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Property managers and landlords often put themselves in risky situations when it comes to showing properties to rent. However, they don’t need to be putting their own safety on the line and the safety of the current resident. Landlords can follow these safety tips on their next showing of a unit ...
01/23/2013
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Leasing up your apartment community can be challenging in the best of time. But for smaller property management companies or those managing smaller properties, it can become even more difficult to compete with larger companies with a more robust marketing budget. Already behind the eight ball, th...
01/16/2013
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When you’re a landlord, you automatically take on responsibility that you may never have expected. But liability issues are just part of the territory when you have the potential to make a profit from your investment. So, you do need to be aware of the causes of liability issues that you can expe...
01/14/2013
Posted Jan. 08 by Marc Courtenay on PropertyManager.com An investor friend of mine called recently to ask if I could recommend some competent property managers in our area. Fortunately I knew of several so I gave him the names plus the pros and cons of each one (my way of being helpful and object...
01/10/2013
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When shopping for your first investment property, you do have the option of selecting between a newer property and an older one. There are pros and cons to consider on all sides of the equation here, and even then, the correct answer may not be quite so black-and-white! Pros of a New Home The pot...
01/04/2013
Hurricane and natural disasters can affect anyone. You and your property are no different. Ensure your property and tenants are prepared the next time a hurricane hits. Superstorm Sandy is just the most recent example of disastrous hurricanes producing massive damage to property. Sandy created te...
12/28/2012
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There are things that you need to expect when you become a landlord, including common mistakes that even the most responsible tenants make. These are things that you may need to address during the course of their lease: They fail to abide by a guest policy – you may have a guest policy in your le...
12/27/2012
On almost a daily basis I hear anecdotal reports of syndicated investors as well as rogue opportunists seeking to find bargain houses that they can buy, fix up and rent out. At the same time the number of Americans who can’t qualify for a mortgage or don’t have enough money for a down payment is ...
12/26/2012
Everybody’s talking about it and there are some big, publicly-traded companies that specialize in Customer Relations Management (CRM). I had no idea how big of a topic this was until my associates at Casey Research brought me up to date. Today it’s a part of the software tools that all proactive ...
12/24/2012
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When a rental property floods, it can be a big inconvenience for both landlords and tenants. Often the question becomes, who is responsible for what, and how will the cleanup and repairs be handled? The key is to be prepared for anything, including floods, when creating a rental agreement by maki...
12/18/2012