Comments on: Landlords: We Have to Police our Own Business! http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/10/18/we-have-to-police-our-own-business/ Learn, Network, Invest Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:57:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tampa Property Managementhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/10/18/we-have-to-police-our-own-business/#comment-60735 Tampa Property Management Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=1841#comment-60735 We certainly can never rely on the media to paint the real estate industry in a whole in a positive light, they certainly have their own agenda. I agree we do need to police ourselves when it comes to property management. We certainly can never rely on the media to paint the real estate industry in a whole in a positive light, they certainly have their own agenda. I agree we do need to police ourselves when it comes to property management.

]]> By: Bankruptcy Helphttp://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/10/18/we-have-to-police-our-own-business/#comment-60727 Bankruptcy Help Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:21:51 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=1841#comment-60727 I think your comment about landlords being fragmented was a great insight into their lack of a media campaign or positive public image. With no strong lobbying presence - there is no one writing puff pieces for magazines that highlights benevolent landlords - if there was a marketing budget for landlords they would enjoy a much better rep in the marketplace.As a landlord myself I'm not overly concerned with an intrinsic bad rep. People have their preconcieved notions, it's not worth my time to try and change it. I think your comment about landlords being fragmented was a great insight into their lack of a media campaign or positive public image. With no strong lobbying presence – there is no one writing puff pieces for magazines that highlights benevolent landlords – if there was a marketing budget for landlords they would enjoy a much better rep in the marketplace.

As a landlord myself I’m not overly concerned with an intrinsic bad rep. People have their preconcieved notions, it’s not worth my time to try and change it.

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