Property Management Blog

When you rent from a company with properties in different price ranges, you have more options both now and in the future. As a tenant if you get a better paying job or promotion, you might wish to move to a larger home at a higher rent.  Once you fulfill your lease you can get on a waiting list for a different property.  The opp...

When you sign your lease, all signs point to being able to pay rent on time and fulfill the lease.  However, life happens and circumstances change to where you, as a tenant, are sometimes unable to fulfill your obligation.  You may wish you had a DeLorean time machine like Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" in order t...

The owner of a rental property provides property insurance to protect the structure.  However, the owner does NOT provide insurance to you as a Tenant to protect your personal property during the time of your lease.  You should  contact an insurance provider (such as whatever company provides your auto insurance) and ask ab...

The owner is responsible for insuring the structure in which you reside as a tenant from fire, water, wind etc.However, your personal belongings are not covered under the owner's insurance policy.  Whatever insurance company carries your auto insurance is probably a good source for you to obtain personal property insurance which ...

Maintenance is a priority for taking care of any property, whether it is an apartment or single family residence.  We have a maintenance crew who make repairs in a timely efficient manner thus pleasing you as a tenant and protecting the property from delayed maintenance which results in more expense.  Our software enables you to...

Communication with your landlord is crucial.  Life happens with changes in income, expense, health, family dynamics, etc.  Tenants who communicate with their landlord when they have a change in circumstances gives a landlord the possibility of helping the tenant through the challenge.  As a landlord we can offer another pro...

Earlier this month, our family welcomed a new baby boy.  His parents spent many hours to find the name that would identify their newborn son throughout his entire life.  Upon hearing the baby's name for the first time, it sounded very different but within a short period of time, the name and baby became the perfect fit. &nbs...

C.S. Lewis famously stated that goodness, like evil, has a multiplying effect.  He said. "Good and evil both increase at compound interest".What you do today may propel you to new heights. Investing in others as well as yourself is a reward like no other.

On this the eve of the 4th of July, many people are packing to go out of town for the weekend, whether it is to the lake or to visit friends.  This weekend marks more backyard cookouts than any other weekend of the year.However, my thoughts are elsewhere.  The British had had enough of the colonies who dared to stand up to taxat...

Now that the full force of the summer heat is upon us, I am reminded of the time I tried to protect my geraniums against 100 degree weather.  It seemed like the right thing to do to take my geranium pots out of the sunny part of the patio and bring them under the roofed section so they could enjoy the shade.  The geraniums appea...