Property Management Blog

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s interview of James Barrett, co-founder of Tenant Turner. The episode was recorded October 31, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this link of the North County Property Group web...

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s interview of John Padilla, owner of John Padilla Plumbing. The episode was recorded October 17, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this link of the North County Property Group w...

Have you heard about our new podcast bonus series, Five Minute Friday?  FMF are "mini-episodes" of Property Management Brainstorm in which Bob discusses frequently asked questions about being a landlord and property management, every Friday, in five minutes or less. In Five Minute Friday #2, Bob answers the questions "...

If you are not yet aware of our Five Minute Friday series, you need to check it out!  Here is a 60-second video shoundbite of the full FMF #1 about allowable security deposit deductions. Bob Preston of North County Property Group covers the question most frequently asked by landlords when speaking with him about property management -...

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s interview of Ray Hespen, co-founder and CEO of Property Meld. The episode was recorded October 3, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this link of the North County Property Group...

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s discussion with Brett Preston, North County Property Group’s Business Development Manager. The episode was recorded September 19, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this l...

The team at North County Property Group recently took a day away from work to volunteer its time for Habitat for Humanity San Diego. We took a pledge at the beginning of the year to commit to Habitat for Humanity as our company philanthropy as part of Corporate Responsibility program. The team spent the day painting, cutting fence boards,...

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s interview of the North County Property Group management team. The episode was recorded August 22, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this link of the North County Property Group...

The following blog post is a time-stamped, full transcript of Bob Preston’s interview of Jason Widmer, owner of KIC Restoration. The episode was recorded September 3, 2019 and published on the Property Management Brainstorm Podcast. The audio version of this podcast can be found at this link of the North County Property Group websit...

On Wednesday August 1, 2019 the Federal Reserve reduced its funds rate for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008. We have many of clients calling and emailing me asking "what does this mean for me and the San Diego residential rental market?".  My response is something like this:  "too early to tell bu...