2013: The Liberal Supermajority and Your Continued Success. Can they co-exist?

Happy New Year! 2013 is off to a great and very busy start with lots of positive investment activity. We are in full on acquisition mode. I may not be able to blog as much as I'd like over the next month, so I figured I would at least provide you with a snippet of … Continue reading 2013: The Liberal Supermajority and Your Continued Success. Can they co-exist? →

Self-Publishing: My Story (Part I)

Self-Publishing: My Story (Part I) By: Nicholas A. DunlapWriting is something that has always been easy for me. Could be because I started reading at such an early age. It's funny. When I was five years old I would consistently get up at 6:00am and pick up the newspaper in the hopes of catching my dad … Continue reading Self-Publishing: My Story (Part I) →

Rainy Days

Rainy Days By: Nicholas A. Dunlap When I was a kid, I loved rainy days. Something about growing up in Southern California and rarely having the winter season and rain that the Southwest, Southeast, Midwest or Eastern USenjoys made me look forward to the few days each year that it would actually rain. One of my favorite … Continue reading Rainy Days →

Storytellers and Story Sellers

Storytellers and Story Sellers By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Good real estate tells a story. A family story, a town's story or in some cases, the story of an era. Some of these stories are inherent to those of us who work behind the scenes: the owners, the brokers, the managers, the developers who make the building … Continue reading Storytellers and Story Sellers →

The Budget Season Blues (Continued…Third & Final Segment)

The third and final installment of our exhilarating series on the "B" word...That's budget for you non-real estate people. This is...The Budget Season Blues, Part IIIA much longer excerpt in honor of HalloweenTrapped at Your Desk? Think “Budget Season, Budget Season, Budget Season!”By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Saving Money is Making Money Next up: accurate budgeting of personnel and … Continue reading The Budget Season Blues (Continued…Third & Final Segment) →

The Budget Season Blues (Continued)

Part two of our exhilarating series on the "B" word...That's budget for you non-real estate people. This is...The Budget Season Blues, Part IITrapped at Your Desk? Think “Budget Season, Budget Season, Budget Season!” By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM Pre-Budget PrepPrior to preparing a budget, walk the property and study the current condition of structures and surfaces. Maintenance can … Continue reading The Budget Season Blues (Continued) →

The Budget Season Blues

Here is an excerpt from my next column in the Journal of Property Management. While the article itself has a different title, the message remains the same...Trapped at Your Desk? Think “Budget Season, Budget Season, Budget Season!”By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPM As a kid, one of my favorite movies was the 1988 comedic horror film “Beetlejuice”. … Continue reading The Budget Season Blues →

Construction Job Growth a Good Sign for Investors

Construction Job Growth a Good Sign for InvestorsBy: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMAhead of the November elections, there has not been much in terms of hope, good news or growth for millions of out of work Americans. However, recent labor force numbers published by the Employment Development Department suggest that some industries are well...thriving? While construction, … Continue reading Construction Job Growth a Good Sign for Investors →

A Hot Summer it Was

A Hot Summer it Was By: Nicholas A. Dunlap, CPMBy most accounts, this was a boring summer. That is, there were no vacations, a day off (or two) at best and lots of work. Not work in a good sense either, work in the overbearing, early-in-the-morning and late-at-night just busy-work sense. Complaints aside, I did … Continue reading A Hot Summer it Was →