Blog Posts

• Understanding FHA Certification

  

  

  We are often asked by our condominium and homeowner Association clients:  What is FHA certification? And why is it important for our Association to be FHA certified? Here’s what you need to know about both of these...

• If you lived here you’d be home by now

  

  

  It’s Friday afternoon. Your car is in a sea of traffic, slowly slogging its way out of an overcrowded city. And just ahead, on the side of the busy road, you see a row of well-maintained apartments next to a billboard that...

• Handling Homeowner Complaints

  

  

  Being an HOA board member has its perks: you get to know your community really well, you have a say in your community’s governance, and you have a direct hand in enhancing and preserving the beauty of your neighborhood....

• Safety and Security Tips for Commercial Properties

  

  

  According to Murphy’s Law, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” And commercial properties are especially susceptible to this adage. Commercial properties host hundreds (or even thousands) of customers and employees each...

• Today’s Digital Customer Base

  

  

  Before the internet, if you needed to get in touch with your property manager, you picked up the phone or marched down to the front desk in person. Obviously, all of that has changed for today’s renters and...

• Association University

  

  

  Julia Child once said, “You’ll never learn everything about anything, especially something you love.” The famed chef was speaking about cooking. But the same could be said about the field of Association Management....

• Multifamily Real Estate as Investment: A Client Perspective on 2018

  

  

    Mark M. Caplan We recently sat down with Mark Caplan, WPM Real Estate Management’s Chairman – who is also an investor in multifamily real estate and is a large client of the firm – and asked him to...

• What is the Purpose of a Reserve Study?

  

  

  A HOA/Condo board runs its finances in much the same manner as you probably do for your own family: a checking account funds the ongoing, predicted monthly expenses, while a savings account covers unexpected expenses or future...

• 10 Things to Think About Before A Long Vacation

  

  

  Whether you spend a lot or a little on vacation, the last thing you want on your return is to be greeted with a costly repair problem. Even a simple mistake, if left unchecked, can lead to major repairs. That’s why we...

• James Dahlgren, Jr. Selected for Maryland Daily Record’s VIP List

  

  

  WPM Real Estate Management is pleased to announce that our own Vice President and Director of Business Development  James “Jim” Dahlgren, Jr.  has been selected as a winner for  Maryland Daily Record’s  2017 VIP List ....