Spare the Air Alerts

Remember, if you have a fireplace, Spare the Air Alerts are in effect all winter-long. Make sure to check http://www.sparetheair.org/ before you use your fireplace or it could result in a hefty fine!

January Re-Cap for 2010

I am finding that the rental market in Marin has been fairly stable and not too adversely affected by the poor economy. Surprisingly, December was a very busy month here at PRANDI and properties that were priced right rented quickly. I don’t know if I would call it either a renter’s market or a rental owner’s market as the inventory has increased, due to the slower sales market, and the number of people looking for a rental has also increased. This has resulted in a stable market with healthy competition and a good pool of potential quality tenants. The smartest thing an owner can do is offer a quality product home (in good condition and pristine) and market/ list it at a reasonable price.

Now that there is a nice break in the weather, I suggest owners clean off roofs and gutters. Leaves have been falling and getting knocked down in the recent rain storms and it would be good to take this opportunity to clear things out before the next rain storm.

New Rental Listing -- 128 Morning Sun Avenue, Mill Valley!

New Mill Valley Listing for Lease! – 128 Morning Sun Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941

We’ve just listed a very charming 2 bedroom/2 bathroom single family home in Mill Valley with hardwood floors, spacious bedrooms, private washer and dryer, storage, and large outdoor deck with gardening area! Great location near award winning schools including Tamalpais High School, and just blocks away from public transportation. Wonderful sunny location ready for lease!

$2,500/month—1 year lease preferred, non-smoking, and a cat is okay with an increase in security deposit.

For more details or to schedule a showing please contact us at 415-482-9988 or the agent directly at christine@prandiprop.com.

Don't miss out -- this home will go quickly!!

To see our other listings please visit out website at www.prandiprop.com.

January 2011 Newsletter

Here is PRANDI's January 2011 Newsletter "The PRANDI Press"

We send this newsletter to our managed clients every month with their monthly statement!

Who you gonna call?

Don’t call Ghostbusters! Call PRANDI!

As much as we love receiving referrals to increase our own business…we love giving referrals as well. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed my friend Pam posted a note on Facebook saying she had a roof leak and needed help before the two-day storm that was heading our way.

I responded to her post (along with 6 or 7 other friends) and she called me first! Pam knows I am in the property management industry and frequently solving problems of all kinds; large and small, simple and complicated, emergencies and of course, standard routine maintenance. PRANDI manages a constant flow of property related problems, which is why I think my friend immediately knew that she would get a not only a good reference, but a GREAT one! I gave Pam the number of Alternative Roofing Solutions, Inc (ARS) who answered the phone right away and said they would be at Pam’s house within an hour. ARS also said they’d be able to patch her roof to keep her dry over the next two days as well as follow up with a longer term solution. Pam was thrilled, ARS has new business and PRANDI is once again, proven to be a trusted name in property management! That’s what I call a win-win-win all the way around!

ARS’s response time is the same type of service we provide for all our properties (and our Facebook friends!) and we are proud to recommend our vendors at any time. Call PRANDI when you need a referral! We are knowledgeable and have a long list of trusted vendors we have worked with for many, many years. Part of our reputation rides on how responsive, clean, professional and cost effective our vendors are…and without a doubt…they are all of the above!

Need a roofer? A plumber? A mortgage broker? Insurance agent?
Call PRANDI!
A special mention and thanks to the ARS roofing team!

http://www.arsroofing.com/

Marketing, Marketing…Constant and Consistent Marketing!

I’m sitting at my desk – surrounded by names and email addresses, newspapers and marketing postcards, new ad ideas and layouts. This office is constantly on the go, and so am I – making sure that not only are we easily found on the internet through various SEO methods, but that we’re also in local newspaper print delivered to your home! We have a message for our clients, as much as for our friends and competitors in this field: we’re here, in plain sight, constantly reminding you that we’re a powerful force in the property management industry!

Part of the marketing routine includes updating our website (www.prandiprop.com), making sure our listings are posted correctly on Craigslist and the MLS. We inform our owners though monthly topics of self home care with their own newsletter: the PRANDI Press; and, our tenants receive a monthly newsletter as well: the PRANDI Journal. Once a quarter, a newsletter is sent out to past clients, or possible new clients, with helpful hints and tips of being their own landlord, and telling them more about our office and services – our intent is to remind them that PRANDI is here to help should they ever need us again. This week, I’m sending out a new PRANDI postcard to owners in southern Marin, to inform them of the new satellite office we recently opened on Bridgeway in Sausalito!

I’m always on the go, looking for the next great opportunity that will keep PRANDI’s name in people’s minds! The best trick, I’ve found, is to keep this constant task consistent enough, so when I mention PRANDI to someone in Marin they say “Oh, I’ve heard that name before”!

PRANDI Resolutions for 2011

Here it is, almost 2011, and definitely time to look at all of our personal resolutions! While we're at it, we'd like to consider other PRANDI marketing resolutions we're promising for the new year! We're always on the move, hoping to keep re-analyzing and re-vamping what we already have, in order to keep up with the rest of the ever-changing world!

This year, we promise to stay more on top of our Facebook & Twitter updates -- making sure people know all about the PRANDI Property Management Team happenings on a regular basis! We've updated our current website at www.prandiprop.com and are using a new cloud-platform that allows both our owners and tenants to log into their personal accounts, to do such things as: view their property information, pay their rent, or submit service requests. We certainly hope to keep our website fresh with information that will interest all of the visitors who stop by to say hello! Soon, we're even hoping to re-vamp Melissa's personal website at www.prandiprop.com, so everyone can closely follow her National speaking schedule and topics.

We're setting up all of our employees, so they can blog too, giving you a taste of the inner life here at PRANDI, as well as the juicy details of Property Management as we know it. We're hoping to stay more connected with the cyber-world and find out more about marketing and what our viewers want!

Happy 2011 New Years Resolutions to the rest of you -- and here's to hearing more from the marketing department!