A Guide to Marketing your Macon Rental
Our marketing plans are effective at finding well-qualified tenants quickly for the properties we rent. Here are some of our best tips to marketing your Macon rental property.
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Signs You’re Ready to Sell Your Home: A Comprehensive Guide
Deciding to sell your home is a significant milestone that requires careful consideration. Whether you’re looking to upgrade to a larger space, downsize, or relocate, knowing when you’re truly ready to put your home on the market is essential. Here are some key signs that indicate you might be prepared to take the next step:…
Taking On New Multi-Family Properties With Existing Employees
Fickling & Company’s Multi-Family Division is pleased to announce that we have recently added two new third-party managed accounts to our apartment portfolio. When stepping in to a new management role, Fickling & Co., Inc. recognizes that accomplishing our mission requires the enthusiastic commitment of our most valuable resource – our employees. Tips for…
Spring Cleaning Tips to Refresh Your Home Inside and Out
As the weather warms up and flowers bloom, it’s the perfect time to give your home a deep clean. Spring cleaning isn’t just about tidying up—it’s an opportunity to refresh your space, declutter, and create a more organized and healthier living environment. Here are some helpful tips to tackle spring cleaning in and around your…
Is Your Warner Robins Home Rent Ready?
Making your property ready for the rental market requires a few important steps. Landlords who are too quick to list and show their properties are often left with longer vacancies because tenants who see the home are not impressed. Pay attention to detail, and make sure your home is ready to rent. If it’s not…
Bibb County Apartment Market Update Q2 2009
The Bibb County apartment market continued to be active in 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, albeit considerably slower than 2007. The capital crunch caused lenders to adopt more stringent lending standards or stop completely making loans. The loan to value dropped to 75-80% and actual NOI was used to arrive at the value…
Real Estate Investment Market Q3 2007
Improving fundamentals across all property types is drawing a greater amount of investors to value-added assets. While there are still investors focusing on acquiring stable, well-leased assets, others have shifted their attention to buying value-added properties that offer income and value appreciation and higher returns through retenanting, repositioning, and/or the releasing of available space. It…
Multi-family Real Estate Market Q3 2007
In our last article, we stated that we thought the housing market would continue to slump until mid-year and then start to stabilize. We may have been too optimistic. We now believe the housing slump will continue through year end and start to stabilize in early 2008. Some of the statistics that influenced our prediction…
How Is Commercial Real Estate Valued?
In the twenty-seven some odd years I have been in the commercial real estate business, I have been asked quite frequently how we, in our profession, value property. Things like “How do you value a piece of commercial property?”, “What do you think my property is worth?”, “How do I go about purchasing commercial property?”,…
Commercial Real Estate Development Update Q3 2007
Much has been accomplished since our last report. Lullwater at Saluda Pointe, our luxury apartment development in Lexington, South Carolina (a suburb of Columbia), has opened and has been leasing up at a very rapid pace. We have received certificates of occupancy on approximately 50% of the units and expect to be complete by the…