Landlord Reputations Getting Trashed If you've been surfing on Google or checking your Facebook news feed, you've likely seen enough articles about tenants being abused one way or another by their landlord. Were they true, accurate accounts of the situation? Online, the truth may not matter. Perception wins which is why you are wise to…

Buy vs Rent a Home? 2021 is unfolding and many of us are returning to the pressing question of buying vs renting a home.  It's a tantalizing opportunity to buy a house, but are we reaching out to grab a branch on a cliff? Hundreds of thousands of Americans, Canadians, Brits and Aussies are all…

2021 Apartmentalize Conference The National Apartment Association has announced the location of the 2021 Apartmentalize Conference will be at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago Illinois from August 31st to September 2nd. Please note the event date has been moved back from the original June date.  We're not out of the pandemic, however vaccinations have been…

The Very Best Questions to Ask Renter Prospects Renters of all types are available online, some good and some not so good.  Which ones are keepers and which will ruin your business? The purpose of the tenant screening process is to find the very best tenants. Your selection results are the fruit of your rental…

California’s Housing Market Forecast The California housing market is recovering slowly.  Rent price declines have flattened in the Bay Area, and home prices are expected to rise in February. 60% of California Realtors® feel prices and listings will be rising this week in February. Growing vaccinations are likely raising buyers' and investors' intent and action, yet…