I’m a sucker for watching The Outlaw Josey Wales every time it is on TV. My absolutely favorite scene is the “Missouri Boat ride”. Josey is riding for his life, chased by the infamous Red legs. But instead of hustling, he naps. …
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The City Council of Indianapolis is at it again…. They are debating again the Source of Income Amendment that was voted on twice now and defeated twice. If you’ll recall, I wrote about this idiocy and ignorance of risk/return and…
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If you are a renter, you feel the pinch. If you are a landlord, you feel the bulge in your bank account. Here’s a good article and short video clip from CNBC about the top rental markets in the US…
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Dead end jobs suck. This job isn’t one of those. This job requires you to stow away the pigeon-like thinking and actually be responsible for your own happiness, professional growth, and, {gasp}, your own personal growth. You’ll be involved with…
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Polaris LOVES working with the true skeptical Clients…. A universal truth of running a ‘service business’ is the difficulty in winning over skeptical Clients of the value of your service. In leasing and property management, we don’t build anything, we…
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The recent passing of Indianapolis’ new Landlord Registration requirement reminds me of the funny but sad metaphor of trying to nail Jello to a wall….it’s a mess. No matter the logical arguments proposed by trade organizations against it–the elected officials passed this…
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Tomorrow evening, citizens of Indianapolis will stand up and exercise their Right of Freedom of Speech. Will you stand and be counted? The Rules and Public Policy Committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council will hold a hearing Tuesday August…
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If you’ve ever had to do verbal battle with a past tenant on damage, you’ll appreciate this story…. Polaris Property Management often gets assigned to take over properties from other management companies and the lack of information provided to us…
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If you thought the ignorance couldn’t get any, well, more stupid, drop your eyes down to the next lines: The Indianapolis City-County Council has a new proposal to tie into the other proposed Landlord Registration. Here’s the information as published…
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If you have been a Landlord or Property Manager for more than 6 months, you’ve been witness to this event: Your Tenant calls you and begs you to let them back into the property because they managed to lock themselves…
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