Your business and personal profiles are used to apply, so what magic dust do they sprinkle on your application that gets you $20k rather that $5k start limits ????

(That guy got a quick "Non-Renewal" notice, and left everything in the unit but the clothes on his back, which included some 50 contractor bags full (Tenant didn't fill the bags, our guys did!)

Coffee, shampoo, soap, dishwasher detergent, trash bags...

Is the back end of the financing always such a drastic risk or is this typically someone looking to cash out quick and leave someone else holding the bag? 

Will be taking advantage of all the tools I can use in my duffle bag.

After the inspection, do you sprinkle fairy dust on your unicorn, pull out your light saber, hop on your flying broom, save middle earth and celebrate in narnia?

You can also get signs and put them up in the areas that they can use, and maybe put one of those doggy bag stations. 

Since today is the deadline to file 1099s with the IRS for all contract workers, I thought I'd share a simple "best practice" for getting the paperwork done.Print out a short stack of W9 forms to keep in your car or bag, and hand one to EACH vendor upon your first meeting (or at least before you pay them). 

Had two units broken into, around 3:30 on a Friday. Did our normal rounds of our 7 locations. Noticed the door latches broke. Called the police once we got a download on a memory stick we gave them. Notified the tenan...

It also doesn’t help to have a “get the bag” type of realtor.