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DOES YOUR “NO SMOKING” POLICY STINK? “What’s that smell?” might be one of the worst questions a potential tenant can ask you as a landlord. In my experience, the showing of the property almost always...

Everyone loves a good survivor story. Whether it is a group of 12 boys rescued from a cave in Thailand or the indomitable spirit of a soldier who endured more than two and a half years as a POW durin...

For the first 100 years of being a country, the United States was comprised of small, rural family or ethnic groups that thrived upon sharing resources to support their entire community. Over the las...

On my first trip to the doctors office this year I went through that painful experience that we all must endure… updating my personal and health information. My brain immediately goes into shut down ...

It might seem like an antiquated phrase since most of us no longer buy apples by the bunch, but the concerns about one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch are real. As it applies to our industry, this...

You can hardly turn on a TV or read a newsfeed where you don’t encounter the term “trigger words.” While there are some universally accepted trigger words, like racial or ethnic slurs, most people or ...

It’s a scenario we are all familiar with, the rental car inspection process prior to receiving the keys. Think back to the last time you were asked to walk around the vehicle with your half sheet of p...

Rarely in life can the quick version of anything ever compete with the more time intensive “real deal.” Think of any instant food and you will quickly realize that I’m telling the truth. The same ha...

Let’s face it, this time of year it is easy to want to shut things down and just enjoy family, friends, food, and football. For many of us, the holiDAYS turn into holiMONTHS, starting with a mid-Nove...

History is littered with what, at the time, were considered “game changers.” Those game changers have become commonplace in our current world; when was the last time you marveled at the technological...

Hypothetically, let’s say that last week an individual named Javier applied at one of your properties. His credit score was low and payment history showed a lengthy history of difficulty in keeping c...

As the end of summer looms near, I am looking back fondly on all the adventures this season held for me. Like many of you, I found myself behind the wheel driving long distances. One of the things t...