Property Management Blog

Creating A Move In / Move Out Checklist

Did you know? 35.5 million Americans change their place of residence every year. Reasons for moving vary from seeking new opportunities, safer neighborhoods, to work-related situations. Regardless of the backstory, 35.5 million is a lot of people on the move – almost 10% of the U.S. population. Moving i...

What Happens When Tenants Abandon Their Belongings?

Image: PixabaySo, your tenants have moved out but left some of their belongings. What happens in this scenario?Before you touch anything, you first need to understand your state’s laws concerning the disposal of belongings abandoned by the tenants. Every state has different laws on this matter and you might be faced with s...

5 Trending Ways To Market Vacant Properties

Image: UnsplashAre you looking for the most innovative ways to market your vacant properties?Like any good investor you’ve probably bought advertising space in newspapers and magazines for your properties. Hosted open houses and ensured that the Zillow listings are all up-to-date. You’ve perhaps even added your properties...

Must-Have Upgrades To Make Your Rental More Attractive

Are you looking to upgrade certain features of your rental property to make it more attractive?There is no denying the fact that a well-kept rental will attract more bids and enquiries than a run-down property. With over 27% of Americans renting their home, the need for high quality rental properties is extremely high. People are prepared...

Don’t Look Like a Scam: How to Keep Renters from Thinking You’re a Fraud

Rental fraud is an unfortunate yet common experience for many renters. An new study from Apartment List found an estimated 43.1 percent of renters have encountered a listing they suspected was fraudulent, and 5.2 million U.S. renters have lost money from rental fraud. Scams exist in many forms, from identity theft to credit card fraud. Re...

Tips For Creating A Safer Community

Crime and vandalism are unfortunate realities of modern life. It’s not like both haven’t existed since ancient times, but these days, your community seems to be getting less safe. From gangs to bored teenagers, you and your neighbors need to do something to protect your homes. Thankfully, there are some simple actions you can tak...

Winter Is Coming: Are You Ready?

A lot of work goes into preparing a property for the dangers presented by even mild winters. Adequately winterizing a property means taking precautions to protect the pipes and plumbing systems, reinforcing windows to save energy costs, inspecting roof integrity and drainage, and much more. Depending on where you live, additiona...

Tough Renting Decisions Made Easy

Owning a rental property can be an excellent source of passive income for the property owner. However, if you try to manage your own rental property, you might find yourself struggling to make all the important decisions that go into marketing and managing a rental property. How much rent should you charge? What repairs and ma...

Screen Applicants Finding Tenants

Having the right tenants in your commercial or residential rental property can make all the difference in the world. Even a single uncooperative tenants can create situations that can cost you dozens of hours and thousands of dollars to handle. The most important thing you can do to avoid these situations is to find tenants wh...

Landlords: Should you allow pets?

Almost every landlord has had a tenant that owned a pet. From chihuahuas, to kittens, to enormous Great Danes, pets are part of the family to those who raise them. That’s a problem, isn’t it? If you allow pets, there will be damage. If you don’t allow pets, there will probably be damage anyways. Herein lies the root of ...