by John Casmon | Jun 1, 2017 | Articles
We have become a nation of renters driven primarily by a lack of affordable housing. However, there’s a growing buzz that renting is actually better than owning. More and more people are choosing to rent, even though they can both afford to purchase a home and can...
by John Casmon | May 11, 2017 | Articles
“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes Over the weekend, my 9-month old finally began crawling, much to our delight. After watching him rock back and forth on all fours for weeks, he finally...
by John Casmon | Apr 6, 2017 | Articles
When my oldest son turned 3 years old, I posted a celebratory picture and caption to my Instagram and Twitter accounts. Amongst the congratulations and happy birthday wishes was a tweet from Chuck E. Cheese, “Happy Birthday, Jai! Sounds like it’s time to...
by John Casmon | Mar 16, 2017 | Articles
The #1 rule of customer service is the customer is always right. That is unless we’re talking about real estate. For some reason, many business owners (landlords) see their customers (tenants) as a nuisance, even though they are the ones who fund the entire business....
by John Casmon | Mar 1, 2017 | Articles
My wife and I spent the weekend in Denver with some of the brightest minds in real estate at the Best Ever Real Estate Conference. The event was the brainchild of my friend and advisor, Joe Fairless and hosted by Ben Lapidus. I know some people hear real estate...
by John Casmon | Feb 22, 2017 | Articles
My wife and I spent Sunday morning scrubbing one of our multifamily units in preparation for a showing. After realizing the unit had no electricity, we found stains on the wall, nasty gunk in the sink and dead roaches on the floor, and even a few in the refrigerator....
