Bourdon Property Management

A representative property under our care, Echo Park, Calif.

— From the Proprietor —

The Quiet Work of a Well-Run Building

By Derreck Bourdon ❦ Owner & Proprietor

Derreck Bourdon

Property management, when it is practiced well, looks a great deal like nothing at all. The boiler runs. The rents come in. The notice is posted on the right day, in the right wording, on the right door. The owner sleeps. Tenants do not call. A building hums on without remark, and that quiet is the work.

I have spent more than twenty years arranging that quiet, in buildings of every shape Los Angeles has to offer. I have managed hundred-unit complexes whose corridors require a keychain the size of a small ledger, and I have looked after small historic properties whose plaster I would not trust to a hurried hand. The principle is the same in either case: the care of a building is a craft.

Bourdon Property Management was founded because so few property managers do their work well. Over many years, I consistently heard from building owners that bad managers had cost them — whether by letting contractors overcharge them, failing to deal with bad tenants, or not keeping up with important maintenance. I set out to do things differently, to do property management right.

If you are an owner considering a change, or simply weary of being managed by a portfolio rather than a person, I would be glad to speak with you.

Yours,
Derreck Bourdon

— Our Principles —

Standards of the House

Six rules by which every building under our care is run.

Trustworthy — fides ante omnia

Plain, on-time reporting. A single point of accountability. The figures, and the reasoning behind them, in the owner’s hands before they are asked for.
Reliable — semper paratus

Tenants reach a real person. Vendors arrive when promised. Rent is collected and books reconciled on the same calm rhythm month after month.
Attention to Detail — minutiae magnae

From the gauge of a hinge to the wording of a notice, the small choices compound. We make them deliberately.
Artisan, Not Industrial — artifex non operarius

We are not a portfolio shop. Each building is treated as its own object — its quirks, its tenants, its history — and managed with a craftsman’s patience.
Classic, Not Outdated — antiqua sed nova

Modern accounting, maintenance, and tenant tooling, in service of an older idea: stewardship and discretion still matter.
No Shortcuts — nulla via brevior

Maintenance is fixed, not patched. Vacancies are filled with care, not haste. Work done properly the first time is the cheapest line item on the page.

— A Brief Schedule —

Services Offered

	Service	Particulars
I.	Tenant Relations	Leasing, screening, renewals, day-to-day communication, and the careful handling of difficult conversations when they arrive.
II.	Maintenance & Trades	Vetted vendors kept on long terms; planned upkeep alongside responsive repair; nothing patched that ought to be properly fixed.
III.	Financial Reporting	Monthly statements written for owners who actually wish to read them. Owner draws, reserves, and reconciliations on a steady cadence.
IV.	LA Compliance & RSO	Rent stabilization registrations, lawful notices, security-deposit handling, and close attention to the City’s changing rules.
V.	Historic Preservation	Maintenance, repair, and restoration that maintains an historic building’s character and presence and preserves its value.

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An apartment building is an important investment. For many of our owners it is among the largest they hold — the culmination of a life’s work, and sometimes of several generations. We treat your investment with the care it deserves.

— Correspondence —

Get in Touch

Owners considering a change in management are invited to write or to call.
Replies are personal and prompt.

By Telephone

(323) 709·9928

Monday through Friday.

By Email

derreck@bourdonpm.com

By Letter

14320 Ventura Blvd, Suite 775
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

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No obligation — a conversation about your building is enough to start.

The Quiet Work of a Well-Run Building

Standards of the House

Trustworthy — fides ante omnia

Reliable — semper paratus

Attention to Detail — minutiae magnae

Artisan, Not Industrial — artifex non operarius

Classic, Not Outdated — antiqua sed nova

No Shortcuts — nulla via brevior

Services Offered

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