Category: Blog

Unintended Consequences?

A recent article discusses amendments to a “VPRO” that now require “owners’ names and contact information be displayed on placards...

January 28, 2020

Ohio Land Bank Lawsuit….Sorry, but your math is wrong

Along with vacant property registration ordinances, Land Banks are one of the more widely used tools in the fight against...

October 7, 2019

Baltimore Vacant Properties, is Public Shaming the Answer?

In a recent Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun, Peter Duvall, community revitalization coordinator for Strong City Baltimore discussed new legislation...

September 3, 2019

Time to get off the Hamster Wheel

As a follow up to my March Blog posting where I discussed the continuing issue of wasted time, money and...

May 15, 2019

Code Enforcement Liens: Carrot or Stick? Or both?

So I came across an interesting article, the headline, and in fact the article itself, was very matter of fact....

April 19, 2019

Doing the right thing…

I have been blessed many times in my life, and in many different aspects. One area I do not take...

April 1, 2019

Short-term rentals, still murky as ever; and a blast from the past!

In an attempt to further get my arms around this issue I’m seeing more and more contradictions and disparity. Yet...

March 19, 2019

It Started Out So Well……….

An interesting article that discusses a logical and positive approach to addressing the universal concern of squatters, ends by discussing...

March 14, 2019

Getting off the Hamster Wheel

True story. Several years ago, I was invited to present to the City Council and heads of the fire, police...

March 12, 2019

Changing Landscape in Real Estate

Never slow in the world of real estate and never “same old, same old”. Trying to keep up in anything...

March 11, 2019