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May 10, 2015Feb 07, 2024 Brandon Turner

8 Simple Tips for Managing Contractors Without Losing Your Mind

Contractors are difficult to deal with. It’s just the nature of the beast. But if you are a landlord, or any kind of real estate investor, dealing with those in…

Mar 16, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Trey Duling

Easy Ways Homeowners Can Protect Against Unethical Property Managers

In talking with homeowners, I am oftentimes shocked at what their property managers are charging them. When you are owning a vacation home, it is just like owning a business…

Feb 23, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Drew Sygit

3 Hacks to Help Property Managers Boost Productivity & Reclaim Lost Time

Any half-decent property manager has a lot to do in today’s market — the huge shift into real estate investment and specifically into rental investments has left us with more…

Feb 17, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Drew Sygit

The Big List of Roles Property Management Companies Need to Fill Expertly

Managing property is an extraordinarily complex job; rare is the person who can actually do it all on their own. Like, “two-horned unicorn” kind of rare. The reason why is…

Feb 07, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Engelo Rumora

Protect Your Investment: How to Tell a Good Property Manager From a Bad One

Investing in real estate is similar to anything else. You purchase an asset, which generates a return. After a time you become fully capitalized and your return is all profit…

Jan 20, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Seth Williams

Property Management Companies: Is it Smart to Hire One for Your Rentals?

If you’re serious about building a profitable portfolio of rental properties, you will inevitably be faced with a critical decision about your future. Are you going to manage these properties…

Jan 14, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Seth Williams

How to Choose the Right Rental Property Manager

If you’re anything like me, you probably LOVE the idea of “passive income.” It’s okay to admit it. It’s a buzz word we’ve all been hearing about for years now, and let’s be honest……

Jan 05, 2015Jan 27, 2024 Trey Duling

5 Steps to Seamlessly Change Your Property Management Company

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Dec 15, 2014Jan 27, 2024 Trey Duling

How to Protect Your Investment Property Against Unethical Property Managers

Just yesterday, I met with a couple who owns a vacation home, and just hearing their story makes my blood boil. There is an old saying, “One bad apple spoils…

Nov 05, 2014Jan 27, 2024 Andrew Syrios

Hiring a Property Manager vs. Self Managing: What’s Better?

I have made the case that buy and hold real estate investment is the best investment around. However, it comes with two major challenges. The first is financing, which I…

Nov 05, 2014Jan 27, 2024 Drew Sygit

4 Common Maintenance & Repair Mistakes Property Managers Make

Welcome to the next installment of our ongoing series about how you, too, can totally mess up as a landlord! This time, we’re talking about what might be the second-most…

Nov 03, 2014Jan 27, 2024 Trey Duling

How to Painlessly Switch Property Management Companies

There are times when a rental property owner (long term or short term) desires to change the property management taking care of their property. Here are a few keys points you…

Oct 25, 2013May 30, 2024 Tracy Royce

How to Hire a Painter

So if you’ll notice, I didn’t title this blog “How to Hire a Good Painter”. It’s easy to hire a painter, it takes a bit more diligence to find a…