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By Scott P. Brady - Thursday, November 20, 2014

Why Choose Us?

We have updated our online brochure and can't wait to share it with all of you. It should be on the website soon. Â http://issuu.com/dhaberer/docs/on-line_broch_pag1/1

By Scott P. Brady - Saturday, October 25, 2014

Putting the "Inc." in Progressive Property Management

On January 1, 2015, we will be changing our name from "Progressive Property Management" to "Progressive Property Management, Inc.". Why the change?, you might ask. Since we do business now in four counties, and hope to do business one day in every county of California, we won't...

By Scott P. Brady - Monday, October 13, 2014

Using Technology Terrifically

I have a dream. I have a dream, that one day, a property management company will use technology to improve the quality of service and the experience of owners. Most property management companies boast that they collect rents and make disbursements to owners and handle any issues...

By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Acting Adversely

We manage a new property and it was vacant. We received an application from prospective tenants and they seemed to be the "perfect" renters: FICO scores in excess of 800, over $100,000 in the bank, verifiable income 4 times the monthly rent, and they were an older husband and wi...

By Scott P. Brady - Monday, August 11, 2014

The 4 Pillars of our Company

I read a book recently, "The E-Myth Revisited" and one section about what makes your company unique in the market place in particular grabbed my attention. So I present to you the "4 Pillars of Progressive Property Management. These are the founding concepts of our company, what ...

By Scott P. Brady - Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Long Beach Here We Come (and the rest of Southern California)

I have found it strange that if you operate a great restaurant and the world beats a path to your door, you quickly expand and add more restaurants so that other people can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Bruxie Gourmet Waffle didn't open the one store in Orange, generate lines ...

By Scott P. Brady - Sunday, April 6, 2014

Over 250 Tenants and Only 1 "3 day Notice to Quit" in April

I was informed by my staff that even with over 200 properties and 250 "doors" (some properties have a number of units) under management, we only had 1 tenant that did not pay on time and we had to post only one "3-day notice to quit". Wow. Perhaps it is our better tenant system...

By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Is It Better To Rent?

For as long as I have remembered, I have been told it is always better to buy than it is to rent. But with over 30% of people renting, there must be a reason renting is so appealing. Here are 6 ways renting beats owning: 1) Low upfront costs. Most owners want 1 month's rent as...

By Scott P. Brady - Wednesday, February 12, 2014

The Progressive Property Management Comparison Chart....is coming

I believe in transparency. I believe it should be easy for customers to know how much you charge, what you do for that fee, and then make a business decision based on a number of factors: the fee, services provided, customer satisfaction, years in the industry, programs offered,...

By Scott P. Brady - Saturday, January 25, 2014

Why I Love The Property Management Business

I have been in the real estate and finance business since 1988 and have been involved with real estate sales, mortgage sales, managing loan agents, managing real estate agents, new construction, commercial sales and even private banking. But of all the things I have done, and st...

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Why Choose Us?

Putting the "Inc." in Progressive Property Management

Using Technology Terrifically

Acting Adversely

The 4 Pillars of our Company

Long Beach Here We Come (and the rest of Southern California)

Over 250 Tenants and Only 1 "3 day Notice to Quit" in April

Is It Better To Rent?

The Progressive Property Management Comparison Chart....is coming

Why I Love The Property Management Business

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