Property Management Blog

Blog Post What is the job of a property manager?
By Cruise Property Management - Saturday, March 18, 2023

What is the job of a property manager?

You might be wondering what property managers do. With new technologies and software emerging constantly, the job of property managers got easier. For example, while some still receive rent checks in the mail, many property managers now receive the rent from the tenants using an ...
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Blog Post 3 Types of Property Management Companies
By Cruise Property Management - Friday, March 10, 2023

3 Types of Property Management Companies

As a rental property owner, you may have found yourself in a situation where you're unable to manage your rental property on your own. It may be because you don't have the time, or the knowledge, or you simply don't want to deal with the day-to-day responsibilities of...
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Blog Post
By Cruise Property Management - Thursday, June 16, 2022

0 Vacancy Strategy I don't Use

One of the biggest expenses for rental properties owner is a vacancy. While the property is vacant, you still have to pay the mortgage (if you have one,) property tax, insurance, and utilities. Also, since it is vacant and there's no one to let you know if there's an issu...
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Blog Post LCPIA Board Member
By Cruise Property Management - Friday, May 20, 2022

LCPIA Board Member

It's official! I'm one of the LCPIA (Lake County Property Investors Association) board members. I'm looking forward to adding value to the Lake County real estate investors.
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Blog Post 790 Montclair Dr, Round Lake (For Sale)
By Cruise Property Management - Sunday, May 15, 2022

790 Montclair Dr, Round Lake (For Sale)

Another property just hit the market. You can find out more here.
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Blog Post Just Sold!
By Cruise Property Management - Monday, May 9, 2022

Just Sold!

Just sold!  It did not even get a chance to hit the public. Some creativities required to get to the closing, but I'm glad that we were able to come to a solution that everyone was able to live with.  It's no secret that the market is very hot right now. Many of...
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Blog Post 422 McKinley Ave, Waukegan For Sale
By Cruise Property Management - Thursday, April 28, 2022

422 McKinley Ave, Waukegan For Sale

While we mainly do property management, we also help our clients buy and sell properties. It's always nice to see old clients come back to us to help sell their properties.You can find out more about this Waukegan property below.https://www.homesnap.com/IL/Waukegan/422-Mckinl...
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Blog Post
By Cruise Property Management - Saturday, February 13, 2021

How we choose our vendors

My first whiteboard animation video is here! Working with the right vendors is one of the crucial keys to successfully managing rental properties.So who are the right vendors? They are skilled at what they do. Generally speaking, to get good at something, you need to fo...
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Blog Post What would you do with your factory?
By Cruise Property Management - Tuesday, January 12, 2021

What would you do with your factory?

Imagine one day you wake up and realized that you own a factory that makes a widget. You have about 200 operators working there with one machine per person, 200 machines total. The factory is full, so you can’t hire more operators or install more machines. You make about $2...
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Blog Post Why we do NOT update owners about repairs until they are done
By Cruise Property Management - Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Why we do NOT update owners about repairs until they are done

Taking care of repairs is one of the major tasks for any property management company. Some of the owners may be hiring a property management company, precisely because they don’t want to deal with the repairs.I can’t blame them. Repair requests always come in on Frida...
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