Throughout the course of my college and young professional years, I moved quite a bit — to new student housing, then back home for the summer, then to a new city for a new job. Throughout the course...

Chances are that you put a lot of effort into finding just the right tenant to entrust with your unit: You run a credit and criminal background check, you verify employment, you speak with applicants’ past landlords, and...

It’s the holiday season, and no one wants to be the neighborhood Scrooge. Those tenants that want to go all out when it comes to decorating for the holidays can do so in their own units, but it’s also...

Collecting timely rent payments from tenants is essential to keeping your property finances in order and promoting responsible tenant behavior. Writing a late fee policy into your rental agreements is a good way to make sure tenants remain...

Let’s face it – keeping vacancy rates as low as possible is any property manager’s first priority. With the economy in its current state, this is truer than ever before.  We’ve written several articles in the past on combating...

Dealing with bad tenants can be tricky enough—though such scenarios are not ideal, at least you have a contract on your side to dictate certain rules and behaviors that ensure the comfort of all your tenants. But what happens...

The Fair Housing Act (FHA) exists to ensure that all potential tenants are given an equal opportunity to obtain residency. This anti-discrimination  policy means that, as a landlord or property manager, you are not allowed to base tenancy at your property...

It’s a fact: Some neighborhoods are more safe than others. It’s also true that while a neighborhood may be quite safe at the time you purchase an investment property, things can go downhill at any time (happily, this...