Read more about the article Benefits of a single platform for multiple home management.

Benefits of a single platform for multiple home management.

Despite increasing debate in recent years about the benefits of homeownership, for many it remains one of the benchmarks of security and their attainment of the American Dream. If this is the case, it stands to reason that owning more than one home is the proverbial icing on the cake. It also vastly increases the work, responsibilities, and costs with multiple home management, to the point that some find it easier to rent when they are on extended vacations or prefer more privacy than a resort can offer.   If you do own multiple homes, you know there would be no way to run them without substantial help, whether they are an hour’s drive or a plane ride away. This is not just about winterizing your place by the beach, but ensuring adequate security throughout the year and that…

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Read more about the article Dynamic platforms supporting the monetization of properties.

Dynamic platforms supporting the monetization of properties.

People are becoming increasingly creative about ways to generate income these days, including monetizing the property they live on. The most obvious example of this is Airbnb, which has been around since 2008 but exploded in the years leading up to the pandemic. And though business certainly suffered during the first several months of 2020 (revenue plummeted about 80%),  it has since rebounded as people resumed traveling. In fact, since they can work from anywhere they are often staying for longer periods, which means opportunities for hosts to create modest side hustles to six-figure revenue streams.  Others are renting out areas of their land as storage space or for events such as weddings, or growing crops on the property for sale at farmers’ markets.  Whichever avenue you choose, you’ll soon find that it is like running any small business,…

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Read more about the article A new way to think about improving your estate communications.

A new way to think about improving your estate communications.

“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.” This quote by novelist Ken Lui is both humorous and discomforting. When we really think about the different and often nuanced perspectives people can have about well, everything, it does seem like a miracle whenever we reach a consensus on where to eat, let alone the big-ticket issues like raising children and where to live. Communication has also changed drastically over the past few decades. Things were complicated enough when the primary means of conversing was face-to-face or over the phone, but at least we were able to read non-verbal cues and intonations in each other’s voices.  Now, we have to be very strategic about choosing the right words (or at least soften them with an emoji) to convey the right message and tone via text, email, and social media.…

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