Kevin Mackessy's Blog

Finally…it is the New Year. With the last two years we all have had its time we start looking forward to anything. The most common thing to come when the calendar clicks over is, resolutions.  When making New Years resolutions we tend to set these expectations that we will never achieve. We can a...

Douglas County, along with may other Colorado counties, is starting to open back up for "normal" business.  Looking back at our Highlands Ranch community during this time last year, it was like we were living in a ghost town.  There was nothing to do, or places to go, or live events and concerts ...

                 Dedicating yourself to some simple tasks every quarter will always set you up for success in the following months.  The best housekeeping is proactive not reactive.  The less you have to do each quarter the better.  In Aurora property management we have an April 1st ritual of cle...

After a year of having COVID present in all of our lives, video conferencing has been a main way of communicating for most people. Whether you are working from home or connecting online to stay socially distant, video calls are ever present. Everyone is connected to a computer and the internet, w...

               There are always a few ways to keep your home warm efficiently in the winter.  These tips and tricks will always help to keep your home warm.  There are no universal solutions for everyone, but tips can help overall.  In Highlands Ranch property management, we try to inform tenants...

This should not come as a surprise, but the 4th of July Parade and Fireworks show for the upcoming holiday weekend have been cancelled in Highlands Ranch. Most cities are also canceling their plans to host fireworks due to the social responsibility of forgoing large events while COVID-19 is still...

You probably knew this already, but the Spring Bazaar in Highlands Ranch has been canceled this year. Originally scheduled for Saturday 6/27 from 9:00am to 5:00pm, the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 dictate that they will not be able to safely have the event. We have written about the Spring ...

You have visited in the past, and we’ve previously blogged about this in our Highlands Ranch property management blog series. This is the Whiskey Masterclass – Westland Whiskey event! This is now going virtual for obvious reasons, but this Thursday 06/25 the Whiskey Masterclass is now Virtual. Fr...

Some news on our housing market today, it appears that home building is beginning to rebound. Housing Starts were up 4.3% in May, Building Permits went up 14.4% and the National Association of Home Builders confidence Index’s biggest ever monthly gain took it into positive territory. Freddie Mac ...

Gas prices are approaching the lowest levels they’ve been since 2005 and this summer you may want to get more mileage out the gas you put in your tank.  The best way to beat the dependence on gas is to get an electric car, but that isn’t feasible for everybody.  Until more options become availabl...