Tips For Renters

Renting a property doesn’t absolve you from responsibilities per your rental contract. Learn some great tips to have a successful tenancy.

Property Management from A-Z: K

February 24, 2010

Keys – I am often amazed at how many property owners don’t want to rekey between tenants.  Here is my argument for doing so. You have no idea how many keys are floating around or who has them You are assuming a huge liability if anything were to happen to new tenant Tenant can’t get [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: J

February 22, 2010

Jaded, Job & Judge Jaded – I see long time property owners who get to a point where they are jaded about tenants and being a property manager.  This ultimately comes about because they, the owners, don’t have procedures in place so every interaction with their tenants is a new and taxing experience.  This is [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: I

February 21, 2010

Inspections & Insurance Inspections – How often and how detailed.  You should always do a detailed inspection with photos prior to tenant move in. Drive-by’s through out the year are fine.  If the yard is looking shabby you might want to schedule an inside inspection or send the tenant a quick note that the yard [...]

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Be My Valentine

February 14, 2010

On this day of romance I thought I would share from a woman’s perspective who has been in a 24 year relationship what I see as being romantic.  For those of you newly in love…just wait 10 years. My heart is warmed and I love my man when: He cooks for me (he is a retired [...]

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Looking for a Hot Property?

February 12, 2010

What does a Hot Property mean?  Desireable location All the modern amenities Well maintained property Gardener included other special options (housekeeper, furnished etc) Landscaped usable yard (pool and spa are liabilities and don’t add to property as rental) Lots of parking and at least 2 car garage Designer paint colors Higher-end details such as carpet, [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: H

February 10, 2010

Hands-On When prospective clients call me to ask about my services one of the questions they always ask is if I am Hands-On.  Let me address this question. Hands-On – is a word that has many meanings depending upon who is asking it.  My answer is: yes, you want to be hands-on but not a [...]

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Property Management from A-Z: G

February 8, 2010

Good Perspective, Good Owner & Gardener I teach classes on how to be a Good Landlord and what is interesting to me is how often people like to share their horror stories but what they don’t realize is that they are part of that relationship.  I find that when owners come from a perspective that [...]

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Evictions on the Rise

February 5, 2010

Jennifer Squires of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, dated 1/29/2010 wrote an article titled, Deputies Serving More Evictions, to summarize the article the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County serves the eviction notice and the numbers are increasing with the foreclosure problems.  Most people are staying in their properties longer either not wanting to face the fact they [...]

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