wallace gibson: VIRGINIA Landlord Reported Capital Suicide Bomber Suspect to Police * One and a Half YEARS AGO!
- 02/17/12 07:29 PM
His VIRGINIA landlord says he reported that he thought the suspect suicide bomber arrested at the US Capital yesterday was a TERRORIST.....guess he was correct. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAPITOL_ARREST?SITE=CAVEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Much like the 9/11 hijackers who rented in single family home for CASH in Florida when the were taking "flight lessons" and whose landlord LOVED that they paid on time and never complained, this is their renting MO.
In the case of Amine El Kahlafi yesterday, his gun did not work and he had been under surveillance by authorities; however, KUDOS to the VIRGINIA landlord for taking the initiative of reporting his resident - … (14 comments)
wallace gibson: Prescreening Prospective Tenant Inquiries * NOT Qualifying is NOT just about FINANCES
- 02/11/12 02:40 AM
SMART DIY landlords and professional property managers know that PREscreening tenant prospects saves EVERYONE and $$$. Having a PREscreening phone script or e-mail response is KEY to starting this process and the questions and responses will assist landlords/property managers in determining if the NEXT Step is appropriate. Although my rental inquiries usually come through my website with some PREscreening questions, I like to ask them again just in case. 1) When are you moving? If their answer is vague or more than 30 days off from the available date of the property they are inquiring about, I tell them I need … (7 comments)
wallace gibson: Know when to NOT Renew a Tenant's Lease * Lease Renewals are NOT just for INCREASES
- 02/02/12 10:54 PM
I've been working on my lease renewal spreadsheet for 2012. With fixed term leases, I task residents with advising ME in February if they wish to renew their lease for another 12 months. While many do not do this, for the last 3 weeks, residents have been e-mailing and sticking notes with their rent checks that they want to RENEW their leases. Although I try to warn residents of the issues effecting non-renewal of their lease * 2 pay or quit notices in 12 months * excessive maintenance requests (dripping faucets that do not drip when the plumber checks) * these … (10 comments)
I have been mentoring several local newbie property managers for the last several years. One group has expanded their business and NOW I am following them in the number of properties and clients I manage. For the last several years, we have had the same property management software, website provider, used the same service vendors. NOW they have now out-grown all of those AND they want to "do it in the CLOUD". I'm fine with pencil … (15 comments)
These seem to start in January and I try to PRE-screen some of these contacts for the type of property and intent of the property owner. I started receiving an e-mail about 2 weeks ago about my services and while the owner gave me a general area of their property, they kept asking me for my literature - management agreement. I indicated I would provide it after I met with them and viewed their property and I did … (8 comments)
wallace gibson: Thank you, Tom Clancy! LOCKED ON is Just What the Doctor Ordered
- 01/29/12 12:04 AM
I'm so glad that Tom Clancy is EXTENDING the Jack Ryan franchise to a second generation with his latest offerings....Dead or Alive and Locked On If you have only known Clancy's character of Jack Ryan via Alec Baldwin * The Hunt for Red October * Harrison Ford * Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger * of the EARLY CIA Jack Ryan in Ben Affleck's Sum of all Fears you have miss some GREAT reading.
I nominate Chris Pine to play the Jack Ryan JUNIOR character in Chancy's latest 2 offerings when they make it to the BIG SCREEN. While his father … (6 comments)
wallace gibson: Famous people behaving BADLY and being EVICTED is not new
- 01/16/12 05:37 AM
Faye Dunaway has given up her NYC rent-controlled apartment which she did not inhabit and which was cheaper than over-nighting at a pricey area hotel only AFTER the building owner proved to the court that LA Dunaway lived in CA where she paid taxes, titled her car and was registered to vote. NowUBER Madam and Charlie Sheen confidant, Heidi Fleiss is being evicted from the building housing her Dirty Dog Laundry in Las Vegas by her landlord for non-payment of rent. Now, Courtney Love is being evicted from her NYC townhouse because her landlord says she tried to burn it down. … (4 comments)
wallace gibson: Laugh at my writing about NASCAR if you will....GOOGLE L♥VES it!
- 01/13/12 02:21 AM
The Official Site of NASCAR News, Video, Drivers, Tracks ... www.nascar.com/ 2 days ago – NASCAR.COM is the official site of NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Find information on NASCAR races, tracks, ... You've visited this page 20 times. Last visit: 1/13/12 NASCAR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto ... … (7 comments)
wallace gibson: Happy Birthday Rush Limbaugh! Love Him or Hate Him * He is a Force to be Grateful For!
- 01/12/12 12:00 AM
I know the ANSWER to the "mystery" question on FoxSnooze this AM....It's RUSH LIMBAUGH's B-day. When I lived in NoCA, I remember seeing the billboard on the side of I-80 in his Sacramento radio market area. I did not know who he was and thought the message * Wouldn't you like to PUNCH Rush in the Morning"? was cute. When I moved BACK to the Right Coast, I was able to see his half-hour TV show with his ties, etc and then, when he moved his radio show to Florida, I often listen to him in the afternoons - between noon … (6 comments)
wallace gibson: Separating Property Management from Brokerage Duties Can Be Difficult * BUT Necessary!
- 01/07/12 02:43 AM
I am mentoring a local real estate FRANCHISE that wants to go into property management to 1) stay alive in the real estate business; and 2) service the many clients in the area who can not sell their homes. We had had 2 meetings over the last 30 days - both at their office which is READILY identifiable as a real estate franchise office. I have suggested that they SEPARATE their brokerage and property management and that have a sign made that identifies them as having renal homes available to post in front of their office on a HEAVILY traveled … (5 comments)
wallace gibson: When A Furnace Blows Cold Air * A Property Manager's WORST Nightmare!
- 01/05/12 10:21 PM
A GOOD HVAC firm is worth their costs for COMFORT and ENERGY costs! I am so surprised at how many homneowners do NOT have HVAC service firms for their home's most EXPENSIVE equipment. It is always interesting when a furnace blows cold air. I get interesting phone calls all the time. This one was from somebody who felt cold air blowing on her as she slept in her bed at night. She had paid more than one HVAC company to come to investigate her furnace, which, they determined, was working properly and blowing hot air. So, I asked, "Does your house … (7 comments)
wallace gibson: Jeffery Deaver's EDGE Is GREAT for NoVA Scenery and FULL of Government SECRETS!
- 01/04/12 10:56 PM
I L♥VE Jeffery Deaver's books. If you L♥VE mysteries and thrillers that are ACTION PACKED * Deaver's books do not disappoint. Deaver is the successor to Ian Fleming and has written his FIRST James Bond thriller * CARTE BLANCHE * which is GREAT. Deaver's EDGE, written in 2010, is set in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Leesburg and around Rt. 15 and Great Falls as the HERO, is tasked in protecting a family from a "lifter" who has been hired to take one of the family members and extract information from them. The story's HERO is a board-game player and there is … (7 comments)
wallace gibson: Transferring A Property Management Account? * YES! There is a Protocol!
- 01/02/12 11:08 PM
Having started TWO property management firms from SCRATCH * it is difficult to see property management clients and properties "leave" me; however, it is a part of the business and this is one of the reasons that CONSTANT PROSPECTING is CRITICAL to my success. Most of my new business is from departing HomeOwners who can not sell their local home and want to lease it out OR investor owners who have been getting my quarterly direct-mail offerings and whose current resident is leaving the area so they want a local manager. On the INfrequent occasions that would-be clients have a current, … (10 comments)
wallace gibson: Rental Prospects are FRUSTRATED * All of the Rental Homes They Want have had PETS!
- 01/02/12 04:41 AM
This was the first for me.....while working in my office doing end of 2011 owner statements today, I received a call from a woman who wanted to know if ALL of my properties allowed pets? When I answered YES, I allow and welcome pets in my properties, she went off with 4-letter words about how everyone allows pets in their rental homes in our area and there is residual urine, etc. in the carpets that the next residents do not know this and move-in and there are GERMS! Further in our conversation, it ends up that her CHILD will play on … (18 comments)
wallace gibson: ...and her SO-CALLED "savings" went OUT the WINDOW!!!
- 06/27/11 01:10 AM
The AC unit at one of my rental properties went down last month. I received a bid from the HVAC service firm that I have used for the last 5 years - GREAT service; REASONABLE prices; treat my residents with RESPECT.
The property owner did not like the bid and got another/second bid for LESSER equipment at a lower price. She went with the lower price. The equipment was replaced in the attic and the resident noticed a pool of water near his front closet for a day and he put a towel down. On the "week after install" … (71 comments)
His VIRGINIA landlord says he reported that he thought the suspect suicide bomber arrested at the US Capital yesterday was a TERRORIST.....guess he was correct.
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