Avoiding frustrations in private estate construction.

Ask almost anyone who has managed a construction project and they’ll recount a long list of frustrating events, from permit issues to weather and delivery delays. Oftentimes the villain of this horror story is a contractor who did shoddy work, didn’t complete the job, or had an attitude that made working with them highly unpleasant – sometimes all of the above. Questions about missed deadlines or other problems are met with vague answers or go ignored altogether. This is bad enough when you’re the homeowner and far worse when you’re the property manager and caught between the negligent contractor and an unhappy client(s). You may even find yourself wrangling with the homeowners’ association and prickly neighbors complaining about noise and the backhoe sitting on the front lawn for months. Here are some ways you can nip problems in the…

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Tips for a Successful Remodeling Project.

For many, there are few things more stressful than remodeling the home, whether they do it themselves or hire others to do the heavy lifting. From techniques that are not easy to pull off as the YouTube video suggests to the contractor who disappears before the project is complete, it can indeed be a hair-pulling journey that seems to have no end. The good news is that with a level head and some careful planning, you can take charge of the process and create a space that fulfills your needs in both form and function with estate management software for a remodeling project.  Gather Your Team – Arguably the most important variables in a successful and easier remodel are the people doing the work – from the architect and contractors to vendors and interior designers. It may be tempting…

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Paper to Platform to Practice with Estate Management Software.

During times of uncertainty there are several effective measures we can employ to ease stress, from taking better physical care of ourselves to reducing our intake of (mostly negative) news. One of the most critical things we can do, however, is take control of what is in our purview – including the management of our estate, paper to platform to practice with estate management software as this allows us to feel more secure about both the present and the future. If the mere thought of a deep dive into your finances makes your blood pressure rise, here are some steps you can take to turn the best practices you’ve read about into reality. Paper.  This will no doubt be the most daunting part of the process, especially if you’ve been lax about managing your estate thus far. One of…

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