Trying to carve out a niche in the CA real estate market can be tough. As a Sacramento-based property manager and broker/owner of a small company, we are constantly challenged to find ways of "standing out" in the crowd of businesses competing for Sacramento area Landlord's patronage. One area wh
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11/18/2008
I met with an elderly potential client this past week, and it struck me how often clients are taken for granted in this industry. We had an average meeting, answered a few of his questions, and compared our services and fee structure to that of the company he was in the process of leaving. When i
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11/18/2008
As a Sacramento area property manager for the past 16+ years, I have owned and worked for several companies, both large and small. I have always enjoyed the multi-faceted nature of our industry. A property management company is more than just a Landlord's "rent-collector". Over time, I have assum
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11/15/2008
While I am not much for "feel good" blogs, I have recognized the value that positive thinking plays in our business lives. I take a more practical approach, however. I try to recognize the good in everything that happens, rather than classify the occurrence as positive or negative. If I did not g
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11/08/2008
After 16 years as a Sacramento area Property Manager, I have learned a few things about our market, our client base and how to attract and keep quality client relationships. I have read numerous articles, blogs, etc. about how to impress clients, to win their confidence, to dress for success, alo
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11/06/2008
Ok, you've found a good tenant with the credit, income and history requirements all met. Now its time to sit down and enter into a lease agreement. As Sacramento area property managers, a common question we get from both tenants and landlords is regarding the utilities. Who pays for what? In the
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11/05/2008
It seems crazy to me, as a Sacramento Property Manager over the past 16+years, to hear that people are still making verbal agreements with their tenants. We were hired by a Landlord last week to step in and take over a delinquency problem with an existing tenancy. When asked to produce documentat
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11/03/2008
We signed up a new client this weekend, a very nice woman with a problem tenant in her unit. When I asked her to describe the situation, I was not very surprised, having heard the story a hundred times before over the past 16 years as a Sacramento property manager. The tenant said they'd pay last
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11/02/2008
It is a gray, wet morning here in Northern CA. After a night of handing our candy to ghouls, ghosts and goblins, I settled in for some cheesy horror movies and a well deserved rest. November 1, 2008. I turned 41 today. It doesn't feel all that different from 40. My wife and I had our coffee, char
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11/01/2008
