Category: Tenant Management

Apartment Transfers Tenants will often dream of transferring to a better apartment unit. That thought could move them to begin searching online for an apartment to rent because they feel an emotional need for change. Should tenants have a process to be in line for a better unit? If they don't like their apartment, it…

Cheer Up Your Tenants This Summer The 2022 summer season is not far off now.  Quite a few landlords and tenants have been through "H E double hockey sticks" and are in need of some mood-lifting fun, socialization, and adventure. These beautiful, warm months only happen once a year.  What's more appropriate than using some…

Who Are the Best Types of Renters? If you've read many of my posts here on the ManageCasa blog, you know I've highlighted tenant acquisition as a foundational task of rental property managers. It's a simple truth that tenants are the core of the business. New surveys and reports show managers are getting that message…

Better Tenant Retention and Lower Churn As the pandemic slowly disappears, moratoriums end, and employment resumes, landlords and apartment managers are seeing higher vacancy rates. Vacancy is impossible to avoid given renters tend to be a transient population. Add on on economic cycles, rising rent prices, and normal life changes, and turnover adds up. It…

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…

How to Get Renters to Pay Rent Are you sliding into a dangerous financial situation with renters who avoid paying their rent? Before you hit the inevitable eviction wall, there are some tactics you could use to encourage rent payment from renters. The current political mood is one that might make people feel hopeless about…