Category: Residential Management

Gmail Priority Inbox for Real Estate Investors

Posted on: October 28, 2015 by total

Whether you have taken the plunge and become a full-time investor, or currently use your evenings and weekends to acquire and manage properties, as an active investor you are likely to be a busy person. With increasing quantities of email, it is helpful to have a system that can separate and prioritize important messages.

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Preparing Your Rental Property For Winter Storms

Posted on: October 28, 2015 by total

If your rental properties are in cold-weather states, you could be in for a rough winter. Preparing a rental for winter storm season is an important part of maintaining your investment .

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23 Property Management Tips For Mastering E-mail

Posted on: March 03, 2012 by total

According to a recent survey by Matrix Information, two billion people around the globe have access to Internet-based services and E-mail. In addition, this report expects electronic commerce to grow from $1.6 trillion in 2011 to $3.2 trillion by the year 2015. Is your property management company ready for these exploding communication and marketing trends?

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Jail Time for Landlords After Apartment Fire

Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total

Landlord Tried to Report Terrorist Tenant ShareThis A vigilant landlord tried to flag his former tenant as a suspected terrorist 18 months before the man was arrested for terrorist activities. The former tenant is being held on charges of conspiring with undercover officers to conduct a suicide attack somewhere near the Capitol building. The tenant moved into the northern Virginia apartment after he apparently married the woman who was leasing the home, according to a news report

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Why Your Tenants Should Have Rental Insurance

Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total

Posted by Teresa on February 21, 2012 under Landlord Tips | When you screen prospective tenants for your rental properties , do you suggest that they obtain renter’s insurance ? Many landlords go beyond suggesting, and make it a condition of the lease—and for good reason. Renter’s insurance can protect you and your tenant

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Protecting a Vacant Property

Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total

Property managers or owners with a temporarily vacant property might be wise to take steps so that it does not appear obviously empty, which in turn can discourage unwanted guests. Vacant buildings may be targets for theft, vandalism, or even weather damage. However, it is simple to reduce the risk of property damage without installing an expensive security system.

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Multifamily Make-Ready’s Made Easy

Posted on: March 01, 2012 by total

The best way to assure easy make-ready’s is to have as few as possible, right? How to make that happen? With an earnest focus on leasing renewals. Focusing on renewals reduces turnover. Concessions at lease renewal are almost always less expensive than turnover expenditures. Be it carpet cleaning, painting an accent wall or a few new light fixtures, any of these require less cash than a full make-ready. Considering potential days vacant they are a bargain. What else makes make-ready’s easy? Preparation. Preparation is having a handle on the resources required to perform make-ready’s thirty days prior to requiring those resources. By resources we mean lining up labor, material and equipment. Simple, right? But where to store that roll of carpet?? We’ll get back to that. More importantly make-ready’s begin with the lease renewal process.

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Bedbugs a returning problem in rental housing

Posted on: February 28, 2012 by total

February 5th, 2012 Bedbugs are a growing problem in the Chicago area, according to the Chicago Reader, and may be in the state and the nation as a whole as well.

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Landlord Rating Service Now Offering Rental Property Certification

Posted on: February 20, 2012 by total

ShareThis Want to show tenants how you rate as a landlord? The online landlord rating service CheckYourLandlord.com is now offering landlords the opportunity to show off their low-risk ratings. The new “Certified Property Verification Seal” from CheckYourLandlord.com provides renters with assurance that a rental property–and its owners have been independently investigated, reducing risks for both tenants and property managers

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Real Estate Rental Business Growing, Adding Jobs

Posted on: February 18, 2012 by total

January 27th, 2012 The multifamily sector has strong prospects for growth and job creation, according to the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI). With a growing number of Americans renting, the demand for property managers is rising rapidly. Investors have been drawn in by the industry’s strong fundamentals, according to the NAAEI.

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