Front Lines – April 23, 2020

Front Lines – April 23, 2020

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any crazier, the markets once again proved us completely wrong.  How exciting (both negative and positive) has this week been?! Monday, April 20 was the most tumultuous day in oil and gas history. ...
Front Lines – April 17, 2020

Front Lines – April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020 Photo courtesy of CNN Another week, and another tally of over 5 million unemployment claims, bringing the total over the last month to around 22 million.  That is an almost unfathomable 13.5% of the workforce…in just the last 30 days! ...
Front Lines April 9, 2020

Front Lines April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020 We are now more than a week into April, and the reality of rent payments, or lack thereof, is setting in.  Today is the day we pay out all of our property owners who have houses that received rental payments.  Normally, we are at a 5%...
Front Lines  April 2, 2020

Front Lines April 2, 2020

Property Management – Updates from the Front Lines April 2, 2020 A little over a week has gone by since my last post, and already a lot has changed.  Nearly 10 million people have newly filed jobless claims, a $2 trillion stimulus package has been...
Front Lines  March, 24, 2020

Front Lines March, 24, 2020

March 24, 2020 As I write this, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is on the television announcing the “Stay Home, Work Safe” order for all of Harris County, my dogs are barking in the background, and I’m looking at the mountain of information...