By Dennis Norman, on April 15th, 2010
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 9th, 2010
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 [...]
By Shae Bynes, on February 8th, 2010
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 4th, 2009
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on February 3rd, 2009
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. [...]
By Dennis Norman, on January 31st, 2009
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 [...]