CREC Property Management Blog

By CREC Property Management - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

How to take out those pesky pests in your home!

As the weather is getting cooler and with the unusual amount of rainfall that the Low Country has seen, you may be seeing evidence of some unwanted visitors! It's also a good idea to practice preventive measures if you have not seen any sign of them. Here's how: Standing water i...

By CREC Property Management - Monday, October 12, 2015

Where did color go in our kitchens?

Have you spoken recently to someone who has purchased kitchen appliances? I have. So, I asked my friend, "What did you buy?" "Oh", she replied, "Stainless of course!" Stainless appliances have bullied the market leaving white, beige and black in the dust. Take pity on the smaller...

By CREC Property Management - Sunday, October 11, 2015

Signing a lease? Here area few helpful tips!

After long hours of searching for a rental isn't it such a great feeling when you find a place that looks perfect and meets all of your criteria? Love at first glance it may be, but don’t rush into signing a lease! It’s important that you check under the hood a little bit and...

By CREC Property Management - Friday, October 9, 2015

Halloween just for kids?

Just look around and you will recognize the signs.....homes and yards strewn with cob webs and hanging corpses. Manicured lawns transformed into elaborate grave yards with eerie haunted sounds blasted from BOSE speakers. Adults have taken over "yard of the month" with gusto i...

By CREC Property Management - Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Rental Market Influencers

Supply, demand, employment/job opportunities and millennials are some of the factors that have been influencing the real estate market here in Charleston. You normally wouldn't think weather of all things would influence the rental market but guess what? As of last week with th...

By CREC Property Management - Friday, October 2, 2015

Snow .....I mean Flood Day

Growing up in the northeast and waking up to your Mom announcing that school was cancelled due to the snow, was the absolute best part of winter!! I couldn't help thinking about those mornings as we too have been dealing with school being closed today due to heavy rain and floo...

By CREC Property Management - Sunday, September 27, 2015

A Day In The Life of a Property Manager

Hats Hats, Many Hats! A property manager wears many professional hats in the course of one day. From listing and marketing a new home for rent, responding to and having serviced AC units that are down, supervising a painting contractor, conducting move-in and move-out inspectio...

By CREC Property Management - Friday, September 25, 2015

Charleston rental market remains high....why?

People that live here in the Lowcountry have seen a shift in the rental market in the last few years. It is especially active now......I think the last I heard there are 52 people moving into the Charleston area daily! Yes...that's daily, not monthly! Many people have job opp...

By CREC Property Management - Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Millennials waiting to purchase homes.....opt to rent instead!

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/09/15/delaying-the-dream-americans-waiting-longer-to-buy-homes/

By CREC Property Management - Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Apartment A 221 Coming Street Downtown's latest Mexican Eatery!!

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/apartment-a-serves-savory-mississippi-tamales-in-a-charleston-single-house/Content?oid=5436887&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Daily