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Can a Tenant Run a Daycare Out of Your Residential Property? As a landlord, when screening tenants, you are going to find that a wide variety of different tenants make their way to your door to apply for residence. Even with a complete rental application form, you may find that you never quite le...
05/29/2012
Making Your Property Appeal to a Transferee Tenant A transferee tenant is a very different species from a typical renter. Landlords have got to make sure that they know how to make their properties appeal to tenants that have recently been transferred into the area for work. Whether transferee te...
05/21/2012
When you own a property, you may feel as though you’ve got the right to access it any time you want - after all, there’s a mortgage and a deed in your name. But you can’t just go strolling in whenever you feel like it, unfortunately. Why isn’t this an option, you ask? The property is your tenant’...
05/17/2012
Who Should Handle the Landscaping on a Rental Property?. If your rental property is a single-family home, or any type of property that has an outdoor space, it is important to outline who is responsible for what when it comes to property maintenance. Often, yes, you do leave some of the responsib...
05/14/2012
3 Dangers of Mis-Pricing Your Rental Property When you first put your investment on the market in order to attract a tenant, you need to price it well. Pricing your property either too high or too low can lead to disaster. It is important to try and price your property based on what the market di...
05/10/2012
Should You Hire a Real Estate Agent or Property Manager to Fill Vacancies It is not as common, but there are real estate agents who specialize in rentals rather than home sales. When you’re breaking into the world of renting a property, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get a decent ten...
05/07/2012
Should You Allow Pets in Your Rental Property? Everyone loves pets. Well...that is...just about everyone except landlords. Granted, you may personally love owning a dog or a cat. But when it comes to allowing them in your rental properties, that’s a whole other ballgame. You don’t want to be a gr...
05/04/2012
Allowing Phone and Cable Installation One of the first things that most people do when moving into a new home is have their phone, cable, and Internet installed. This is the case whether people own the home or rent it. However, for renters there is an extra layer of complication, since sometimes ...
05/01/2012
4 Ways to Add Unique Curb Appeal to a Rental Curb appeal is important with any rental property. It’s a prospective tenant’s first impression and says something about the way you care for your rental. However, at a time when there are so many rentals on the market, and many renters as well, compet...
04/27/2012
Home Inspections for Safety You may have every intention of being a hands-off landlord; the kind that gives the tenants space to live and establish themselves in their own home. You know that tenants appreciate that kind of attitude. However, being too hands-off is not always a good thing for eit...
04/25/2012
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AppFolio provides cost-effective, web-based property management software that allows residential property managers to more effectively market, manage and grow their business. Our online property management software includes complete accounting and property management functionality with the ability to email work-orders, owner statements and resident communications. Integrated marketing features allow you to post vacancy ads to Craigslist, your website and hundreds of sites on the Internet.