Time for Full Rental Home Inspection Before any real estate investor purchases a building, house, apartment or property of any kind, a thorough inspection from a qualified inspector is an absolute must. For rental property owners, the rental home or apartment must be kept safe. It's better for you the investor to know what hazards…

Quitting Workers — Waste or Opportunity? The pandemic has put landlords, and workers and business owners from the US to Germany to Australia through the wringer this past 17 months, and it's not done with us just yet. There is a new conflict now needing solutions.  Some business owners who encouraged workers to work from…

Choose the Right HOA Management Company Few people outside the property management industry understand the difference between HOA management and property management.  The difference for industry pros is pretty clear, but for newbies the distinction is sometimes difficult to make. Regardless of who owns the properties in a community(s), a homeowner's association must be set…

Decision: Whether to Hire a Property Management Firm You're likely deep into the decision process of whether to bring in a property management company to manage your workload, especially if you've been managing everything yourself. It's not that your current provider isn't managing the work okay, but with technology, regulation, more units, stronger market competition,…

Overcoming Challenges in Daily Property Management Task management is a big challenge for DIY landlords and property management firms from California to Colorado to Florida.  That's why new tools are needed to manage successfully today. Property management is an interesting and dynamic profession. And while we love to talk about how business is improving and customers…