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A couple of ideas

A different way of municipalities interacting with property owners

In Washington Ā D.C. they have Ā The Housing Provider Ombudsman aĀ information resource for small housingĀ providers.

Blacklisting bad tenants

THE NAMES of 400,000 Australian renters have swelled national blacklists for crimes ranging from pouring concrete down toilets to stealing entire kitchens from properties. [Source]

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Apartment Association Industry stats Legislative Resources Strategy

What should an Apartment Association offer its members?

I’ve spent most of the past 22 years as a director of the Apartment Association of Southeastern WI, yet I feel this is a question that must be asked often so that the Association continues to add value.

 

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What do you need to succeed as a Landlord?

Fellow landlords

What services, tools, resource, supplies, innovations, changes in laws, grants, education, support from fellow owners etc. do you find lacking, unavailable, too expensive, too difficult to obtain, change etc.?

You get the idea…what do you see as the three, four or twenty things that would make your business more successful? Skies the limit. If it has to do with landlording or real estate investing throw it on the list.

Don’t worry if you think it is “doable” or not, Wild Ideas welcome and encouraged. But also don’t put off posting the more pedestrian needs and wants either.

You can leave comments, here or via private email to me at Tim [at] JustAlandord.com (makes sending the truly wild and innovative stuff easier for shy folks like me.) Ā I’ll compile the list for all to see.

Some will have readily available solutions that will be posted and shared, I’m sure. Ā Others are things our industry should be working on finding, changing, designing etc.

Some rather thought provocative comments below. Many of these were sent via email or posted on one of the list serves and reposted here as a central collection place. Please throw yours into the mix — Thanks Tim

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CCAP Legislative

Hearing set to limit access to court records

PUBLIC HEARING on bill AB 340
Thursday, October 1, 2009 10:15 AM
Room 328 Northwest, State Capitol, Madison WI

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Charlie Sykes TMJ Radio 620 on efforts to restrict access to court records

Listen to Charlie Syke’s Pod Cast