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Online ads for rental property are very successful--with a couple clicks our prospective tenants can gain all the info they need to choose one of our properties.  Many of the 12 to 14 websites we use feed off our primary web sites www.homepointe.com and www.netrent.com.  The ads work so well they...
06/14/2010
Investors are taking big swings in the various Natomas communities.  Large 3 bed homes as well as 4 and 5 bed properties are flooding the rental market.  Our open house showings for these properties are generating lots of interested parties--applications are coming in as well.  The Summer season ...
06/08/2010
A friendly reminder to keep adjusting those sprinkler timers and check the pool levels as our community continues to see lots of rain accumulation.  Especially those communities that have metered water--running those sprinklers and filling those pools is an unnecessary expense.  Good managers are...
05/27/2010
A tenant's need to break a lease is something that needs to be handled properly.  The lease agreement must list the protocol for such a circumstance.  The owner and tenant must understand the process from start to finish.  Leases are broken for a variety of reasons:  job relocations are popular, ...
05/19/2010
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The prospective applicant is crucial for property management companies to exist.  Professional marketing and equally professional application processing is critical as well.  Applicants need to have access to the written rental guidelines for the property they want to rent.  The guidelines need t...
05/17/2010
Evictions are an unfortunate aspect of our industry.  When delinquent rent triggers the need to evict the landlord and property manager need to know how much rent they can list on the 3 day notice posting.  More specifically, how many months of delinquent rent they can request be paid.  I recentl...
05/07/2010
No!  In our great State a companion animal--as well as a service animal--must be permitted in the property without an increased deposit.  Though some conscientiousapplicants will offer a higher deposit for their pets, the increased deposit cannot be required.  This is one of many previously grey ...
04/30/2010
I will show any vacant anytime!  It is NEVER too soon to show a home as long as you are there to walk the prospect through the property to explain what is happening and what they can expect.  If the home is still occupied or if it has been involved in a recent eviction--people want to see exactly...
04/30/2010
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Though everyone has preferences in choosing a person or company to work for them...a universal preference is the hope or belief that the person or company hired will simply succeed.  In reviewing yourself do you see confidence, competence and an industry leading drive to succeed?  If not, neither...
04/28/2010
All this sun and rain back and forth really gets the grass (and weeds) growing--it is important to service the yards at least every other week during vacancy periods.  Prospective tenants often relate the interior of the home to that of the exterior and will sometimes not bother to proceed any fu...
04/27/2010
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