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 …
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 …
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 …
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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It goes without saying that the interior of a rental property is the focus of potential renters, however that doesn’t mean no attention gets paid to the outside of the property. Sure, simple upkeep is important to most, but there are some outdoor amenities that will attract renters and when supply is low, this will …
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Summer and fall are both busy seasons for moving. As a landlord, you have to be prepared for the ebbs and flows that come with new tenants. You’ll likely experience a much higher number of new tenants during the busy moving seasons than you do in the winter or spring. Whether you’ve been a landlord …
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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As we have mentioned before being a landlord is a job and a business. You want to make sure you are doing all you need to as the owner and going the extra mile to show your tenants you care. What better way to do this than a nice welcome package for them. You can …
First impressions don’t just matter to buyers, they also matter to renters. Think about it… Would you want to live someplace that doesn’t look nice or isn’t well kept? It also makes potential tenants wonder how the inside of the property may look and may be turned off. The exterior appearance of your property is …
When you’re renting out homes, no matter what you do, avoiding confrontations with your tenants altogether is practically impossible. One way or another, sooner or later, there will come a time when you have a problem with your tenants or they have a problem with you. Luckily, there are usually ways to handle disputes with …
