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Why are we landlords afraid to make tough decisions when it comes to screening prospective tenants? Have you noticed that some potential applicants become pushy or demand sympathy? Haven’t we all heard the same excuse from applicants, “the information you’re asking for is buried somewhere in a moving box”? At this point, do we choose not to require that they complete the corresponding field on the application? Have you found yourself approving applicants who don’t quite meet your screening criteria because you’re afraid to keep the property vacant or simply afraid to say no?

The Landlord Times recently caught up with apartment owner, broker and real estate entrepreneur Darrel Dickson about multifamily industry trends, the economy and real estate investment and management best practices.


The Landlord Times:  What about the industry has changed most since you started your career?

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Housing finance reform must include a federal guarantee for multifamily mortgages. This was the key message from Peter Donovan of CB Richard Ellis and immediate past chairman of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), speaking at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

Ordering coffee used to be simple. There were only five variables: black, milk, cream, sugar, sugar substitute. Then Howard Schultz came along and now we have to decide whether to order a “triple grande, whole milk, dry, extra caramel, caramel macchiato, with room” or a “grande, skinny mocha, caramel sauce bottom, whip top.” Apartments used to be almost as simple as coffee used to be. You only had a few choices: studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and sometimes three-bedrooms. But that doesn’t work anymore. And it shouldn’t.

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Published in conjunction with Multifamily NW and Lane County ROA, The Landlord Times Valley edition provides news and information to thousands of apartment owners, investors, property managers, landlords and other real estate professionals throughout the lower Willamette Valley.

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Dupre & Scott talk about apartment marketing and branding in the weekly video report entitled "How to Build a Moat". Does your property management company company have a marketing materplan?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Statement from the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and National Apartment Association (NAA) Joint Legislative Program by Cindy Chetti, NMHC Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) 2013 scorecard outlining its regulatory goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the current year.

Apartment News is the official publication of Arizona Multihousing Association. Published by The Landlord Times, this is the business journal for the multifamily and rental housing industry in Arizona.

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The Landlord Times Utah edition is the official publication of Utah Apartment Association. Providing news and information to property managers, apartment owners, landlords and other real estate professionals, The Landlord Times is the business journal for the multifamily and rental housing industry.

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In a recent report entitled "What's In The Sausage", Dupre & Scott update their online Apartment Development Report.

Having to manage a difficult employee is never fun and can be the most challenging part of your responsibilities as a property management professional. While never easy, this article will address a step-by-step way to consistently and confidently handle the most challenging employee situations. In addition, how you handle a difficult employee will send a strong and powerful message to those who still work for your property management company.

Addressing the problem:

Caller: The one bedroom, one bath was on the third floor?
Housing Provider: Yes.
Caller: Okay. And what is the
deposit?
Housing Provider: It’s a $250 deposit, plus there’s a $100 non-refundable administration fee. And the application fee is $45.
Caller: Okay. Now, I do have a
service animal.
Housing Provider: You do have a service animal?
Caller: Uh-huh.
Housing Provider: Okay. Well… you have a form that you’re supposed to fill out.
Caller: Well, I have a prescription.
Housing Provider: Okay. That would be a $900 deposit on the dog. Is it a dog?

My properties have electric baseboard and wall heaters, which many tenants don’t like because of high energy bills. Is there an inexpensive upgrade option?

The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), strongly committed to legislative advocacy, helped to generate significant legislative results in 2012 of benefit to its members, other commercial real estate professionals and allied interest groups. Among the most notable of these victories, some achieved in collaboration with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) and other groups, are these:

Lease Accounting

Recently I caught myself contemplating the importance of signs. Whether it’s to draw our eye to a new place of business, (Harry’s Hamburger Joint – Grand Opening!) remind us of a political candidate (Vote for Honest Abe!) or tell us what to do when we are driving, (merge, yield, slow, STOP!!), signs are everywhere, vying for our attention.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Apartment Association (NAA) released the apartment industry’s 2013 policy agenda today. Top priorities for Capitol Hill this year include fixing the country’s housing finance system, creating tax code certainty and comprehensive immigration reform.

The Landlord Times Colorado is the leading journal for the multifamily and rental housing industry in the state of Colorado. Published monthly, TheLandlord Times is read in print and online by over 10,000 apartment owners, investors, property managers, landlord and other real estate professionals each month.

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