Property Management Blog

Blog Post Always Nice to Hear!
By VICKIE GASKILL - Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Always Nice to Hear!

Kind words from a homeowner in a condo association that we manage: "Wow, that was fast!  BTW, we all love the change we made to Bell-Anderson and all my neighbors are pleased with everything.  What a huge change/difference from our last company.  I had some recent ...
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Blog Post Bell-Anderson Bomb-Bastic Ice Cream Cake
By VICKIE GASKILL - Monday, April 16, 2012

Bell-Anderson Bomb-Bastic Ice Cream Cake

Adapted from another recipe and re-magicked by Stefanie Octave, Condo AP Bookkeeper 16 ice cream sandwiches 2 (8 ounce) containers of Cool Whip whipped topping 1 (12 ounce) jar chocolate fudge topping, room temperature 1 box of devil’s food cake cookies ...
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Blog Post Crime Prevention Update from Kent Police
By VICKIE GASKILL - Thursday, March 29, 2012

Crime Prevention Update from Kent Police

Here are few tips from Kent Police about common crimes they are seeing in the Kent area. Thank you to the City of Kent and Kent Police for this info: Save Your Honda  This last week we saw another upswing in the trend of stolen Hondas, especially overnight. Vehicl...
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Blog Post Board Training Seminar: Mock Board Meeting
By VICKIE GASKILL - Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Board Training Seminar: Mock Board Meeting

Our first Board Training Seminar of the year was a great success!! The topic of our training seminar was “Conducting a Successful Board Meeting”.  We had David Batchelder, owner of David’s Roof Service, sponsor our meeting. He graciously provided sandwi...
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Blog Post Team Cookie - Big Climb 2012
By VICKIE GASKILL - Monday, March 5, 2012

Team Cookie - Big Climb 2012

On March 25th, three members of the Bell-Anderson staff will be climbing the 1,311 steps of the Columbia Tower, the tallest skyscraper in downtown Seattle, to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Condo AP Bookkeeper Jen Corp and Residential Property Managers Dawn Hardley ...
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Blog Post Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market
By VICKIE GASKILL - Thursday, March 1, 2012

Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market

Check out this article re-posted from Bloomburg about some factors affecting the rental housing market. Written by A. Gary Shilling. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-22/why-renters-rule-u-s-housing-market-part-1-a-gary-shilling.html "...It also means the addition o...
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Blog Post Redneck Potluck
By VICKIE GASKILL - Thursday, February 9, 2012

Redneck Potluck

When the idea of a redneck potluck was first raised at Bell-Anderson, it was met with a few nervous chuckles and a "really?" stare from Vickie, the Broker. It soon proved to be one of the most hilarious potlucks on the books. Thank you Vickie for being gracious enough to let us t...
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Blog Post Does your condominium meet FHA standards for loan approval?
By VICKIE GASKILL - Sunday, January 15, 2012

Does your condominium meet FHA standards for loan approval?

By: Peter Squier -  peter@texascondoapprovals.com www.texascondoapprovals.com The following is an overview of the most pertinent conditions FHA requires for condo approvals. Many of these requirements are similar for FNMA and the VA condo approvals. Some of these crite...
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Blog Post Holiday Home Safety Tips
By VICKIE GASKILL - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Holiday Home Safety Tips

The winter holidays are a time for celebration, and that means more cooking, home decorating, entertaining, and an increased risk of fire and accidents. The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors recommends that you follow these guidelines to help make your holida...
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Blog Post Bell-Anderson Earns CRMC® Designation
By VICKIE GASKILL - Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Bell-Anderson Earns CRMC® Designation

Continuing the chain of exciting announcements...Bell-Anderson & Associates LLC, AMO can now add another set of initials...CRMC®! Short for Certified Residential Management Company, this designation is awarded by the National Association of Residential Property Managers t...
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