Rental Tips, Insights, & Property Stories

If you think the value of your rental will automatically increase once you put a few plants on the windowsill, you might be mistaken. There are more crucial factors to consider when focusing on passive income. But indoor plants do look attractive and add coziness to a rental, to say nothing about the positive impact they have on the environment.

The property management business is not just about collecting rent payments and interacting with tenants. A successful DIY landlord is also a master at keeping their rental properties in shape and solving maintenance issues like a service professional. Since prevention is better than cure, take a look at these five tips that will help you upgrade your landlording skills and become a maintenance guru by preventing damage beforehand or fixing it in the blink of an eye.

If you live in the northern half of the United States, it is likely that your current landscaping situation resembles the north pole. However, for those of you in warmer climates, winter is the perfect time to get your rental looking sharp with some landscape maintenance.

We have two pieces of news for you: the holiday season is just around the corner, and as a landlord, you should create a pre-holiday checklist to get prepared. Before you start decorating your Christmas tree, consider the following tips that will help you to effectively manage your rental properties and keep in touch with your renters during the holidays.

Everyone knows that fall means, first of all, preparing for Halloween and Thanksgiving, and home decor is one of the first things to consider. We have scoured the Internet and gathered a fabulous collection of fall decor ideas that are quite simple and will look absolutely gorgeous in your rental.

As summer temperatures lower, it is a great time to prepare your rentals for a cooler climate. Here are six fall maintenance tasks that will help you feel confident your rental property is ready to weather the change.

The 21th century is a time of frequently changing trends for real estate industry, especially if you are renting high end properties or targeting millennials. It’s time for changes. So how do you make your home more attractive by following the latest design trends? Let’s figure it out.

Summer is always a great time to move as school’s out, sun is out longer and the warm weather is much better than a coat. This all leads to a summer shake-up with lots of tenants moving in and out. Vacancies don’t bring in returns, so finding ways to snag a great tenant and top rent are now in focus. Sprucing up your rental to show it off only helps on both fronts.

Talking to your tenants can sometime be awkward as your relationship is mainly a business engagement, but having them in your rental home makes it quite personal. With the holiday season coming we want to provide you with some great icebreaker tool for communicating with your tenants.

Halloween is coming and you haven’t decorated your property yet? Well, you still have time to avoid a trick at your door on Halloween. The treat is that you won’t have to break the bank because most the ideas are DIY’s and also a great time doing crafts.