4 Lifestyle Management tips to ease stress, while pursuing happiness.

We’ve all heard the saying “Money can’t buy happiness,” yet there remains the common perception that people with money don’t have problems, or at least not serious ones. The truth, of course, is that everything is relative. One might consider financial woes to be the biggest stressor, until they meet someone with plenty of money but poor health or marital problems. For other people of means, the malaise is much more subtle. If you’ve achieved your material goals it may be hard to admit that something is missing from your life. You might feel you “should” be happy, or even guilty that you have so much and still aren’t satisfied. If this is the case, it is time to start pursuing happiness with the same gusto that catapulted you to professional success. Here are a few lifestyle management tips…

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Solutions to property management challenges.

You did everything right when you bought your second home. You researched for months before deciding on the perfect location for you and your family. You engaged a local realtor and flew out to see the listings in person, and you made sure everything was in perfect condition, from the weatherproofed roof and windows to the steps leading down to the private beach.  You also wasted in no time in finding a property manager. You collected references for companies  in the area and interviewed your prospects in person to ensure that they maintain a professional appearance and demeanor.  You checked to see if they belonged to trade or professional associations and whether any complaints had been filed against them with the state agency that oversees real estate, and you were satisfied on both counts.   For a few years,…

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It goes without saying that a property manager must be able to juggle several tasks – and people – at once.

The concept of the American Dream has evolved dramatically since writer James Truslow Adams first coined the phrase in 1931. He wisely defined it in a broad sense, referring to a place where there was opportunity for a better life for everyone “according to abilities or achievement.” At the time home ownership was out of reach for all but the well-to-do, yet by the end of WWII fourteen years later it had become the goal of nearly every American.     Today, owning a primary residence is commonplace, even expected, and many consider owning a second home as a symbol of having attained “The Dream.” However, as the popular saying goes, “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”  Owning a home arguably involves as many headaches as joys, so it stands to reason that you will need the help…

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