Property Management Blog
SE 256th St Closure Until Fall of 2014
From now until Fall of 2014, SE 256th St (the road outside our office) will be closed from 109th to 116th for road improvements. Clients will still be able to access our office from the west end of SE 256th St where it splits from Kent Kangley. Thank you in advance for your patience during the next year! More information from the City of ...
Paralysis by Analysis: Breaking Board Inaction
by Dan Zimberoff, Partner at Barker Martin When faced with a difficult or controversial issue, many community association boards of directors become paralyzed, overwhelmed, reactionary; and in some instances, all of the above. Such inaction often leads to delay, adverse financial consequences and heightened distrust and animosity wi...
"It Is What It Is" - A Very Personal Blog Post from Tom Jonez
You can view the original post here: http://www.plumblinemanagement.com/blog/it-what-it This last week I was reminded of a simple and yet core leadership trait during a lunch meeting with Vickie, who is the CEO of her own management company (she is also our good friend). As we talked, Vickie shared that her husband and company co-owner...
Bell-Anderson Broker Among Women Honored for Changing the World of Real Estate Management
Vickie Gaskill, MPM®, CPM® is among a group of 72 women from the U.S. and abroad honored recently by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) for their positive impact on the real estate management profession. Recognized for innovation, mentoring, community service, leadership and other laudable initiatives, Vickie and ...
Next Board Training Seminar Coming up May 9th!
Our next board training seminar will take place on Thursday, May 9th from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Kent Senior Center so be sure to join us! Topics will include “Getting the Most out of Your Association Webpage" and "Emergency Management Readiness for Community Associations.” We are excited to present this seminar that will g...
Visit CAI at the Seattle Home Show
HOA Board Members, don't forget to visit Community Associations Institute at the Seattle Home Show. CAI offers a lot of great training and resources for community associations. You may even see HOA Manager Jenise Doty there!
Association and Homeowner Insurance: Who Pays?
by Dean Martin, Attorney with Barker Martin, PS, http://www.barkermartin.com/ When there is a fire, flood or other sudden loss suffered by a community association, insurance is supposed to help solve the problem. Unfortunately, for many associations the focus quickly shifts from dealing with the damage to a dispute between the...
HELP! I cannot get along with my neighbor!
By Dawn Hardley, Property Manager As Real Estate Property Managers we can do our job to the letter of the law but when it comes to trying to make two different parties get along, it is not “what we do.” We get dozens and dozens of the following complaints: “My neighbor is making too much noise……&helli...
Why Use Bell-Anderson?
by Vickie Gaskill, CPM®, MPM@, RMP@, Owner/Broker Recently, I had the opportunity to evaluate the income and expenses of the single family rental homes that we manage. If any of you are thinking about investing in real estate and want to take advantage of present day purchase prices as well as lower interest rates, here’s wha...Showing 41- 50 of 70
