Too much of a good thing?
Ah, yes. It’s that time of year again. It’s the season we property managers have grown to love; after all, it challenges the best of who we are!
It’s the time of year when furnaces go out in the middle of the night, water heaters flood basements, ice dams build up on walkways, and tenants sometimes forget the rent payment is due on the first day of the month.
Seasoned property managers will have prepared for this season. We’ve changed the smoke detector batteries, serviced the furnaces, caulked the windows, and reminded our tenants of their responsibility to remove snow and ice around the property. Despite our best efforts, sometimes things just don’t go the way we plan them. It’s a good thing we’re all pretty cheery during this season! 
One of the best ways to retain that cheerful spirit is to commiserate with fellow property managers. To know you’re not alone in this challenging industry is pretty uplifting. To be able to laugh at yourself and the world around you is a true blessing.
The National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM®) is a great venue for networking, year round, with others who share your trials and tribulations. Just last week, a fellow NARPM® member shared this:
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” (Property Management Version)
On the first day of Christmas my tenant gave to me …
A Rottweiler with a bad knee
2 toilets flowing
3 lawns a dying
4 notices to vacate
5 golden carpet burns
6 extra roomies
7 cats & dogs
8 candles burning
9 pets a urinating
10 bed bugs biting
11 cars a rusting
12 rolls of crime scene tape
Enjoy this season, fellow property managers. Soon, it will be spring. Wishing you many smiles, and high hopes for a joyous holiday, and a prosperous year ahead!
Fondly,
-Judy
