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EMPLOYEE IN THE SPOTLIGHT |  |
Our Employee In The Spotlight this month is Dawn Lambert. Dawn is an Administrative Assistant and our newest Team Member. Dawn manages many responsibilities, answers the phones, and greets you when you come to our Taylor office. Click here to see more about Jessica and the rest of the GPM Team. |
| ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS AVAILABLE! |  |
It is too nice to spend your precious time standing in line at the bank. Have your payments deposited directly into your bank account. Contact us for directions on how to get started today! |
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Greetings!
Garner Properties & Management is proud to announce that we have opened an office in Arizona! The same great service we have been providing in Michigan for over 50 years is now available in metropolitan Phoenix. Heading up the team in AZ are Gordon Dionne, Property Manager & Realtor and Lisa Johnson, Designated Broker. You will see more information coming soon about the business in Arizona, as well as a little facelift to our website. Our corporate headquarters will continue to be located in Taylor, MI, and below is our local address in Arizona: Garner Properties & Management, LLC La Jolla Plaza 501 West Van Buren Street, Suite O Avondale, AZ 85323 Toll Free: 888-658-2160 Welcome to our new Team Members, Clients and Tenants! |
 | Am I In The Right Business? | |
If you ever needed validation that you were in the right business, here it is. Check out this article we found in USA Today which discusses the number of Tenant Occupied Properties v. Owner Occupied Properties. We can boil it down for you into three points: 1. Nationally, 34.9% of occupied homes were rented in 2010 compared with 33.8% in 2000, according to Census data; 2. In Detroit, 48.9% of occupied homes were rented in 2010 compared with 45.1% in 2000; and 3. In Phoenix, 42.4% of occupied homes were rented in 2010 compared with 39.3 in 2000. In a nutshell, you are in the right business and we are happy to help you prosper! |
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Reviewing the Fair Housing Laws | |
Below is a brief overview of the Fair Housing Laws that we abide by. For full coverage, click here.
"The Fair Housing Act (aka Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability)."
We display the Equal Housing Opportunity logo and take our responsibilities seriously. To read an informative artilce on rights and responsibilities associated with Fair Housing, click here.
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| Repair or Replace? | |
You receive a Work Order for a dishwasher that is on the fritz ... again. Should you authorize a repair, or should you bite the bullet and replace it? It's not always easy to decide to take the plunge and buy big ticket items for your investment property, but sometimes you save more money in the long run by doing so. See the attached article from Energy Star and from This Old House. |
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June is the month to remember Dads and Grads. As always, we appreciate your partnership.
Sincerely,
Chris Garner
Garner Properties & Management
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