Month: March 2012
4 Tips for Prescreening Prospective Tenants
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
ShareThis NOT Qualifying is NOT just about finances by Wallace Gibson, CPM, GRI Smart DIY landlords and professional property managers know that prescreening tenant prospects saves everyone time and money.
Landlord Tows Trailer While Tenant Tim Arnold Is Still Inside
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
The upside of living in a trailer is that you can take your home with you. The downside is, when that home is moved against your will, it can take you too. That’s the fate suffered by Tim Arnold, who
Landlord Tried to Report Terrorist Tenant
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
Landlord Tried to Report Terrorist Tenant ShareThis A vigilant landlord tried to flag his former tenant as a suspected terrorist 18 months before the man was arrested for terrorist activities. The former tenant is being held on charges of conspiring with undercover officers to conduct a suicide attack somewhere near the Capitol building. The tenant moved into the northern Virginia apartment after he apparently married the woman who was leasing the home, according to a news report .
How To Collect Rent Early and Improve ROI
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
Can you imagine tenants consistently paying on time or possibly even early? Amazing concept, isn’t it.
Tenant Sells Landlord’s Oven, Refrigerator On Facebook
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
Tenant Sells Landlord’s Oven, Refrigerator On Facebook ShareThis A landlord in Rome, Georgia caught his tenant as she was selling off the appliances in his rental property. According to a news report , the tenant had sold the unit’s oven, and was in negotiations with a buyer for the refrigerator when the landlord discovered the crime. The landlord was able to trace the transaction between the tenant and the buyers because of entries on the tenant’s Facebook page, according to the report
5 Ways a Professional Property Manager Can Help Make More Money and Save More Money
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
Property Management Saves Time and Money; 5 Concrete Ways a Property Management Company Can Save Time and Money for an Owner
Best Criminal Ever Breaks Into Apartment, Cooks, Cleans and Does Laundry
Posted on: March 02, 2012 by total
By: Don Deane On Feb. 6th, Ashley Murray of Indiana arrived home with her son to discover a strange man in her apartment. At first, Murray thought she was being robbed. But then, she noticed that the interloper had cooked
It’s Not Too Late, Austin: How to Rent Your Place for SXSW
Posted on: March 01, 2012 by total
In 2011, the nine-day South by Southwest (SXSW) festival drew 286,000 visitors to the Austin area, which has a population of just over 790,000. Of the 30,000 hotel rooms in the Austin area, only 6,000 are downtown, where the festival
Multifamily Make-Ready’s Made Easy
Posted on: March 01, 2012 by total
The best way to assure easy make-ready’s is to have as few as possible, right? How to make that happen? With an earnest focus on leasing renewals. Focusing on renewals reduces turnover. Concessions at lease renewal are almost always less expensive than turnover expenditures. Be it carpet cleaning, painting an accent wall or a few new light fixtures, any of these require less cash than a full make-ready. Considering potential days vacant they are a bargain. What else makes make-ready’s easy? Preparation. Preparation is having a handle on the resources required to perform make-ready’s thirty days prior to requiring those resources. By resources we mean lining up labor, material and equipment. Simple, right? But where to store that roll of carpet?? We’ll get back to that. More importantly make-ready’s begin with the lease renewal process.
