WORKING his way through college is preferable to getting a student loan and then camping out on PRIVATE property and distupting the business centers of US cities Senator Scott Brown from Massachus...
10/10/2011
Like old wire and now NEW plastic coat hangars - I'm advising my departing renters to take their supply of REAL wood with them when they leave.  Give to neighbors, discard off the property OR take it with them. Here are some firewood tips to consider as you begin stockpiling wood for your firepla...
10/09/2011
One of the EASIEST part of being a TENANT is to PAY THE RENT. I make this part of the process EASY.  I provide 13 self-addressed envelopes with the original lease packet and when residents sign a lease REnewal, I send them 13 MORE envelopes that are addressed to my post office box. .....so when p...
10/09/2011
Warren Buffet is at today's NASCAR race in Kansas.  He regularly attends races.  This photo is from when he attended the Atlanta race in 2010
10/09/2011