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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, November 18, 2020

Episode 49: Process Automation in Property Management, Featuring Heather Park of RentBridge

Bob has been addressing "process" in the past few episodes, speaking to why it is so important in property management. But what if many of those processes could be “automated”? The concept is to let technology handle your repetitive tasks. Might this allow your property management business to work smarter, not harder...

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Five Minute Friday #45: Automation in Property Management - How Much is Too Much?

Today's Five Minute Friday poses a hypothetical questions. There is no right or wrong answer, only personal preference of how you think a property management company should be run. A lot of companies have come into our property management space offering technical solutions based on automation and artificial intelligence. The concept i...

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

Five Minute Friday #44: Embracing Change, Announcing the CALNARPM Annual Conference, March 11-12, 2021

Exciting news! The Calilfornia State Chapter of NARPM® (CALNARPM) has announced its theme and the dates of its annual conference. This will be a virtual conference, titled "Embracing Change", to be held March 11-12, 2021. Embracing change is something all property managers have had to do during COVID-19 and may n...

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Episode 48: Property Management Bookkeeping, Featuring Taylor Hou of APM Help

Real estate brokers and property managers receive what are known as “trust funds” in the normal course of doing business. These are typically deposits and payments received and held on behalf of others, thereby creating a fiduciary responsibility to the funds owners. In our business as property managers, we must handle and acc...

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Five Minute Friday #43: Self-Managing vs. Hiring a Property Manager

The role of being a landlord comes with many financial, legal, and ethical obligations. As an owner of an investment property, time is money. There are two ways to go, managing the property yourself or hiring a property manager. On this week's Five Minute Friday, Bob poses a question to real estate investors: should you ma...

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Five Minute Friday #42: Calilfornia Ballot Measures Significant to Property Managers

In this week's Five Minute Friday, Bob reviews and gives his position/endorsement for either a "yes" or a "no" on four California Ballot Measures in the upcoming election on November 3rd, that he believes to be significant to landlords, real estate investors and owners of rental property. Bob provides his opi...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Episode 47: Property Management Processes, Featuring Jordan Muela, CEO at Lead Simple

What is a "process" and why do we need it as a landlord or property management company? Webster’s defines process as a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. All you property managers out there, sound familiar? Our daily workflow in this business requires us to follow certain steps for sever...

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Five Minute Friday #41: California's COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (AB 3088)

We've been getting a lot of questions this month about the new eviction protection laws recently passed by the CDC and in California so we wanted to provide an overview to California landlords and property managers on this episode of Five Minute Friday. Full disclosure, Bob Preston, the host of the show, is NOT an attorney so this epi...

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Episode 46: Creativity in Property Management, Featuring Nir Bashan, author of The Creator Mindset

As the host of the show, Bob often gets asked about the name of his podcast, Property Management Brainstorm. That often leads to the question, is Property Management a creative business? is the business of being a landlord and managing rental properties an open landscape for brainstorming and innovation? If asked, many of our listeners wo...

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Five Minute Friday #40: Long Term or Short Term Rental Strategy?

A common question we get at North County Property Group is what type of rental should I have for my investment property, long-term rental or short-term rental? Long-term rentals involve annual leasing on a home that is normally unfurnished. Short-term rentals, sometimes called vacation rentals, are homes that are furnished with all utilit...

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