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‘Great Recession’ Challenges Apartment Industry

Dennis Norman

Every facet of the apartment industry was touched by the Great Recession in 2009, according to the NMHC 50, the National Multi Housing Council’s annual ranking of the 50 largest apartment owners and the 50 largest apartment managers.

“Apartment sales transaction volume plummeted,” noted Mark Obrinsky, NMHC Chief Economist. “Only $14 billion in properties [...]

Will that be Cash or Credit?

Dennis Norman

If you are a small to medium sized landlord odds are you receive your rent payments in the form of cash or a check.  Why not accept credit cards and debit cards for rent payments in addition?  This is something I did for years and think for many landlords it is worth the effort to [...]

Unconventional thoughts on being a landlord

Shae Bynes, Good Faith Investing

I don’t blog much about my landlord experiences, but a conversation I recently had with an investor from St. Louis (with 30+ years of real estate investing experience) inspired this post. We were talking about our philosophy regarding landlording and it was a breath of fresh air to speak with [...]

Why you need a professional property manager…final post in the series

By: Dennis Norman

Irving Blue, CPM

In part one  and part two of this series I gave you some background information on Irving Blue as well as the part of my E-View TM  with him.  Now we’ll pick up where we left off.

The mission statement of Irving’s company is to the point:  ”Work collectively with owners to secure [...]

Why you need a professional property manager..part two in a series

By: Dennis Norman

Irving Blue, CPM

In part one of this series I gave you some background information on Irving Blue as well as the first part of my E-View TM  with him.  Now we’ll pick up where we left off.

Professionally, Irving serves or has served on various committees/organizations including: Intstitute of Real Estate Management (IREM), St. [...]

Why you need a professional property manager

By: Dennis Norman

Irving Blue, CPM

So why would you need a property manager to handle your rental properties?  Afterall you are an active investor and are capable of managing your units…plus why spend the money?  These are all good questions and just part of the dilemna for many landlords. 

On the flipside, are you getting sick [...]