Property Management Blog

Blog Post Agents Who Manage Properties? The Best of Both Worlds for Our Owners.
By Scott P. Brady - Thursday, May 5, 2016

Agents Who Manage Properties? The Best of Both Worlds for Our Owners.

We have recently starting adding real estate agents who want to both sell properties and manage them as well.  We give them the training, provide all the back office operations (rent collection, owner disbursements, monthly reporting, vendor payments, etc.) and they handle a...
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Blog Post How Is Property Management Like Paying for a Car Wash?
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, April 4, 2016

How Is Property Management Like Paying for a Car Wash?

Most people don’t wash their own car. There are three reasons that I can think of. They do a better job. I don’t know about you, but since they wash hundreds of cars a day, they have the skills to do it better. No matter how many times I windex the front ...
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Blog Post Free Property Management? How is that?
By Scott P. Brady - Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Free Property Management? How is that?

I understand that many investment property owners do not currently pay for management services because they manage their own properties. It is estimated that over 70% of all investment property owners are SMIPOs (Self-Managing Investment Property Owners). They are reluctant...
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Blog Post The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #5 Responsiveness
By Scott P. Brady - Wednesday, November 18, 2015

The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #5 Responsiveness

The fifth factor to consider when hiring a property management company is their responsiveness not just to the owner, but the tenants and vendors. Since many people won’t complain in writing about the quality of service they receive, your firsthand experience should be ...
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Blog Post What SMIPOs (Self-Managing Investment Property Owner) Needs from a Property Management Company
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

What SMIPOs (Self-Managing Investment Property Owner) Needs from a Property Management Company

They want to trust them. They need to believe them. They prefer to pay less. They expect excellence. Â
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Blog Post The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #4 Core Competency
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #4 Core Competency

The fourth quality to look for in a property management company is understand their Core Competency. Core Competency is defined as "the main strengths or strategic advantages of a business". Â No one property management company can do it all: manage all types of properties all o...
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Blog Post The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #6 Transparency
By Scott P. Brady - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #6 Transparency

The sixth and last factor to consider when hiring a property management company is if you can trust or believe what they are saying to you. You need your property management company to be transparent about their business practices.  It should be easy and quick to: Co...
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Blog Post The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #3 Value Propositions
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, October 12, 2015

The 6 Factors to Consider When Hiring a Property Management Company: #3 Value Propositions

We have covered (1) price and (2) reputation, so the next aspect to consider is the value proposition of the company. Â What is a value proposition? Â Here is one definition: "A business or marketing statement that summarizes why a consumer should buy a product or use a service...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, September 28, 2015

How to Determine Property Management Fees in Long Beach

When you’re trying to select a property management company, one of the most obvious things you will look at is price. All things being the same, you should pick the company with the lowest price. This concept sounds easier than it is. The price itself isn’t wha...
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Blog Post
By Scott P. Brady - Monday, September 21, 2015

4 Tips on Finding the Best Property Management Company in Long Beach

We have been talking about the things to look for in a property management company, and today we are sharing four specific things you want to find before you begin working with a professional manager. Value Propositions All property management companies collect rent and...
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