Best Ways to Get Tenants to Pay Rent Online
Landlords are constantly looking for more efficient ways to handle the collection of rent from tenants. While collecting rent in the traditional way via personal check is a comfortable way to handle monthly rent payments, a lot of complications can arise. Checks get lost in the mail or misplaced in the office, or tenants get […]
How To Price Rental Property
The amount that you’re charging for rent will either attract tenants to your listings or it will repel them. If you set the rental price too low, then you won’t get the right value for your property. Prospective tenants might even be suspicious. Set the rental price too high and you won’t get any takers! […]
How Much Does a Tenant Screening Cost?
If you are new to the landlord game, you may not be aware of certain services that can make your life as a property manager or landlord much easier and more efficient. Finding a suitable tenant for your property is a huge responsibility, so make sure you have all the tools available at your disposal. […]
Tips For Cutting Down on Rental Property Leaks
The average cost to repair water damage is $1,200, and taking on this cost will eat into your profits as a property owner. Not only does water damage lead to the need for repairs, but it is also possible for mold to grow when water is left to seep into the walls of your rental […]
How to Give The Best Possible Tour of a Property
You can put great pictures and floorplans on your website all you’d like — nothing matters quite as much as that initial impression that a prospective tenant gets when they take a tour. That’s what helps them stop thinking of a place as a nice-looking property and more as a potential home. It’s always a […]
How To Repair Warped Hardwood Floors
Nothing is worse than walking across a wood floor and having it cause a stumble. Even though the change in the flooring is subtle, it is there and it can cause an injury. Take a look at the floor and you will see that the boards have actually risen or sunk just a little bit […]
How to Protect Your Property in an Eviction
Eviction is never a prospect you want to face, but it’s sometimes a necessary evil. One of the scariest parts of removing tenants from the property, especially if you think they’re going to fight it, is the fact that they are living in your property. There’s no telling what kind of damage they can do […]
5 Hidden Costs To High Rental Turnover Rates
Every landlord wants to avoid high rental turnover rates, and it’s easy to understand why. After all, there’s quite often a period of time when a unit remains unoccupied. When this is happening frequently, a landlord can lose out on substantial amounts of rent money. Unfortunately, lost rent payments aren’t the only costs related to […]
After Eviction: What to do with Tenants Possessions
No one wants to evict their tenants but if it comes down to no other option it may be something you have to consider. Sometimes when tenants are evicted what’s left behind is a huge mess that you will have to have cleaned out. In many states there is a legally specified time period that […]
Eviction Moratorium: Current Restrictions
On September 4, 2020 a temporary national eviction moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent was announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The order was introduced to help renters who were unable to pay their rent due to the impact of the […]
