With an estimated 2.5 million burglaries every year in the United States and news of child trafficking and other crimes, condo security can be a huge concern. Whether you are just looking for ideas, or a comprehensive condo security strategy to eliminate an issue, these five condo security tips will solve it.
One of the worst things to happen in your home is water damage. Suddenly, your belongings can be wet and ruined, and you’re faced with dipping into your emergency fund. If the damage is extreme, you could even end up without a place to live for a few days. Knowing the cause(s) of water damage in your home can help prevent the issue from occurring in the future.
This article features our three favorite fun Orland Park kid activities. These offer options for a variety of ages, and that parents will enjoy too!
In our second article on indoor humidity, we covered high home humidity and what to do about it. This article is our third and final in the series, digging into low home humidity. If your home has low humidity levels, you may find yourself with dry and itchy skin, or experiencing small electric shocks between you and family members. Humidity levels that are too low can cause damage to your furniture, your home, and your health.
We recently attended the IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) Premier Awards at The Drake in Chicago, IL. We are very proud to announce that two of our very own Hillcrest employees had the distinct honor of receiving IREM’s Chicagoland property management awards. We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to Ms. Celina M. Bright and Mr. Thomas J. Purrazzo!
In the final installment of our three-part ice dam blog series, we explain how to figure out what’s causing your ice damming, and how to prevent it in the future.
Have you noticed hanging icicles and extra ice build up developing near the edge of your home? Unfortunately, these may be signs of an ice dam forming. Prolonging the removal of an ice dam can cause problems with your roof shingles, house structure, insulation, and even your health. In this article, we address how to remove an ice dam quickly, and ice dam removal costs.
We have seen a lot of changes in Illinois property management as smaller, local management companies get purchased by, or merge with, national management companies. This happened again most recently with another Chicagoland property management company in the south suburbs. It’s important to know what you can expect if your current smaller, local property management company has merged with a national management company.
We are excited to announce our merger with Werk Management, effective February 1, 2018! Hillcrest Property Management and Werk Management have merged, and will operate as Hillcrest Property Management out of our Lombard office.
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