By Ira Krumholz President of NAI Daus Property Management [email protected] Twitter @IraKrumholz One of the primary duties of a property management firm is to ensure that a real estate asset is being properly maintained. While some firms are set up to complete the majority of these services in house, most will use third-party service providers to perform at least some of these tasks. Therefore, the contract between the management company and the service provider becomes a critical document. This month, we…

Multi-Tasking Tool By Alec Pacella Managing Partner of NAI Daus [email protected] Among the favorite memories of my youth were birthday celebrations – most notably, mine. Both of my parents had six siblings and even though all of my aunts and uncles worked hard to make ends meet, they would always remember my birthday. The gifts were typical fare for that era – Matchbox cars, puzzles and baseball cards. But one of my uncles, Uncle Ralph, would always get me something…

By Ira Krumholz President, NAI Daus Property Management Division [email protected] Momentum was certainly a key word last year. At the top of the list was the great positive momentum associated with Cleveland’s multifamily sector. Much of this was associated with Cleveland’s central business district, which grabbed most of the headlines. During 2015, nearly 500 new units were completed in the downtown area, but despite this additional inventory, occupancy rates continued to hover near 100 percent. There are approximately 275 units…

Last month, we introduced a discussion that compared leasing real estate versus owning. The focus of that article was on some of the primary advantages and disadvantages of each and included at least some degree of subjectivity. This month, we are going to look at a much more objective measure. There are actually two different analytical measurements that can be used. One utilized the net present value (NPV) of each alternative while the other utilizes the IRR of the differential…

By Ira Krumholz, President of NAI Daus Property Management Division [email protected] A few months ago, most property owners received a letter from their county auditor that revealed their new 2015 re-assessment. Every six years, the Ohio Revised Code requires each county to reappraise all of their respective taxing parcels. These reappraisals are updated every three years, a triennial update. In 2015, all of the parcels in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Portage counties were updated. Mistakes can sometimes happen, especially considering these…

Growing up as a child in the 1970s meant that I watched a lot of television. I was a car freak at a very early age and would always pay particular attention any time a commercial aired for a new car. Looking back at this now, two things stand out. First, aside from Ricardo Montalban touting the rich Corinthian leather of the new Chrysler Cordoba, I can’t recall all that many auto commercials actually airing – certainly not to the…

As the Starks Would Say, Winter is Coming By Ira Krumholz, President of NAI Daus Property Management Division [email protected] The 2015-16 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac includes a good news/bad news weather forecast for Ohio. The good news is that the fall is expected to be longer and milder than normal. But the bad news is that the winter is expected to be similar to last year – in the publication’s words, “snowfilled and frigid.” I’m sure that you will recall…

NAI Daus announced today that Mark Murphy, SCLS, SCSM joined NAI Daus Property Management Division as Senior Property Manager. “As the breadth of our property management assignments expand, we continue to hire exceptional people with experience managing a diverse portfolio of retail, office, industrial and multi-family properties. Mark brings over 20 years of experience and has been recognized with designations from several highly respected organizations” said Ira Krumholz, President of NAI Daus Property Management Division. Murphy joins NAI Daus after…

Architects can play a key role in helping your company create a workspace that matches your vision of how you want the company to operate. “An architect can sit down and interview your key people and gain an understanding of how everyone works in your business,” says Alec Pacella, managing partner and senior vice president at NAI Daus Property Management. “He or she can understand the critical components of your business and see what parts of the office need to…

On the eve of yet another youth soccer season, I recently took my son to the sporting goods store to buy a new pair of soccer shoes. We narrowed the choice to three – a relatively inexpensive pair, a moderately priced pair and an expensive pair. And to my surprise (or shock), my son didn’t immediately focus on the most expensive pair. Instead, he began to ask questions about why there was such a difference in price. And this led…