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Event

August 15th, 2009

Venture Property is hosting a one day event next weekend. I am very excited about the event and expect to be full of motivation afterwards and feeling like the king of the world.

 

I believe it is going to be a very motivating event and I really would like you to attend. I also would really appreciate your feedback on it. So, everyone that attends and sends me feedback will go in a draw to win their ticket price back and dinner for two at waggamama’s. (Pam has told me that I am not allowed to put our name in the draw).

 

Follow this link to sign up and I look forward to seeing you there and receiving your feedback.

Beat the Banks Event

 

Shayne Thurston
Lambton Property Management

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Motivation

August 9th, 2009

Motivation -

We all want it, need it and desire it. However, it tends to wax and wane for many of us and at times needs a ‘rev up’ or ‘refill’ to give it us back the ‘buzz’ (or at the very least to keep the buzz going - think of it like filling up with gas).

I am currently looking around at events and the like which I will be attending to ‘keep my buzz going’ - and when I decide on them I will share them with people.

Stayed tuned.

Shayne Thurston
Lambton Property Management

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Late Rents

August 8th, 2009

There is a noticeable difference in my tolerence of a tenant when they call us to let us know rent will be late. Take today for example - at 9.05 I answered a call from a tenant - they explained to me they had stuffed up and forgotten to transfer money to the account their rent went out of. They then told me they had now transferred the payment to us by interent banking. Then they emailed me the screen print of the payment.

My attitude to this thankful and forgiving.

Take the tenant I called this morning after their rent had not come through. They told me that the bank had made a mistake and it should have been there. My attitude wasn’t as forgiving. After asking them what bank they used and what branch and nto really getting an answer I explained to them that unless it was dropped in to the office today by 4pm, we would start ‘the process’.  Did they show? No. Was I surprised? No.

The difference I have noticed is that if a tenant contacts us straight away, the reason tends to be true… if we have to chase them, odds are its not.

Shayne Thurston
Lambton Property Management

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