Category: Rental

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…

Apartment Rental Prices A trend in rent prices has swept across the  US  (and UK, Germany, Canada, Australia).  Apartment rent prices fell in major cities while house rental prices grew in pandemic destination cities and towns. While rents climb in the pandemic destination cities, apartment rent decreases in urban areas are beginning to moderate. This is…

How to Reduce Tenant Turnover Have you calculated how much revenue you've lost due to tenant turnover problems over the years?  And in 2020, for apartment managers, turnover and vacancy losses are a big issue for property investors, landlords, and even the best property management companies. Very few landlords work out the lifetime value numbers of…

Apartment List Rentonomics Report Are rent prices dropping? A report on the US rental market from Apartmentlist shows exactly what we'd expect during a pandemic. Rents are falling in most cities, but not all cities. Some rose as you can see below. The coming months might present an uplift in rent collected and perhaps some…

Rent and Employee Payroll Help for SMBs While small business owners were bravely meeting their debts, payroll and rent through the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic, it's getting tougher as each month passes. US, Canadian, UK and Australian governments are forging ahead with loans and grants to help small businesses pay their rent, i.e, those…

Which Cities are Best Multifamily Opportunities? Multifamily in 2019.  It may not matter how much the property market rises or declines in 2019 for property management companies. Growth is the theme in 2019. Up or down, you must improve your portfolio of properties. As these reports from Zumper and Freddie Mac reveal, 2018 was a…