Today we had both my mother and my wife's mother over for dinner. We had two of my sister's too and my two sons and one of my son's wife. Nice dinner. In all we had 5 mothers for dinner. My mother and mother in law are both over 80 and live in senior housing. I must say that we all sleep bett
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05/09/2010
We recently had a fallen fence at a rental property we manage. The neighbor, who lives in their house, got involved and said he too wanted a new fence. We had a reasonable bid and the owner said he was looking at it and he wanted screws put into the fence instead of nails. Our maintenance staff
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05/07/2010
If you manage your own rentals or someone manages them for you, you should be proactive when the rent does not show up. Being in control when possible is a good rule to follow. If the rent does not show up, call and find out why. If the tenant has a really good story, you might want to wait a f
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05/06/2010
Here is a link to our video for the Charity Golf Tournament NARPM is sponsoring to benefit Creative Living Options in Sacramento, CA
04/22/2010
Effective May 20, 2009, tenants with a “bona fide” lease that was entered into before notice of foreclosure can remain in a foreclosed home until the end of their lease, unless the bank sells the property to someone who intends to make it his/her primary residence. If the new owner intends to occ
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04/20/2010
Mike Hoole has joined HomePointe Property Management as a Property Manager and Licensed California Real Estate Sales Agent. HomePointe provides full service management, leasing, accounting, maintenance and landscaping of single family homes, duplexes, condominiums, and apartments. Mr. Hoole will
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04/19/2010
Our offices rented out 64 properties in March 2010. These new move ins were represented by houses, duplexes, condominiums, and apartments. Our office averages renting over 50 properties per month. The rental market has continued to be strong in 2010, although rents have not risen. If you need yo
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04/18/2010
I went to dinner last night in the spot at 15th and L Streets in downtown Sacramento where Mason's used to be. Mason's was an upscale eatery next to the Park and around the corner from Spataro's. But with so much competition, the owners decided to go more comfort food and lowered the prices. I
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04/11/2010
At HomePointe Property Management we deposit our clients rent money and pay bills out of a trust account. This is just a business checking account that is named so that our individual clients have individual protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Since it is just a check
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04/08/2010
In my previous entry I noted that a tenant of ours complained when the lock was installed so the latch operated backwards. In response to this issue we called a couple of locksmiths and I received the following information: I talked to our maintenance supervisor this morning about the upside dow
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04/06/2010
