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Property Management Tips

Prevent Freezing Pipes

Tenants, your landlord should be staying ahead of the winter maintenance of your rental, but you are still responsible for keeping up with some important maintenance tips during the cold weather season to keep you warm and safe. When temperatures plummet, the risk of your pipes freezing increases drastically. Frozen pipes create nothing but problems …

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Get Your Rental Property Ready for Winter

Winter is coming and it is imperative for landlords to prepare their rentals for the cold weather season. Get pre-winter ready with this maintenance checklist. First things first, check your heating system! ​You want to get an inspection of your heating system. Make sure your boiler, furnace or air handler is in good working order …

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How to Decrease Tenant Turnover

Tenant turnover in rental properties is not only a cash flow killer, but unfortunately unavoidable. Unless there are certain circumstances, such as, if your tenants are moving because of a job, there are ways to reduce the amount and frequency of vacancies within your rental properties. Follow these tips to attract long-term tenants and avoid …

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Getting Ready for a Home Inspection for Your Rental Property

A home inspection is a part of any real estate transaction. A certified inspector needs to check your home in order to verify that it is suited for renting. This means that they will check the foundations, wall, plumbing system, HVAC system, and electrical system. If you have any other system operating in your house, …

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Safety First! – How to Ensure the Safety of Your Tenants

As a landlord one of your biggest concerns is the safety of your tenants. You want them to feel safe and secure inside of their apartment. Making sure you are having regularly scheduled inspections to maintain proper maintenance is the first step to ensuring peace of mind for your tenants and yourself. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning …

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Common Problems and Solutions for Landlords and Tenants

When you become a landlord, you’ve basically signed up for almost certain complaints. No matter how hard you try, there are some issues that you cannot predict. And, as in life, problems pop up from time to time. However, it is most often the landlord’s responsibility to solve them. Here are some common problems and …

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Tips for Handling Property Inspections for Tenant-Occupied Units

In a perfect world, tenants would inform their tenants when issues first occur but that’s not always the case. By performing regular property inspections, you’ll be able to catch these issues and make any repairs before they turn into major problems, saving you time and money. If you’re used to only carrying out property inspections …

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