In an ideal world, every person who rents your home would be a model tenant. Rent would always be on time, and the house would be kept in tip-top condition. Unfortunately, you are bound to come across difficult tenants in your time as an investment homeowner in the real world. Renting a home can be…
Managing your rental property requires a lot of time and effort. If you are on a tight 9-5 job work schedule coupled with the need for family time, you might struggle to keep up with maintenance, rent collection, handle tenant requests, and market empty properties to find new renters quickly. You probably know that a…
Becoming a property manager or investor is one of the biggest life and financial decisions you ever will make. Buying more than one property is even more challenging. On the other hand, investing in real estate, and particularly rental properties, is one of the best ways to build long-term wealth. If you can invest in…
Owning rentals and property maintenance go hand-in-hand. It’s all too easy for a property owner to blame renters for property maintenance and repair expenses. Unfortunately, it doesn’t matter how ideal your tenant is. Plumbing systems fail can still fail, water heaters will still need to be replaced, and HVAC systems will still break down. However,…
Pet screening can be a difficult subject to talk about, but it’s important for property owners to understand the best ways of allowing pets in rentals—and what it can do for your income! It can be distressing for an applicant to have to answer questions about their dog, cat, or chinchilla and provide paperwork to…
If you’re like most landlords, you want to find the best renters possible for your Jacksonville rental property. But how do you go about finding them? And once you’ve found them, how do you convince them to choose your property over all the others out there? As an expert Jacksonville property management company, we know that identifying…
To rent or sell your home? That is the question! The answer depends on a variety of factors, including how the market is doing, how much work you want to put into your home upfront versus over time, whether you have enough equity in your home or if you are under on your mortgage, among…
Setting the right rental rates: While looking through the classifieds to see what other landlords are charging for similar properties is a fine way to ballpark your rent price, a good property management company will conduct a thorough market study in order to set a rental price for your property, ensuring that you achieve the…
1. Run Your Property Like a Business. Some landlords do a terrible job at running their business. It might be because they see it as a “side-gig” or a hobby” more than a business. However, when you treat your business with the respect, systems, and organization that you would treat any other business venture, amazing…