DECEMBER - 2007

HUNTER RENTALS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

NOLANVILLE – In a recent Businessweek.com article, the city of Nolanville ranked number 29 out of the top 50 places for parents to raise their children if they are looking to keep their budget at a relatively low cost. The five categories used in the survey were number of schools, test scores from those schools, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities offered, and crime rate.  

KILLEEN – Killeen is currently the 5^th most dangerous city in Texas based upon the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, an annual collection of statistics reported by each city for eight different crime categories. The categories are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft and arson. Killeen also has the highest burglary rate among Texas cities with a population of more than 100,000.  

NOVEMBER TRAFFIC – We leased fifty properties last month, thirty-seven of which were single-family homes and thirteen were multi-family properties. Although we had sixty-five properties vacate last month (nearly half due to military related moves), we ended the month of November with an overall occupancy rate of 96%.  We were also successful in renewing the leases of forty of our existing renters. With many soldiers returning from Iraq this month, I anticipate that our activity levels will not taper off until right before Christmas.  

ADMIN FEE – Please note that there will be an annual admin fee charged to your account next month for each unit managed. This fee helps cover our increased administrative costs in January for 1099 tax forms, purchasing software to print the 1099s, extra paperwork, postage, and handling associated with the year-end accounting. The fee is $30.00 for the first unit managed, and $5.00 for each additional unit.  

HAPPY HOLIDAYS – May each and every one of you have a safe and happy holiday season. Our office is deeply appreciative of the many letters, E-mails, and referrals we’ve received from you throughout this year. You have our renewed commitment in providing you with the best property management service into the new-year ahead. As always, we are thankful for your loyal business and faith in our organization. Take care and have a wonderful holiday season!                                      

 “In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone, snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago.”

David Gerke                                                                                  ---Christina Rossetti

CO-Owner/Broker