Who’s Laughing Now?
I was a “middler” in high school. I wasn’t popular by any stretch of the imagination, but I also wasn’t at the very bottom of the totem pole. In other words, people weren’t making fun of me to my face....
View Article“My RPM Story” – Nathan
When the economy took a dive in 2008, so did the real estate industry. That was the catalyst I needed to leave my job in new home sales to search for something better. What I found was a career in...
View ArticleThey Brought Us Adele, Now Amenities
I studied abroad in Bath, England, during my junior year of college. Though, to be more accurate, it was more like I binge-ate digestives, traveled on sketchy buses and discovered hard cider abroad....
View ArticleHoliday Safety Tips for Residents: Trees, Lighting, Candles
While decorating helps add to the beauty of the holidays, it also brings an increased risk of fire hazards. Apartment communities and their residents can benefit from the following decorating tips...
View ArticleA Lesson in How the Work Gets Done
I hope this finds all of you healthy, safe and in the midst of happy holiday celebrations with family and friends. By the time you settle in to read my scribblings with a cup of eggnog or other festive...
View ArticleUp In the Air
Five years ago I heard about this thing called Airbnb. I was staying in San Diego for a few days by myself after a work conference and decided to try it out. I arrived at my Airbnb, my host showed me...
View ArticleMy RPM Story – Lisa
My best friend encouraged me to work in residential property management (RPM), and now I have a lucrative career!As an RPM Careers ambassador, I want to inspire others to join this exciting...
View Article“My RPM Story” – Jada
Working in banking gave me customer service and analytical skills, but I wanted a career with a stronger connection to the community. That desire to help people led me to residential property...
View ArticleBorn This Way
My Dad is a high school English teacher, which means he corrected my grammar from the moment I began speaking. Not at all annoying! While I didn’t appreciate the dinner-time lessons on possessive...
View ArticleWon’t You Be Someone Else’s Neighbor
My best friend and I lived together for five years. During that time, her boyfriend lived with us for about 8 months. After they broke up, he stayed for another month.The Vatican is currently reviewing...
View ArticleCapitol Conference Advocacy Hits Critical Apartment Concerns
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View ArticleI Raised You Better
My parents and I visited my brother in Florida at the end of his freshman year in college. When we arrived, it became very clear that nothing had been cleaned since September. And by cleaned, I mean...
View ArticleiAddicted
November marked my post-modern birth. I bought my first smartphone.After years of holding steadfast to my tried and true flip phone—insisting that I had a better quality of life and was more connected...
View ArticleHe Sees You When You're Sleeping
My best friend owns a Roomba—one of those horrifying robot vacuums that come to life in the middle of the night while you’re “safely” tucked into bed. I’m not into it. Sure, the tiny machine can get in...
View ArticleNAA Capitol Conference Sets New Records, Kicks Off Advocacy 365
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View ArticleJe Ne Understand
I went to Europe last summer for the first time since I studied abroad nine years ago. In those nine years, I lost all foreign language competency. This became apparent as soon as I picked up our...
View ArticleWhere the Wild Things Are
Every year my friends and I hike in at least one new National Park. It’s a real nightmare for my mother, who imagines the various ways in which I’ll be mauled by an animal and doesn’t want to “know...
View ArticleOn Your Mark, Get Set... SUMMER!
Summer is a coming… in some places around the country it seems as if it’s already here. The maintenance staff is already busy away the ice melt and snow shovels and getting ready for the summer rush....
View ArticleHollywood On the Hill
I couldn’t pick a Senator out of a line-up, but I could spot Julia Roberts’ niece in a crowded Chipotle. What can I say—I’m a bad Washingtonian. I’ve never been a particularly politically minded...
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