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This issue is one of my favorites every year. It’s tough putting it together — thanks to summer being a time when everyone seems to be leaving for somewhere cooler — but it’s always worth it when the final product comes together.

In New Orleans, we at Gambit have identified the 2019 "40 Under 40" class. The proud group includes overachievers and do-gooders -- those who stand out in the community. Congrats to the Class 2019! Meet them below!

After Lydia Winkler's first year of law school at Tulane, she moved apartments and never got her security deposit back. She thought it would be an injustice not to pursue it, she told Business Insider, so she represented herself and sued her former landlord in court. She submitted time-stamped photos of the move-out condition of the property into evidence — and won the case.

For giving property managers a better way to manage their work remotely.

My name is Lydia Winkler and I co-founded RentCheck in 2019. RentCheck is a direct result of a personal problem I faced: when I was a law student, I had to sue my former landlord over a security deposit that was wrongly withheld. I was successful, but realized my problem could be eliminated through the use of technology, and RentCheck was born.

Lydia Winkler decided to find a new place to live after her first year of law school. After she moved, she didn’t get her security deposit back from her previous landlord. As a law student, Lydia was in a unique position to take her landlord to small claims court — which she did, and she won.

Reading, writing, and... real estate? They go hand in hand. We asked 2020's rising stars of real estate to recommend books to our readers, especially for those who want to get started in the field or who want to shift their professional development into high gear.

Ensuring each property and unit are in good condition is a critical part of the property manager's role. To do so, unit inspections are completed routinely by your staff. One of the latest evolutions to property inspections is to transfer the responsibilities: empower residents to conduct periodical inspections, saving your team time.

RentCheck is designed for contactless inspections. It fully supports social distancing best practices by having residents conduct property inspections with simple, self-guided inspections that anyone can do from their smartphone. This helps property managers get ongoing visibility into unit conditions all from the comfort of home, and can help streamline the entire process by

The opportunities in the world of real estate are vast, making it a rewarding — albeit challenging and competitive — career path. The industry did encounter unforeseen hurdles this year as the pandemic emptied out —and threatened the future of — offices, hotels, and malls. The coronavirus crisis and accompanying economic uncertainty also pushed Americans to reconsider where they live, causing mass migrations and relocations for everyone from tech CEOs to the millennial work-from-home set.

It can be difficult to ensure that your tenants are satisfied as a property managers. But there are many things you can do to provide the best-renting experience possible! This video will discuss the importance of offering a great renting experience for your tenants. We cover things like how to set up move-in days, rental agreements, and more!

In this episode, we explore the issue of fair and transparent renting. It's never been easy to find the perfect place, but now more than ever, it seems like landlords are taking advantage of renters. This video takes a closer look at the rental market and how it may be possible for renters to have their voices heard in this complex system.