Sidney Poritz, Property Manager Blog

HomePointe has released a new ad in the Sacramento Bee in hopes of helping renters find a place to live.  We have decided to release our weekend showing schedule in a full page ad in the Sacramento Bee.  Applicants usually can view individual properties which are vacant, but with HomePointe we ha...

Recently banks have decided to start renting out their properties and not leave them vacant.  Banks will start using property management companies to rent our their properties if they can't sell them.  This could change the market in a bad way for investors, or people who would like to rent out t...

If you have not heard already, Sacramento has decided to inspect every rental property in the next five years.  This plan came about after a news article was written about landlords who were taking equity out of there property and not putting back the money for repairs.  Listening to Max Fernande...

  I have recently decided to move out of my 1 bedroom home and rent a house in Land Park.  Being a property manager it's interesting seeing what other companies do to rent homes.  My first instinct was to call the Property Manager and let her know I myself am a property manager.  She was very nic...

  I have recently decided to move out of my 1 bedroom home and rent a house in Land Park.  Being a property manager it's interesting seeing what other companies do to rent homes.  My first instinct was to call the Property Manager and let her know I myself am a property manager.  She was very nic...

People call me on a daily basis asking me about Oak Park properties and they are interested in renting their homes.  Oak Park is a neighborhood right outside Land Park and Tahoe Park in Sacramento, CA.  In this area you have some great old homes with character and big backyards unlike newly devel...

Every quarter we have a new rental survey which comes out for owners and agents to view.  This survey gives prospective clients a snapshot of rent rates in their zip code.  Although every property is on a case by case scenario, this survey helps determine a price range.  We use our own data and ...

Bad news in the media, people are worried and life is hard.  This is a great time to have Cash and buy up properties if you have the money.  Banks will probably be looking to get homes off there books and take any offer they can to get rid of properties.  "This is a once and a lifetime opportunit...

Today was a good day because the tenants which were brought over from the previous owner signed a new lease with our company.  Sixty days ago we issued the tenants the tenants a 60 day notice to vacate the property.  My thoughts were they would have trashed the place and just left the property in...

You find yourself in property management trying to find the perfect properties which need to be rented.  You always want to find a home in Land Park (Sacramento) which everybody will love.  Qualified applicants will be waiting at the door begging for you to rent them the property.  Applicants hav...