30 topics to focus on in your blog

“Should we have a property blog?”

Blogging isn't for everyone, but I think there are lots of reasons why the answer is absolutely YES.



If you have a property blog, or if you’ve thought about writing one, but don’t think you have enough ideas to write about, here are 30 ideas to get you started:

1. How to get the most from our property management team.
2. Recommend an improvement to our community.
3. What kinds of community events would interest you most?
4. Exciting updates or changes coming in future months.
5. How to decorate a small space.

6. Upcoming events, coupons and offers for the next two weeks.
7. A little bit about us.
8. Best kept secrets in our neighborhood.
9. Best place to get a beer, find home accessories, watch the fireworks, etc.
10. Photos from this month’s community party or meetup.
11. Video: A day in the life of our service technicians. (You could also post this on your Careers page.)
12. Our residents rock!
13. We support these causes/non-profits, and here’s why.
14. Tips to lower your utility bills. (You could interview someone from the local utility company.)
15. Have you seen our community garden, dog park, fitness room, whatever.
16. How we handle your disputes or complaints.
17. Anything that builds on a recent piece in your resident newsletter. (Use this both ways — promote recent blog posts in your newsletter.)
18. How to handle a difficult neighbor.
19. Can you recommend a better process for this?
20. We’re sorry, and here’s how we’ll handle things next time.
21. Report from our resident community review board.
22. We hate to see you go, but if you have to leave, here are some tips when preparing for move-out. (Too much?)
23. Need to talk to us? Friend us on Facebook (or Myspace, or Twitter or… You get the point.)





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Mich. firm buys Westlake apartments ~ Article via Crain's Cleveland Business

By STAN BULLARD1:13 pm, May 2, 2007

Hayman Co., a Troy, Mich., real estate company, is the new owner of the Sturbridge Square apartments in Westlake, according to Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP of Chicago, which represented the seller in the transaction.

Picture produced from rent.com

Cuyahoga County land records show Hayman paid $20.1 million for the 270-unit apartment complex on Detroit Road near Crocker Road. The complex is 97% occupied, Mathew Lawton, a Holliday Fenoglio senior managing director, said in a news release.

The prior owner paid $14.8 million for the complex in June 1999, according to land records.The seller was Sturbridge Square Apartments LLC, which was formed by UBS Global Asset Management of Hartford, Conn., which manages real estate investments for multiple clients, Holliday Fenoglio said.

Hayman owns and manages commercial properties for itself and for outside clients, according to its web site.