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Tips On Staging

Joe sits down with Beth Koch of Elizabeth Koch Designs  Get insider tips and tricks for staging your home, interior design tips, and increasing the potential of your home bidders.

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DIY Advice for Making Accessibility Home Modifications

Despite the disability, there’s no reason that your loved one shouldn’t be able to be safe, comfortable, and independent in their own home. In order for this to happen, however, it’s likely that you will need to make some strategic…

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Safeguards and Property Management Employees - Video

theRRD’s, Joe Killinger talks about safeguards you can put in place for property management employees. He is joined by Commercial Brokers International CEO George Pino. They take an in depth analysis on topics ranging from accounting systems to employee relationships. Check…

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What Type of Property Management Company Is Good For HOAs

Managing a HOA is not the same as managing an apartment.  There are many factors which go into it.  Many property management companies will not take on HOA management due to the amount of work which can be involved.  As…

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Avoiding Property Damage Due to Seasonal Weather

As temperatures drop during the transition from summer to autumn and winter months, it’s important to remember to prepare yourself and your property accordingly. While you can’t change the weather, there are measures you can take to help minimize some…

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10 Mistakes That Will Lead You to Call the Plumber

  1. Treating the Garbage Disposal as a Trash Compactor: Despite its name, not all garbage can go down the disposal – in fact, most of it shouldn’t: Grease/Oil - Just because it is out of sight does not mean…

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How to Choose the Best Roofing Company

Your roof serves as a vital heat and humidity release valve for your house.  A leaking roof can damage the walls, the floor, your furniture, furnishings, and even the things you have stored in your attic. In fact, even a…

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Tips to Vendors for Building an Effective Website

Simple Is Better Make it as simple and easy to understand as possible.  Look at your page objectively, as your audience would view it.  In most cases, less is more.  Just make it obvious who you are and what you…

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How to Become an Interior Designer

The interior design is a relatively new and constantly evolving profession.  People are becoming busier and busier these days and they don’t have the time to design their own places.  They may also want somebody else’s creative touch.  They rely…

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“My Vendor Was A Killer”

The following is a personal story about my experience in working for a property management company and experiencing firsthand the negative results of not screening vendors before using them. In the Spring of 2007, I was working as an admin…

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