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By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, February 26, 2016

TAKING CONTROL OF LONELINESS

I’ve tasted loneliness, and like a hungry jackal in the night, it has tasted me too.A certain amount of loneliness is normal. After all, if you are alone then it’s understandable to feel alone. You might be missing a person or a place (lonesome) or just feel...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, February 5, 2016

PIERCE COUNTY RENTAL RATE CHANGES

Everyone knows that property values have bounced back a bit since “The Great Recession of 2008”, but what about rental rates on single family homes … what are they doing? Have they gone up?First, let me say that most rents NEVER WENT DOWN here in Pierce County!...

By Red Roof Rentals - Saturday, January 16, 2016

HOW TO MANAGE PROPERTY – 101

You know, I have often told people that a monkey could be trained to do property management … and that I am the proof! There are some finer points to the craft that only those with years of experience can implement, but there are also some BASIC PRINCIPLES that anyone...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, December 25, 2015

PUTTING THE SUNSET TO WORK FOR YOU

First Bob forgot to set his alarm and woke up late. He rushed to morning court for his divorce hearing and his attorney lost his case. On his way to work the check engine light came on and he had to call Triple A for help. The lab called – his biopsy came back positive &hel...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, December 4, 2015

TO FLUSH or NOT TO FLUSH – Potty Talk from Red Roof

Now that we have your attention …Actually we DO want to talk about your toilet in this blog posting, particularly what NOT to put into your toilet, whether you rent from Red Roof or not.Toilets normally behave just fine but if you put the wrong things into them, well&helli...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, November 13, 2015

THE “GREAT RECESSION” OF 2008 and RENTAL PROPERTIES (or “What every farmer knows”)

Consider the story of a dairy farmer and his favorite cow, for which he paid $1,000. Every day, without fail, old bossy produced 5 gallons of rich, creamy milk for the farmer. The cow was happy and so was the farmer!Then one day, for reasons puzzling and unknown to the farmer, th...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, October 23, 2015

FORGIVENESS FOR DUMMIES

I have lived a few years, been thru a few divorces and had a lot of counseling (some say “Not enough!”). Through it all, I have learned a few things about THE BUSINESS OF FORGIVENESS which I will now share witlh you in modified “bullet point” format.WHAT F...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, October 2, 2015

WHERE HAVE ALL THE RENTALS GONE?

“Is it me or is there a shortage of rental homes available right now?”No, it’s not your imagination… for the first time in as long as I can remember (40 years!) there are not enough rental homes available to meet demand. Historically we would usually hav...

By Red Roof Rentals - Saturday, September 12, 2015

ARE RENTALS A GOOD INVESTMENT?

Whether you already own a rental property or are thinking about buying one, the question is the same:“Is real estate really still a good investment?”Let’s look at some facts and compare the most commonly held investments to each other. Many research firms track ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, July 17, 2015

HOW TO ENJOY A GOOD LIFE WITH A HAPPY ENDING

I have found that your business life comes in 3 stages, and NO, it’s not the good, the bad and the ugly! They are the LEARNING YEARS, the EARNING YEARS and the YEARNING YEARS.Years ago, when colleges asked incoming freshmen science majors to bring a slide rule, I was given ...

Red Roof Rentals Blog

TAKING CONTROL OF LONELINESS

PIERCE COUNTY RENTAL RATE CHANGES

HOW TO MANAGE PROPERTY – 101

PUTTING THE SUNSET TO WORK FOR YOU

TO FLUSH or NOT TO FLUSH – Potty Talk from Red Roof

THE “GREAT RECESSION” OF 2008 and RENTAL PROPERTIES (or “What every farmer knows”)

FORGIVENESS FOR DUMMIES

WHERE HAVE ALL THE RENTALS GONE?

ARE RENTALS A GOOD INVESTMENT?

HOW TO ENJOY A GOOD LIFE WITH A HAPPY ENDING

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