Rather than hope that everything will go smoothly, experienced property managers have systems in place to respond to emergencies when things do go wrong. Learn simple techniques to prevent or resolve maintenance emergencies in rental properties. What Maintenance Emergencies Should a Landlord Prepare For? Every rental property is unique, but there are still commonalities that you […]
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Follow These Tips If You Want to Improve Tenant Relationships
Follow These Tips If You Want to Improve Tenant Relationships As a building owner/landlord, it’s natural to expect tenants to take care of your property and to pay rent on time. In exchange, it is your responsibility to be transparent and responsive in your correspondence with tenants. This should especially be the case when the building/property or […]
Smoke Detector Laws
A REFRESHER TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SMOKE DETECTOR LAWS We’ve seen a lot of confusion about smoke detector laws in the past half-decade. The State of California, as well as the Apartment Owners Association, have both put out documents to clarify their initial statements regarding these regulations. We thought we might help clear things […]
Support Animals: HUD Releases Guidelines
Just this past month, the U.S Department of Housing and Development announced the publication of some guidelines for how owners of rental properties can comply with the Fair Housing Act as it applies to tenants requesting support animals in their homes. This is familiar territory to us, as our CEO wrote an article for Forbes […]
Tiny Homes: A Medium-Sized List
We wrote a blog in September of 2018 about tiny homes for sale. We don’t manage these properties, but we would be happy to, and since then we’ve come to realize that readers of our site love tiny homes. With these portable properties on new television shows and taking over the web, it seems Tiny […]
Common Move-Out Inspection Mistakes You Must Avoid As a Landlord or Property Manager
When you are a property manager, there are several factors you should consider when a tenant is moving in or out of your property. It is your responsibility to make the move-in process easier for your tenant. It is also your responsibility to ensure that your property is in a good condition when the tenant […]
