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Property Specialists, Inc. Announces Leadership Evolution as It Marks 50 Years of Service

As Property Specialists, Inc. celebrates 50 years of serving community associations throughout Northern Illinois, we are proud to share an important milestone in the continued evolution of our leadership and long-term vision. Founded in 1975 by industry pioneer Tracy Hill, PSI was built on a simple but enduring philosophy: community association management should be relationship-driven,

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Cathy Ryan December 31, 2025 No Comments
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COLD WEATHER BURSTING PIPES: Tips and Tricks to Handle Frozen Pipes

With the temperature plummeting below zero, the chances of your pipes bursting skyrockets causing unwanted water damage to your home. The experts at BELFOR have provided the below tips for preventing burst pipes and what to do should the unfortunate happen. Click below to visit BELFOR’s website to learn more about what you should do

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Property Specialists, Inc January 15, 2024 No Comments
PSI News

In Loving Memory of Julie Tasic

A beloved member of the PSI Family has sadly passed after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Julie Dean Tasic has been an admired employee with PSI for the past 17 years.  While she worked in our accounts payables department, her passion was teaching others how to crochet when making cancer patients hats, making quilts for

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Property Specialists, Inc November 9, 2021 2 Comments
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WATER YOU WORRIED ABOUT: Water and Fire Emergency Tips

Your home is your safe haven, but do you know what to do when disaster strikes? The two most common property disasters are water or fire emergencies.  First and foremost, don’t panic!  Following you will find some tips to mitigate further damage when you have a property emergency. Water Emergencies Water is the most common

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Debbie Moran - Belfor Property Restoration August 12, 2021 No Comments
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DON’T TAX YOURSELF: KSN Breaks Down Taxes

One of the most important factors to successfully managing community associations is building relationships with experts in the industry. When it comes to experts, the first thing many people think of is attorneys. We look to community association attorneys’ expertise to decipher, and interpret, the laws and documents that govern community associations. Our friends at

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Property Specialists, Inc May 6, 2021 No Comments
PSI News

MANAGING TO STAY STRONG: Our COVID Year in Review

As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all looking back on where we were a year ago and how our “new normal” looks. 2020 was PSI’s 45th anniversary of being in the business of Community Association Management and our plans for open houses and celebrations came to a halt. I cannot help but remember Cathy Ryan, PSI’s

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Brittany Kojzarek March 17, 2021 No Comments
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DON’T BE FUELISH: Tips for Saving Energy and Staying Warm

Living in Illinois and Wisconsin we know that no matter how warm it may be in March, a bitter cold spell is always lurking right around the corner. We also know that when the cold hits, our energy bills skyrocket. Tim Johnson of McBath Construction provided us with some helpful tips below to save money

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Property Specialists, Inc March 4, 2021 No Comments
Informative

BURSTING YOUR BUBBLE: What You Need to Know About Frozen Pipes

If you live in the Chicagoland area you know our winters can get bitterly cold, so cold that we fear taking one step outside will turn us into a human popsicle. What this means for a plumbing company is a flood of service calls due to frozen pipes and burst pipes that can cause extensive

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Lifeline Plumbing Heating and Cooling February 19, 2021 No Comments
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DAM IT’S COLD: Ice Damming and How to Deal with It

As residents of the greater Chicagoland area, we are no strangers to humid, hot summers and blisteringly cold winters. Oftentimes bitter winters bring with them troubles that homeowners are not prepared for. One such trouble is ice damming. At Property Specialists, Inc. we always want to make sure we are providing our communities with the

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Property Specialists, Inc February 11, 2021 No Comments
CAI

A GUIDING LIGHT: How Community Associations Institute Helps Homeowner Leaders Succeed

Through our tenure, Property Specialists, Inc. has always looked to the Community Associations Institute as a resource to help guide homeowner volunteers and community association managers alike. With the collection of experience and knowledge that CAI has gathered in its 45+ years in the industry there is rarely a situation that they have not come

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Property Specialists, Inc February 9, 2021 No Comments
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