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How to Clean an Outdoor Umbrella to Remove...

Outdoor umbrellas can accumulate stains, mildew, and moisture over time. Here's how to clean this patio staple in time for summer. Outdoor umbrellas pull double duty to keep us dry from rain and shaded from the sun. However, dirt, tree sap, and bird droppings can accumulate over time, and your colorful umbrella shading the patio table or deck can be one of the last things to get a good power wash. It might never seem like a good time to pull down an outdoor umbrella and give it a once-over, but cleaning this summer staple will help extend its lifespan. Umbrellas are made from different materials, including canvas and acrylic fabrics, which repel moisture, stains, and mildew to... Read more

Here are several common plumbing emergencies in rental properties and what to do in each case. Plumbing issues can range from a rapidly flooding basement to a small...

When you’re a landlord, complaints from tenants are a fact of life, so here are 10 ways to combat common tenant complaints. Being a landlord is hard work, especially...

Having a system is key to a successful process.  Building a preventive maintenance system can creative seasonal efficiencies and eliminate the endless check on this...

If you’re looking to get into real estate, you have some competition. The real estate market is currently experiencing an unprecedented boom, with housing prices...

5 Summer Maintenance Checklist Items for...

A surplus of maintenance issues is expected on the first weekend of summer in multifamily communities so beat the calls and requests with this summer maintenance checklist. Summer is on the horizon for many multifamily communities, especially those across the Southwest. While the change in season may appear to be a harmless shift to warmer temperatures, it opens communities to several maintenance-related areas of opportunity. To uphold exceptional standards of service, proactivity is the most important element in summer maintenance. At Mark-Taylor, we begin our summer maintenance efforts in the spring, prior to the influx of emergency requests due to a change in season. It also helps us... Read more

Shipping containers, tiny houses, micro-units — all have been explored as potential solutions to the affordable housing crisis. But what about decommissioned cruise...

You’ve always paid your homeowners insurance bill on time and never even filed a claim. So why did your carrier reduce your coverage or even drop it entirely? Your...

This article originally appeared on: https://deckandbalconyinspections.com/san-francisco-housing-code-section-604/ The deadline to comply with San Francisco's...

If you are reading this article and wondering if this is really possible, let us settle the suspense once and for all: YES!!! With the real estate market slowly...