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Understanding your lease is the key to a successful tenancy — one in which you know what the landlord expects of you and what you should expect of your landlord. Below is an outline of a standard lease. However, leases will vary based on state specifications, and yours may even be different from that, so [...]

One of the privileges of owning and managing rental properties is the late night emergency calls. Reviewing emergency procedures prior to occupancy might just prevent a late night call from a panic-stricken resident. Always properly identify and preview with the resident the location of the following systems within a rental unit.
1) The water shut-off. This [...]

Screening tenants is a must for any landlord wanting to protect their property and their livelihood, but what are the steps and what rental laws do you need to be aware of? Below, we’ve created a quick list of what to check and how.
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When you are dealing with a prospective tenant, the screening [...]

As a renter, it is often hard to know what aspects of your home’s safety and soundness fall to you and which ones your landlord has to take care of. Read on for our breakdown of who’s responsible for what type of repairs and some advice on how to get the work taken care of.
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At the peak of the renting season, which is now for many markets around the country, everyone is usually at their busiest.  A disproportionate number of landlord-tenant disputes over the years have resulted from the handling, and sometimes mishandling, of security deposits.  In the world of social media today, it is especially critical to fairly [...]

If you’re a property manager, you know the importance of having a clean rental property after each rental term.  However, cleaning a property can be very tedious and time-consuming – and with other important responsibilities in your daily life, you may not have the time or patience to complete such a task.  That’s where a [...]

(this is one in a series of posts describing best practice property management techniques for minimizing eviction through effective tenant screening)

In the rental and property investment business, property managers and property owners nearly always will have a rental eviction at some point. Of course the best method for keeping them at a minimum is by [...]