2015

Avoiding Rental Property Disasters By Hiring On A Property Management Firm

As a property owner, you might be finding that you are spending too much time and money dealing with tenants, turnover in renters, or property issues. It might be time to hire on a property management team that can do the dirty work for you. Here are three ways a property management firm can help you avoid common rental disasters and save you time and money. 1. Scheduled Check-Ins on Properties…

8 Tips For Staging A Home

To help potential homebuyers envision themselves living in a show home, it is important to properly stage it. Staging a home helps to define each space in a home and can often be the difference between selling a home now or months later. Here are some tips for properly staging. Avoid being gender-specific in the bedroom. In the master bedroom, try to keep the room gender neutral. Keep the paint and bedding a neutral color.…

Four Features Outdoorsy People Should Look For In An Apartment

If you like to spend a lot of time outside hiking, biking, kayaking, or otherwise adventuring, then it’s important to look for an apartment that fits in with your lifestyle. In addition to finding a place with easy access to parks and wilderness where you can adventure, make sure the place you rent offers these features or amenities. Non-Carpeted Entryways When you come in from a hike with muddy shoes, you’re not going to want to mess around on a flimsy welcome mat so you don’t get the carpeting muddy.…

The Perfect Short Term Rental To Stay In While Looking For A House

If you find yourself taking a job in another city, you may need a to rent a place as soon as possible. House hunting can be a long process and shouldn’t be rushed. While you are searching for the perfect home, you’ll need a short term rental for yourself and/or your family. But there are so many resources out there for short term rentals, it can be overwhelming. Here are a few tips to help you decide what kind of short term arrangement is right for you, and how to go about renting it.…

What To Do When You Can't Keep Up With Your Tenant Services

Whether you’re a busy landlord or have multiple properties to maintain, keeping up with your tenants’ needs is essential. If you don’t fix broken toilets on time or answer your tenants’ concerns about rent and other issues, they can move out and leave you without a steady income. If your property management company offers tenant services that keep your real estate properties on track, you’ll keep your tenants and income flowing.…

Three Ways to Help Residents Feel More Connected to Your Apartment Community

Residents who feel more connected to the community are better for your business in several ways. First, they’re more likely to stay for several lease terms, meaning you have to do less searching for new tenants. Second, they’re more likely to have a sense of pride in their residences and care for them properly. To increase your tenants’ feelings of connection to the community, try employing one of these strategies.…

Can Your Smartphone Unlock Your Front Door? It Can Now!

With so many apps for your smartphone, you may be wondering what’s next. Your smartphone can manage everything from your social life to the thermostat in your home. Now, your smartphone can even control the locks on your home. Have you heard about the smart-locks being marketed today? No More Keys Now, you don’t have to worry about losing your keys and getting locked out of your home. Instead of a key, your smartphone sends a signal to the lockbox installed on your door and tells the lock to disengage.…

Four Complications Homeowners Often Run Into When Extending Their Manufactured Homes

Are you considering building an addition onto your manufactured home? Most manufactured home sellers will tell you that it’s better to sell your home and either purchase or build a new one. Not only is it an affordable option – since you’ll gain money from the sale of your old home that you can put into a new home – but there are a few complications that you might run into if you try to extend your home instead.…

What Home Buyers Should Always Ask a Prospective Real Estate Agent

Before you begin seriously house hunting, it is important that you find the right real estate agent to go into agreement with. You can initially find out about your realtor with references and online ratings, but you need to go into more specifics before signing on. Here are four questions you should always ask prospective realtor that will indicate if their work is tailored to your needs. 1. What Is Your Home Search Game Plan?…

3 Tips For Getting The Best Car Insurance

When it comes to driving an automobile, you will need to understand that getting the best insurance for the vehicle is one of the most important tasks that you will have to accomplish. The reason for this is that your coverage will protect you from a number of liabilities and instances that are out of your control as you drive. With this in mind, getting your hands on the best possible insurance starts when you touch base with a company that can give you the best car insurance quote possible.…