If you’re wondering how to find the best tenant for your rental home, keep in mind that there is no such thing as the “best” tenant. What you really want is a qualified tenant. Don’t spend a lot of time trying to find a needle in a haystack. Find someone who is...
We are talking today about rental home insurance and the first thing we would tell you is that it’s important to hire an insurance expert when you’re buying coverage for your property. You’ll also want to focus on liability coverage, replacement value and exclusions....
Here we are in 2015, and the rental market in South Florida is very, very strong. The demand for housing, whether condos or duplexes; triplexes or big houses, is strong. With demand high and supply down, across the board the market is strong. 2015 Rental Property...
Today we’d like to talk a little bit about hurricane preparation. Tenants might be wondering what to do and how to prepare your property for a hurricane. There are three things you can do whether you are a tenant or owner: Make a plan. Stick to your plan. Remember...
Today, we’d like to discuss a question that comes up for us frequently. That is – should I use a handyman or a licensed, insured contractor? We come down on the side of using the contractor all the time. You might wonder why, and the main reason for that answer is...
Property owners will sometimes come to Florida Management & Consulting Group with a problem: they’ve given their tenants deposit slips so they can make rent payments directly into their bank account, and suddenly the tenants are not making the deposits the way...
Military: David Harper is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. As a Lieutenant he served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War (1968-1969) where he was a Casualty Staging Officer ( Aeromedical Evacuation). He was tasked with moving wounded Soldiers and Marines from Vietnam to various military hospitals in the theatre and eventually Stateside. After serving in several Air Force Reserve Units he was “called up” to serve in Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-1991) Where he was Chief Planner on the Central Command Staff for the Aeromedical Evacuation of all US Casualties during the pre-invasion and post-invasion phases. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 1993. Currently he is the President of the Broward County Chapter of the Military Officer’s Association of America.
Education: Attended University of Florida 1963-1965 and graduated from Florida State University in 1968. He did graduate studies the Arizona State University School of Business and finished his MBA at the University of South Florida 1973.
Family: David has four grown children, two daughters and two sons, and two grandchildren a girl and a boy. His youngest son Alexander is currently serving an internship at Florida Management & Consulting Group.
Overarching Philosophy of Business: “Provide outstanding service to your customers every time and every day”. Make your money go to work for you. “I can’t think of a better way to provide current income for yourself and future income for your family than owning residential rental property”
South Florida Property Manager Roger Schalk is a member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), and the Florida Association of Property Managers (FARPM). A real estate professional for 18 years he has spent his entire professional career managing and developing company’s and their employees in customer facing roles and has successfully established himself in Property Management.
Roger Schalk is also a Property Manager and serves as Vice President of Operations for Florida Management & Consulting Group Incorporated (FMCGI).
Additionally, Roger is an Executive Board Member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, South East Florida Chapter.