Property Management

Learn how to build the perfect rental listing to attract the most inquiries from applicants and which tools will help you build the best rental ad.

In their last whitepaper, the rental experts at RentJuice shared their tips for starting a rental division. In their most recent whitepaper, they explain how to write better rental listings. We’ll share 3 of their top tips here; for the full scoop, you can download the whitepaper. Tip #1: Share as much information as possible. The more information you’re able to include in your listing, the more likely people are to follow-up. Of course, not all information is created equal – some facts are…

According to the new guidelines, turning down tenants solely based on their criminal history may violate the Fair Housing Act.

We recently collected a multitude of statistics taken from the American Community Survey and picked a few major markets that peaked our interest to create a visualization on rental statistics. The following infographic relays key points on rental rates and the predictions on future growth in 3 major markets – Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco. According […]

Tenant Screening In just minutes - and a FREE step-by-step guide on how to screen your tenants to save you time, stress, and money.

The RealPage Blog, formerly Property Management Insider, provides the latest insights on property management and real estate market trends, news, and technology.

Being a landlord is a huge responsibility, and an important part of that responsibility is understanding federal fair housing laws. It...

The tax system is stacked heavily in the landlord’s favor.

Two important exceptions to the "automatic stay" were added by Congress in 2005 for residential leases under Section 362(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.

Rental property management fees are paid when a landlord decides to hire a property management company to manage his or her properties. After some great discussion this week with landlords,…

The holidays are almost here. And they bring big headaches for apartment owners who must deal with thousands and thousands of packages showing up on their properties’ doorsteps. That’s right, all that stuff you order from Amazon and other Internet retailers over the next couple of months will be piling up in your apartment community’s...

Few landlords know how much an eviction costs. It can be incredibly expensive, but easily avoided. The secret is to screen your tenants well. Cozy is free.

First-time home buyers are a declining group. Historically, 40 percent of home buyers have been first-time buyers. However, that number continues to shrink, even if the true home ownership rate among millennials climbed ever so slightly last year. If you’re already a homeowner, your wheels might be spinning right about now, if people aren’t buying...

HGTV star, Christina El Moussa describes which upgrades are going to give you the “best bang for your buck” when renovating a rental property.

The Colorado Implied Warranty of Habitability Act requires residential landlords to provide and maintain premises that are suitable for human habitation.