Property Management Blog

Blog Post 2017 Predictions
By Scott P. Brady - Thursday, January 19, 2017

2017 Predictions

It is difficult to make predictions because they are often wrong and if I knew what the future held I wouldn’t be typing this blog, I would be sipping mai tais poolside in Maui. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, so I will make some predictions for the coming year. ...
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Blog Post The Election of 2016 and Property Management
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, November 22, 2016

The Election of 2016 and Property Management

To most of the pundits’ surprise, Donald Trump won the presidential election and at least some of the policies and promises of his campaign will come to fruition. More importantly for California, the democrats have won a super majority in both the Assembly and Senate (a...
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Blog Post We Intend to Relish the Next Recession
By Scott P. Brady - Wednesday, October 5, 2016

We Intend to Relish the Next Recession

Recessions are part and parcel of capitalism. Â The definition of a recession is a fall in the Gross Domestic Production for two consecutive quarters. Â Not all recessions are like the Great Recession which lasted 6 quarters and created financial havoc for most sectors of t...
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Blog Post We Don’t Provide a Service – We Improve the Experience
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, August 1, 2016

We Don't Provide a Service – We Improve the Experience

Property management is a service business. We don’t create a tangible product, we provide the service of managing residential (mostly) properties. To most, that consists of collecting rents, paying bills, making disbursements to the owners and enforcing the lease con...
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Blog Post The Accidental Landlord Dilemma
By Scott P. Brady - Sunday, July 10, 2016

The Accidental Landlord Dilemma

We have quite a few current owners who bought a property in 2005 or 2006 just before the real estate crash, and rather than sell the home at a discount in the years following, kept the property as a rental. They may have preferred to sell the property, and had no intention of ...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, June 20, 2016

Free Property Management in Orange County, CA: Is It Really Possible?

The question we are asking today is: Can you get free property management? The answer is yes and no. Professional property management actually can be free to you as the landlord, but it won’t be free to your tenant. Commercial Business Model Think about commercial bu...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, June 13, 2016

Why Do Landlords Choose to Hire Property Managers in Orange County, CA?

Over 80 percent of the clients at Progressive Property Management came to us after managing on their own for a while. We call them SMIPOS – Self Managing Investment Property Owners. If you are just starting out as a landlord or you’ve been a SMIPO for a w...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, June 7, 2016

4 Tenant Screening Steps to Avoid Bad Tenants in Orange County, CA

The real estate market is doing very well right now, particularly the Orange County rental market. This means the tenant pool is highly qualified, but it’s still easy to be stuck with a bad tenant. The real estate market is doing very well right now, particularl...
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Blog Post Should Your Property Management Company Sell Your Rental?
By Scott P. Brady - Sunday, June 5, 2016

Should Your Property Management Company Sell Your Rental?

You have a rental property and have decided it is time to sell. Whom do you call? If you have a trusted Realtor who is a local expert, that might be the right call. But it is my experience that the best party to assist you with the sale of your investment property, m...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, May 31, 2016

What if My Tenant Breaks the Lease? Property Management Advice in Orange County, CA

New landlords are often unsure about what they are supposed to do or permitted to do when their tenants break the lease. Today we’ll tell you what we do at Progressive Property Management in order to protect your property and your financial interests. Educate Your...
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