Examining the Organization - Size, Staff, Customer Service
Tuesday, December 15
The service you receive will only be as good as the people doing the work. This step is critical in ensuring you hire honest, knowledgeable professionals who will be attentive to your needs and the needs of your tenants. Here's a list of issues to review and questions to ask the property manage...
Examining the Organization - Background, Qualifications, Portfolio
Monday, December 14
The service you receive will only be as good as the people doing the work. This step is critical in ensuring you hire honest, knowledgeable professionals who will be attentive to your needs and the needs of your tenants. Here's a list of issues to review and questions to ask the property manageme...
Tenant Screening
Friday, December 11
No landlord ever wants to land a bad tenant, but regretfully all screening processes were not created equally. Applicants put their best foot forward and the more they have to hide the greater lengths they will go to hide facts that would eliminate them from consideration. The screening process ...
Tenant Marketing and Retention
Thursday, December 10
Attracting the right tenants and keeping them is what property management is all about. This is one of the most valuable services that a firm can provide, so it’s important to make sure you will be getting your money’s worth by examining their process for each task. Here's a list of issues to re...
Property Inspections
Wednesday, December 09
You are paying the management company to be your eyes and ears and it is extremely important that they are strict about scheduling regular inspections. Many owners don't understand how much damage a bad tenant can cause in a short period of time. There is a natural tendency to assume that as long...
Property Maintenance and Repairs
Tuesday, December 08
Preserving and ideally increasing the value of owner properties is one of the chief roles of a property management company. Tenant requests should be addressed promptly and owners provided with transparent system for seeing how their money is being spent. A competent manager accomplishes all of...