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Use inbound marketing to find tenants in Los Gatos
Do you own rental properties in Silicon Valley? Do you have vacancies that you need to fill? Well, direct marketing is long dead and ineffective since 99% of the folks who are receiving Direct Marketing flyers and postcards are not interested in these services. And...
Maximum rent to charge for your San Jose home
How will you be able to determine the maximum rent to charge for your San Jose rentals without paying for a Rental Survey? The answer could be as simple as owning a smart phone and knowing what apps are best suited for such a search. You could hire an experience San...
Hazards of do-it-yourself property management
Are you interested in managing your own rentals? Is the prospect of hiring a property manager has you spooked? Well, before you embark on do-it-yourself property management it's helpful to recognize that developing and negotiating rental agreements are not for the...
Can the iPad Pro replace the laptop?
Hands-on with Apple's iPad Pro True productivity is a mess. Stacks of open applications, browsers crowded with tabs, ongoing chat conversations pushed to the edge of the screen. Laptop replacement is just one of many possible uses for the 12.9-inch super-powered iPad....
An Irresistibly Cozy Sitting Room
By David Sokol Jan. 16, 2015 11:22 a.m. ET UNLESS YOU HAVE a flat-screen television or a gaming console, a sitting room can look oddly formal, conjuring the stiff, repression-inducing parlors of the Victorian era. The cure, according to British designer Ilse Crawford,...
Five Design Books Worth Giving
By James Gaddy Nov. 28, 2014 11:05 a.m. ET WHEN YOU’RE SEEKING a gift for a design junkie, it’s easy to get seduced by a book about interiors: Those handsome, hefty hardbacks almost feel bespoke. But unless you have time to do more than a quick flip-through before you...