by Erich Schwenk | Apr 19, 2021 | Day in the Life, Pineapple Property Management
In a recent post I detailed the need to replace an exisiting coin-op washer and dryer, and the issues we had – a gas leak. Well, that same new dryer had another problem. Some time ago I noticed the amount of money in the coin box for the washer was lower than...
by Erich Schwenk | Sep 15, 2020 | Pineapple Property Management, Real Estate, Weekly Residential Real Estate Market Snapshot
Each week the Midwest Real Estate Data company (MRED) publishes data regarding the last week’s trends vs historic data from the previous year. This provides a glimpse at trends into home pricing, contracts, rental listings, and lease pricing. The data is...
by Erich Schwenk | Sep 15, 2020 | Pineapple Property Management, Real Estate, The Dark Side of Property Management
Before we get started I do want to mention that this post has an example discussing fees. The fees are only an example and if you’re looking for property management services you should negotiate these amounts. It would be a violation of anti-trust laws to suggest...
by Erich Schwenk | Sep 14, 2020 | Pineapple Property Management, Real Estate, The Dark Side of Property Management
Before we get started I do want to mention that this post has an example discussing fees. The fees are only an example and if you’re looking for property management services you should negotiate these amounts. It would be a violation of anti-trust laws to suggest...
by Erich Schwenk | Sep 11, 2020 | Pineapple Property Management, Q&A
What does a property manager do? Whew, this is a big question. Absent a long list detailing out every specific duty, here’s the short answer: A Property Manager is an agent for the property owner. They oversee the day to day communication and operations of the...
by Erich Schwenk | Sep 10, 2020 | Pineapple Property Management, Real Estate, Weekly Residential Real Estate Market Snapshot
Each week the Midwest Real Estate Data company (MRED) publishes data regarding the last week’s trends vs historic data from the previous year. This provides a glimpse at trends into home pricing, contracts, rental listings, and lease pricing. The data is...
