Experienced Investors Discuss the Pros and Cons of Property Management
Mike Bonadies
Mike Bonadies owns TerraVestra Property Management and is a real estate investor focusing strongly on rental ownership and active investing. He currently owns and manages 30 residential units across South Jersey and flips several properties each year, giving him firsthand insight into both long-term and short-term investment strategies.
Before entering real estate full-time, Mike worked as a commercialization manager for DeWALT power tools, bringing a background in corporate operations and product launches to his investing approach. In addition to his real estate activities, he owns and operates a sheep farm in Vineland, New Jersey. Mike frequently shares practical insights on property management, including how to evaluate whether self-management or third-party management is the right fit for individual investors.
Mike Bonadies
Real Estate Investor and Owner of TerraVestra Property Management
Tom Dagney
Tom Dagney is the current President of SJREIA and a seasoned real estate investor with more than 25 years of hands-on experience. A long-time part-time investor, Tom’s background spans residential landlording—both annual and seasonal rentals—land development, and extensive rehabbing and house-flipping projects throughout Camden, Burlington, and Cape May counties in New Jersey, as well as Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania.
His recent and ongoing projects include new center-city townhouse construction, development of student residential rental properties, and the acquisition and rehabilitation of distressed properties to expand his rental portfolio. Tom brings a practical, experience-driven perspective to real estate investing and leadership within SJREIA.
Tom Dagney
Seasoned Real Estate Investor and President of SJREIA
Rocky Hine
Rocky founded Small & Mighty Property Management because she saw the same problem in the market: small property owners getting ignored by property management companies. The 6-unit building in Hamilton Park got treated as an afterthought. The 4-unit in The Heights never got a returned phone call.
Small & Mighty Property Management exists to offer a more attentive approach. Every property gets a dedicated manager. Every owner gets direct access. Every question gets an answer — often the same day.
Based in Jersey City, Rocky knows the neighborhoods, the building stock, the vendors, and the regulations that shape residential property management in Northern New Jersey. That local perspective allows Small & Mighty Property Management to provide thoughtful, responsive service rooted in the counties it serves.
Rocky Hine
Founder of Small & Mighty Property Management
