Janell Kittleson's Blog

Before you are swept up into the Christmas tide, be sure to address any gardening and landscape issues around your property that may have been forgotten.  Make a checklist this year of all your tasks and save this list and any notes for next year’s preparation.  An ounce of prevention is worth a ...

 When does a painful event become history verses what you’re drowning in?  If you’re the 5 o’clock news, yesterday is history.  Unless, of course, you’re talking about the housing/mortgage crisis.  That went on for a couple days.. or years...and maybe a decade by the time our wounds are healed en...

I was reading a story today about a landlord in Atlanta who was arrested with his wife for calling police and reporting drug activity in his rental home.  While he thought he was doing the right thing, he and his wife spent the weekend in jail and had to post $10,000 bail so they could retrieve t...

 As a community dealing in property management on a variety of levels, we are reminded by Hurricane Sandy how crucial it is to have emergency planning in place before it is required.  Understanding your properties and the unique risks they have is crucial for successfully navigating disaster.  In...

  My office never sleeps.  24/7/365 we are open for business.  Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration on my part.  My personal office is open 9am - 5pm, however our web-based rental software program always "leaves the light on."   Today I've noticed a dramatic shift in customer traffic and I'm pos...