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Important Winter Notice – Extreme Cold Weather & Pipe Freeze Prevention Due to extreme winter conditions and single-digit temperatures across the state, please review the following guidelines to help prevent frozen pipes, water loss, and heating issues. Taking these precautions is essential during severe cold weather. Cold Weather Prevention Guidelines: * Keep your heat ON at all times and…

A tenant installed DIY light fixture Property Managers wear many hats, but one of the most critical parts of the job is safeguarding the tenants’ well-being while protecting the owner’s real estate interests. Being onsite for maintenance and repair issues allows property managers the opportunity to routinely check for obvious safety issues such as missing smoke or CO detectors, damaged or unsafe…

An accidental landlord is an individual who becomes a landlord unintentionally, typically due to circumstances such as inheriting a property, being unable to sell a home, or needing to relocate for personal or professional reasons. Unlike individuals who intentionally invest in real estate for rental income, accidental landlords find themselves renting out property as a result of unforeseen…

Professional property management can help real estate investors save money by maximizing rental income, minimizing expenses, and reducing the risk of costly legal issues. Reduced Vacancy Rates: A professional property management company can help keep vacancy rates low by ensuring that units are marketed effectively, and tenants are carefully screened. This means that units are less likely to sit…

Tenant Attraction & Marketing When it comes to marketing properties to prospective tenants we cast a wide net across the web by pushing (syndicating) most of our rental advertisements to the following sites: Apartment List, Realtor.com, RentalSource, Apartment.com, RentJungle, Homes.com, Zumper, Facebook & optionally the Zillow Group and the MLS.    

Background: This home suffered from decades of deferred maintenance and a functionally obsolescent floorplan when we purchased it.   Renovations Done: New siding, new porch, new HVAC and ductwork, extensive landscaping, two-bathroom redos, replace all windows and doors, new kitchen, install & finish hardwood floors, drywall most of the house, new electrical service & wiring, new plumbing work,…

The impact of infrastructure spending on the Federal Gasoline Tax

Today (June 6th) marks the 85th anniversary of The Revenue Act of 1932.  The Tax Act was designed to close a significant federal deficit (general fund) gap of just over $1 billion at the time. A component of the 1932 Tax Act was a 1 cent/gallon temporary gas/fuel taxthat was scheduled to expire in 1934, this tax is known as the Federal excise tax on gasoline. Initially this excise tax was…

Blog Relaunch Starting Today!!!

After a posting hiatus of nearly 15 months (2/29/16) this blog has been relaunched and will feature at least a weekly posting that addresses somewhat interesting and sometimes obscure events, items and people that appeal to our very large global readership. All postings will have a solid footing in intellectual discourse, be grounded in facts and include a dash of my typical sarcastic humor.

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The origins of Leap Day

Today is LEAP DAY!!

A YEAR is typically defined as 365 days, or roughly the length of time that it takes the Earth to orbit around the Sun once but in reality the Earth doesn’t complete it’s orbit around the sun in precisely 365 days, its actually closer to 365.2524 days (“a vernal equinox year”).

To make up for the ¼ of a day difference, a corrective measure or an extra day known as February…

There is far more to Dolly Parton than meets the eye

Dolly Parton is a Paul Harris Fellow and an Honorary Rotarian in the Cleethorpes Rotary Club

Dolly Parton, born 70 years ago today, is mostly thought of as a widely successful  American singer-songwriter, which is true,  but there is far more to her than just that.

She’s also an actress, businesswoman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, dedicated Wife, Doctor of Letters, Paul Harris Fellow and a…