property management
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. …
Read moreMaybe you’ve seen these in restrooms….green toilet handles. Not a practical joke. A wizbang invention! We’ve all seen and used the low-flow toilets over the last 2o years and, well, they stink. They clog easily and don’t do a good…
Read moreI’m a numbers geek. Especially for trend analysis on the most granular level. I monitor data and generate my own custom data points much like a German Shepherd watches you out of the corner of his eye, even when you…
Read moreThere’s an old saying in the landlord business….”You can’t call yourself a Landlord until you’ve had to evict a Tenant.” There’s now a newer saying….”The Synonym of Tenant is Entitled Citizen.” You’ve seen it in your personal life and in…
Read morePolaris 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…
Read moreThis week, behavior of certain members of the Indianapolis City Council reminded me of a song that until just now, I couldn’t put my finger on it….their efforts to pass such a noble law nailed it. The band, Rush, penned this…
Read moreIf 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…
Read moreIf 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…
Read moreIf you haven’t clued into her best selling book Atlas Shrugged, please grab a copy. If you can’t stand to read lengthy books, then at least check out the first two movie parts on Netflix. Trust me on this point–you’ll…
Read moreIf 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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