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Carolyn Gibson is the founder of Synergy Professional Services, Inc., a Boston, Massachusetts based real estate management consulting firm. She specializes in providing consulting, training, and due diligence in all operational facets of residential property management. Carolyn is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), a Chicago based, international trade organization. She has served IREM® as an instructor and Regional Vice-President for the New England area. A Past President of the Boston Metro Chapter #4, she holds the CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER® certification with IREM®. Ms. Gibson has more than two decades of senior level residential property management experience. As the owner of a property management company for eight years, Carolyn’s firm managed conventional, city, state, and federal government subsidized and nonprofit housing, low income tax credit housing, public housing, condominiums and rooming houses. Carolyn’s web site is www.synergyprofessionals.com. She is a contributing author on www.ezinearticles.com, www.helium.com, and www.searchwarp.com. Her popular book on tenant screening, titled “How to Pick the Best Tenant”, is available at www.Amazon.com.

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Six Quick Tips to Maintaining a Home Business
When you establish a home business, you have committed yourself to a life of making your own decisions, work products, schedule and category of clients. You also have a responsibility to establish policies and procedures that will ensure your business will be a success. Here are six quick tips to sustain a successful company. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 03/03/2008 | Home Business
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Workaholism: When It’s Time to Go Home
When work overrides everything else, including your family life, it is time to evaluate how you spend your time. Being a workaholic is a life choice. Learn when it is time to change your workaholic ways. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 29/02/2008 | Career Management
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Renting an Apartment With the Homeowner in the Building
Renting an apartment from an owner who lives in the same building can be a rewarding experience. Living in an owner-occupied building depends on whether or not the landlord and tenant are compatible with the rules, habits and expectations of the homeowner. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 26/02/2008 | Real Estate
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Top Ten Warning Signs of a Potential Bad Tenant
A problem tenant leaves more than a bad taste in your mouth. A bad tenant can cost thousands of dollars in legal fees, renovations to the vacant apartment, and lost rent. Property owners and managers must learn to read past fact-checking a possible renter. Owners and managers must also look deeper into the questions, statements, and mannerisms of applicants. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 22/02/2008 | Real Estate
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Snow Removal Tips
If you own real estate, whether residential or commercial, you are responsible for snow removal at your property. It is a service you provide to your tenants in exchange for the rent. Snow removal is also a necessary preventive measure to reduce risk and liability from slips and falls. Here are some tips to reduce risk, prevent injuries, and consider your neighbors who may walk on your property. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 31/12/2007 | Home Improvement
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Top Five Mistakes First Time Homeowners Make
Buying your first home is stimulating, and full of hope. It is also the most expensive purchase you will make besides your first car. A considerable amount of thought should be put into your first home purchase before you hire a real estate broker. With some thoughtful investigation, here are some mistakes you can avoid before buying your first home. Read
By: Carolyn Gibson, CPM | 31/10/2007 | Real Estate