We did it again. For the.....(pause while counting).....let's say "umpteenth" time, we managed to secure a fantastic applicant on one of our homes, even though ours was one of a dozen homes these people were calling on and we were NOT the cheapest rental. How did we get the applicant over our com
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02/28/2009
We caught another clone-scammer today. They had stolen one of our digital photos posted on Craigslist and duplicated our ad. 2 people reported getting responses back from what they thought was a landlord, asking them to send an application and "good faith" deposit. It is amazing how many cheats t
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02/27/2009
Has anyone else heard about this? The Franchise Tax Board has decided to revise a tax law effective 1/2009 making it a property manager's responsibility to collect and remit 7% of rents collected out-of-state landlords. While there is some ambiguity in the explanation of the law as it pertains to
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02/26/2009
We have a small Sacramento-based management company serving the greater Sacramento region. I have been a property manager for over 16 years now (I started at 24, and am told 41 is young in property manager years). I love the variation that every day brings. New challenges, new laws to work with e
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02/24/2009
As a small, service based property management company serving the greater Sacramento area, we are always mindful of our clients' wishes, except to the extent when a client's wishes are in conflict with anti-discrimination laws. Frankly, I am surprised just how often the question comes up, so we'l
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02/23/2009
As a property management company, we work with people facing foreclosure to find suitable rentals they can qualify for. This used to provide us with a steady stream of recently foreclosed applicants looking for good quality rental homes. Lately, the supply of these applicants appears to have dwin
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02/22/2009
Fellow ActiveRain neighbors- This one is just for my own sanity, as it helps to list the things that slowly drive us just a little closer to crazy over the years. Maybe you can identify with one or more of these beauties, offered purely in jest (with a healthy dash of reality): 1. Reminding the p
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02/21/2009
Investors Choice Property Management (ICPM) is a small, serviced-based management company serving the greater Sacramento area, as well as Lincoln, Auburn, Natomas, Folsom and Elk Grove. Our business is almost entirely word-of-mouth referral and all properties are personally managed by a Broker th
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02/14/2009
As Broker of a small, service-based property management company serving the greater Sacramento area, I have the occasion to come into contact with investors from all walks of life. Recently during a meeting with some new clients in Lincoln, I was asked a few questions about the market in general,
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02/05/2009
