Property Management Income and Expense Workflow Playbook

Touch It Once is a mindset, a philosophy, and a management style. It is the antithesis of procrastination coupled with a smart way to work by stopping redundant behavior dead in its tracks; both of which are the enemy...

Today online property management software company Buildium, LLC launched its new Property Management IQ website. The interactive site uses humor to measure people’s knowledge of property management terms, regulations, and best practices. “Property management is a serious business, but a little...

There are business models in all shapes and sizes. There are retail stores, medical and legal practices, cleaning companies, general contractors, grocery stores, etc. So when you think about a business, how many business models do you know...

I was recently involved in the sale and purchase of a rent roll. I had the rare opportunity to consult for both the buyer and purchaser. Let me say, this was the smoothest and least stressful rent roll transfer...

It’s the kind of job that requires a lot of patience; and today, being a property manager also requires keeping up with technology. Property managers work with many different personalities, which requires them to have some important skills...

For property management companies, the month of January signals a time to prepare and issue year end statements to their clients for tax preparation purposes. Consequently, each January the IRS requires that any taxpayers who have made payments in...

Within the past 24 hours, here are the maintenance issues I’ve experienced at the property where I reside: The maintenance person, loyal to this building for 33 years, responds to a clogged toilet by advising us to pour bleach...

As we look forward to 2012 and say goodbye to last year, many new real estate investors will forgo using a property manager in lieu of becoming landlords themselves for the first time. It may even be one...