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Welcome to Property Management Brainstorm, the ultimate podcast for property managers, PropTech ventures, and real estate investors! Join industry expert Bob Preston as he brings you the latest trends, best practices, and invaluable guidance in the world of property management. Whether you're just starting or thriving in the business, Property Management Brainstorm is your go-to destination for all things property management. Please click the "more" button in our episodes below to view the episode notes, listen through the website audio player or the video link, and follow along with the whole episode transcript.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Episode 52: Property Management Software Solutions, Featuring Joe Easton of Rent Manager

On this episode, Bob discusses the evolution of the property management software market with his guest, Joe Easton, Channel Partner Account Manager, at one such solution called Rent Manager. Joe shares his views about the property management software market and about Rent Manager, which combines many features needed by property managers t...

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Five Minute Friday #51: Extension of California's Eviction Moratorium Through June 30, 2021

On January 28, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom extended the state's eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021, by signing legistlation enacting the new SB 91. In this FMF, Bob Preston does his best to review key elements of SB 91 which combines with the previously passes AB 3088 to provide tenants with rent cap and evictio...

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Episode 51: Eviction Law and Squatters Rights, Featuring Niv Davidovich of Davidovich Stein Law Group LLP

Eviction law in California has changed quite a bit over the past year, first with “just cause” legislation introduced as part of State Assembly Bill 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, and then with moratoriums introduced as part of the Governor Gavin Newsome’s state orders by signing the Covid-19 Tenant Relief Act ...

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Five Minute Friday #50: The 2021 CALNARPM Conference Agenda, Register Now!

We are so proud to announce that this is our 50th Five Minute Friday! When combined with our 50th full episode from last week, Property Management Brainstorm, TODAY is celebrating our 100th published podcast. Wow, our 100th episode, hard to believe but a great way to kick off our first FMF of 2021.And what better topic for our 100th episo...

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Episode 50: The Best of Brainstorm 2020, Our Top Guest Conversations From Last Year's Episodes!

We are proud to kick off 2021 with the “Best of Brainstorm”, snippets from our top guests of 2020. Topics Covered[3:48] Episode 42 featured Andrew Smallwood of Second Nature, who knows a lot too about why air quality is so important in rental properties. [5:35] In Episode 44, our guest was Citizen Home Solutions, featur...

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Happy Holidays From Property Management Brainstorm!

Hello Brainstormers! We are taking some time off from production during the holiday season but will be back with our normal Property Management Brainstorm programming in January 2021. Until then, happy holidays and we look forward to having you back with us in the new year! This episode is always available for listening, sharing, o...

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Five Minute Friday #49: What Are You Afraid Of?

On this Five Minute Friday, Bob discusses facing fears in our property management businesses as we head into 2021. Simply put, the issues we fear the most are the ones we most need to discuss and resolve! Are there areas of your business that need attention which you’ve been avoiding during the pandemic? What better time to focus on...

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Friday, December 4, 2020

Five Minute Friday #48: Relationship Management

On today's FMF, Bob Preston speaks about the importance of relationship management in every business. Most of us would agree that Property Management is a “relationship business”. Imagine the number of people your team interfaces with daily in making your business successful: property owners, tenants, vendors, prospective ...

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Five Minute Friday #47: Happy Thanksgiving From Property Management Brainstorm!

In this time of gratitude, I wanted to say thank you to all of our listeners who tune in for Property Management Brainstorm. Counting you among our listeners is something for which we are especially grateful! This has been a trying year on all of us in property management, so, I’m also wishing you the gift of faith and hope as we g...

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Five Minute Friday #46: What the Heck is Normal Wear and Tear?

What the heck is normal (or ordinary) wear and tear? This term is used in many of our states where we practice property management and is often the cause of misinterpretation, conflict, and disputes. In today's Five Minute Friday, Bob describes his "common sense" rule as it applies to determining what is normal wear and tear...

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