Property Management Blog

Swine Flu Had Yours Truly

Chris Lengquist - Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I literally went from feeling normal (such as that is for me) to feeling achy and knowing I was going to be sick in less than an hour. Most of last week I had a temperature and still this week I h... read more >>

Schizo-phrenic Real Estate

Chris Lengquist - Thursday, September 24, 2009

Dictionary.com describes schizo-phrenic as; 2. a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements. Frankly, I think our current real estate market here in the gr... read more >>

Dear Peter Gammons: Shut Up.

Chris Lengquist - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

So I heard Peter Gammons explaining the other day that Zack Greinke isn't really his Cy Young candidate because despite his MLB best 2.14 ERA and having won 14 games with the Kansas City Royals (who ... read more >>

I Know I'm Supposed To Be A Cheerleader, But...

Chris Lengquist - Friday, September 18, 2009

After my blog post titled Kansas City Set To Rebound the other day I got a few private emails and a telephone call asking me for the real "facts." :) Also, I've been doing a couple of investment ... read more >>

Kansas City Set To Rebound?

Chris Lengquist - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Driving in this morning I heard on the radio that Kansas City is one of the first cities expected to rebound in 2011 from our current recession. Dallas, Houston and some other midwestern cities were... read more >>

Where There Is Development There Are Jobs

Chris Lengquist - Wednesday, September 9, 2009

And where there are jobs you can expect housing to be more in demand. And if housing is more in demand you can expect an upward pressure on prices. Today I logged on to KansasCity.com and about s... read more >>

Things To Think About: Watch Your Money

Chris Lengquist - Monday, August 31, 2009

I have spoken by phone or email with six different would-be or current real estate investors for the Kansas City real estate market. Here are some things to think about that run current to all; Wa... read more >>

Bank of America Makes Me Laugh

Chris Lengquist - Thursday, August 27, 2009

I went home for lunch today. While sitting there eating my baked ham sandwich (with Cascone's Creamy Italian Dressing, umm, umm, good) and watching CNN a commercial from Bank of America came on wit... read more >>

Bad Advice Leads To Real Estate Investing Disaster

Chris Lengquist - Friday, August 21, 2009

I remember years ago when a good acquaintance of mine used a better-buddy realtor friend to buy three fourplexes up in Kansas City, Kansas. He followed a few simple mathematical formulas that he had... read more >>

Real Estate Values and School Districts

Chris Lengquist - Wednesday, August 19, 2009

I've said it a million times and I'll keep saying it. "Real estate values are almost always tied to the performance of the local school districts." At least in relationship to like communities aroun... read more >>