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Thomas Backal
| 4 min. read
Why you should offer tenants multiple rent payment options
As a busy property manager, one of the trickiest and yet most crucial parts of your job is getting tenants to pay their rent on time, and in full. In an effort to avoid slow payers and delinquencies, you...
Geoff Roberts
| 2 min. read
The good new days of property management
The good old days of property management are over. But the good new days are here. Let me explain. In the good old days, with rents and home prices rising into the stratosphere, property managers didn’t have to...
Jo-Anne Oliveri
| 4 min. read
How property management success adds up
I recently read an article that stated a property management business is not profitable until it has around 500 properties (or units) under management. This is simply wrong. The number of properties under management is not the only...
Geoff Roberts
| 3 min. read
Why roommates will take over the rental world
  The stars seem to be aligning for a surge in the number of roommates, with implications for property managers.  According to the Insurance Information Institute, One out of every eight homes in the U.S. is now inhabited...
Jo-Anne Oliveri
| 4 min. read
Building your rent roll: organic growth vs. acquisition
I get asked this question a lot: “What’s the best way to build my rent roll?” I always reply, “What are your business’ goals for growth?” There are two viable methods for building your rent roll: Organic growth...
Geoff Roberts
| 2 min. read
Do property managers face a pet-friendly future?
If your tenants don’t own pets, they’re in the minority. That’s the finding of a new Apartments.com survey, in which a full 75% of renters said they owned one or more pets. That’s up a staggering 32% since...
Geoff Roberts
| 2 min. read
Single family home rental trend benefits property managers
Low mortgage rates aren’t enough to tempt some young people to buy a home. Instead, they’re opting to rent one. In Memphis, for example, property management companies like Lubin Property Management LLC and Renshaw Property Management are seeing...
Geoff Roberts
| 2 min. read
Rent locally, shop locally
If you’re a property manager, how can you encourage your tenants to support local businesses? Create a rewards card. This is the approach taken by LLC Property Management, based in Los Angeles and Dallas. They offer each tenant...

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