Janell Kittleson's Blog

Once in a blue moon, I get a potential customer for our property management software on the phone that makes me shake my head with disbelief; disbelief that they have managed to stay in business for more than one day.   Today was one such day.Let's call him Jim.  Jim the Kookadoo.  The Kookadoo w...

Really, I'd have to say it's more like WordMore.  This physics grad-student's project is so fresh, and brilliant and worth a diversion from your day.  A fantastic reminder that even the brightest of ideas can be re-cultivated to reflect your own awesomeness.  Get ready for Bohemian Rhapsody GONE ...

I've given myself a challenge for the next 30 days and that is to only share with others things that speak of happiness and joy.  My thinking is that there is enough apathy, sarcasm, critisism, sadness, fear, anger and judgement in the world and I'd rather work to counter it.  There's plenty of d...

There really are no words that need to be said to conjure up a whole host of emotions and thoughts on this day.  So much has already been said. I often look at this photo I took in February, 12 years ago, on my first visit to NYC.  The feelings I have when I look at this photo, surprisingly, are ...

Last week in Southern Oregon, where both Rentec Direct's property management software and I live, we had a glorious summer rain storm, dropping buckets and buckets of rain. The parched gardens and forests that have been blazing were as grateful as I was for this rare treat.  However, it came down...

While I was not laboring this past weekend, my family and I explored some areas of Oregon we had yet to see.  We are so blessed by the vast beauty in Oregon!  I've traveled around the world and sometimes the most amazing places are in my backyard.  Janell is a member of Rentec Direct, a web-based...

While visiting my old home-town and a friend of mine this summer, we started yacking about her rental units, the housing market, and how things have changed over the past 10 years.  Through our casual conversation I find out that she stopped doing any tenant screening on her applicants because “e...