THE BEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Working with Residential Investment Property Owners I get this question on a regular basis.  “Who is the Best Property Management company?”   Well, the answer is…it depends.  Is it a condo downtown, a 4-plex in Caldwell, or a single family home in...

ONLY ONE SHOT AT THE “FIRST IMPRESSION”

For every one Buyer who sets foot in a listing, there are hundreds who view it online. I don’t know why I laugh when people get in a fire escape panic to get their property “on the MLS” without considering all the marketing steps that should be taken...

THE “CLASSIC” PHONE CALL

I take a phone call this afternoon.  Guy on the other end has some questions about a specific property.  I look up the property and give him my most professional and astute responses.  We small talk a bit and he thanks me for the information. I ask if he currently has...

ADA COUNTY VACANCY RATES DECREASING

We’ve been seeing this coming for six months. According to NARPM, vacancy rates on 1-4 unit residential investment properties in Ada County are at 5% after a spike to 10% at this same time last year. We are continuing to see strong rental interest in single...

REAL ESTATE & TECHNOLOGY HYPER EVOLUTION

It’s a day in the near future… I’m sitting at my kitchen table with my tablet computer. My desktop PC is gathering dust in the bedroom corner.  A relic of an earlier time, I haven’t used it in a couple of years. Who wants to stay tethered to a desk anymore? I...