Once again we are starting another heating season. In the Northeast there are several older buildings that still use steam radiators as a heating source. Out of oil furnaces, gas burners, electric heat base boards, forced-hot water radiators, forced hot air, or other types of heating sources – steam heat is actually one of the most efficient heating sources available. You will find once the cast iron radiator gets up to speed and is fully heated, they will retain their […]
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Looking forward to the BIG day: My youngest son Brian and his wife Stacy were married April 27th, 2019 nestled in the beautiful, rolling, romantic, panoramic hills deep in the heart of wine country, Southern California. It was a day we had anticipated since he was a small boy and it was finally here. Preparations had been made for family to arrive in California to attend the wedding from different parts of the country converging in sunny California to celebrate […]
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The Setting: Once upon a time, in 2016 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission passed the state law for Chapter 334 of the Acts of 2016, The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act legalizing recreational marijuana under certain conditions and situations. Everyone voted it in with a wide margin. But hardly anyone actually read the law to see what it said for what it did and didn’t allow under the statue. In the law, under SECTION 5. “The General Laws” […]
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A Property Manager’s Field Guide to Successful Tenant Screening Policies & Procedures “Tenant Screening by far has to be the most important responsibility of landlords to avoid ending up in housing court.” – Chief Justice Timothy B. Sullivan It has been said by many landlords and other rental and real estate professionals, much wiser than I, that the primary function of a successful rental business is the process of an effective system to screen for good residents. Having the wrong […]
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YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH: This is the start of the relationship and the first impression. A good elevator pitch will be short, sweet, and to the point. They call it an elevator pitch because it shouldn’t take that long to explain what you do. It should be simple enough that a child can understand it, and short enough to finish before you reach your floor destination in the elevator. They keys basic to the pitch are WHO you are, WHY you […]
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We are undergoing the painstaking process of find the right program for a property management software to best suit the needs of our residents, landlord clients, and of course, the Belaire Property Management staff members. We have been scouring through the online reviews, watching tons of YouTube videos to see what is out there, and comparing as many features as we can to try to find the right fit. We are happy with the systems we currently have in place, […]
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Every property, resident, owner, and Property Management Company is different. Each one has their unique characteristics and special qualities that set them apart from one another. It is obvious that properties are different. The same car driven by different drivers will perform differently over time. The same is true with buildings. The care and preventive maintenance performed will only extend the life and performance of the property. And just like there are different types cars, BMW, KIA, and Rolls Royce, […]
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