Honoring the Past, Leading the Future Celebrating the women who built our foundation and the leaders continuing to grow it. March brings the first signs of spring — a season rooted in renewal, growth, and the promise of what’s ahead. It’s also Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the women whose leadership and dedication
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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