Property Management Blog

One of the best things about hiring a property manager

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, January 28, 2020

If you hire a right property manager for your rental property, you will enjoy a lot of benefits. You will save time, you have less bookkeeping to do, you don't have to deal with tenants, and so on. However, there's one benefit that almost no one is talking about. That is ...

Changing the light fixture globe

By Cruise Property Management Wednesday, January 1, 2020

It looks like a very simple problem. A contractor who was trying to replace a light bulb from this ceiling fan dropped the globe (the half-sphere glass that covers the light) and broke it. Long story short, the contractor didn't replace it, so I had to get a replacement. As y...

My unique strength

By Cruise Property Management Sunday, December 15, 2019

We all have strengths and weaknesses. It’s the same with business. Every business have strengths and weaknesses. So what is the strength of me being your property manager? I believe it’s the fact that I can see the business from the owner’s perspective.Regardles...

Now you can park!

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, December 3, 2019

The concrete slab was just no repairable. Now it's replaced with a nice new gravel.

SOLD: 114 Innsbrook Dr, Streamwood, IL

By Cruise Property Management Saturday, November 23, 2019

A beautiful brick duplex just sold in Streamwood, IL! Facebook Post here!

House available for rent in Waukegan, IL

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Available for rent is 3 bed / 1.5 bath single family home in Waukegan. Call (312) 620-0605 for questions.

Basement

By Cruise Property Management Wednesday, October 16, 2019

A basement will look good once the wall is painted in white, and the floor is painted in gray.

COMING SOON in Waukegan, IL

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, October 15, 2019

This 3-bed/1.5 bath rental property with a full basement in Waukegan will be available soon. If you are interested, please go here and fill out your information.

Real estate is not just about real estate

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, October 1, 2019

I usually post topics directly related to real estate, but I want to post something completely different here. On November 2nd, 2018, Chicago Tribune published a news about EtO emitting companies in Lake County. One is in Waukegan and another one is in Gurnee. Ever since I h...

8 Reasons Why I Do NOT always Get Multiple Bids for Repairs

By Cruise Property Management Tuesday, September 10, 2019

When you have something to repair, it’s common to get multiple estimates/quotes/bids. That’s what I did when I had to replace HVAC in my own home in the past. The cost differed drastically from less than $5,000 to more than $10,000. It would sound crazy then to just p...

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