Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on November 17th, 2008 by MarkAlways make copies of rent checks or any other documents between you and the tenant. Keeping good records will make your life a lot easier!
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Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by MarkWhen you execute a lease you should attach an Intention to vacate form on the back of the lease. You should always remind a tenant to give you proper notice. Reminding tenants to give notice is a great way to minimize your vacancy. As soon as you get an intention to vacate from a tenant you should start a marketing campaign.
Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by MarkLandlord’s do you have enough liability insurance? Â I recommend you check your policy over and talk with your insurance agent. Â If you have several properties you should contact us to discuss ways to protect yourself in a worse case scenario.
Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on October 28th, 2008 by MarkA landlord needs to check references when performing tenant screening. It is important to ask the questions in a way that exposes references that may not be legitimate. Some applicants may use friends and relatives to pose as employer’s or previous landlords. Checking references takes work and can be time consuming but it is an important part of making an informed and ultimately good decision.
Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by MarkAdvertising! How to get the most for your advertising dollar?
Advertising on the internet is becoming an important way to showcase you available apartment! If you’re in Hillsdale County, our web site is a great way to reach prospective renters. For the cost of running a small classified ad you can reach out and get the attention of those positive renters that the news paper ads can’t. On our web site you get lots of photos, detailed description, virtual tour and even a map so they can find your rental.
Another great result is your able to eliminate much of the time wasted on people that are not interested because they have already have seen the apartment and they know that they are interested in it. Â The result is when answering calls and showing the apartment you will save time and money! Contact us today and see how we can help you. Miranda@HillsdaleRentalManagement.com
Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on October 9th, 2008 by MarkLate Fees!
You have to be consistent and professional when enforcing late fees. You cannot let it slide or be slow when dealing with late payments. If you start accepting late payments this will be taken by the tenant as an ok to be late with the rent. You need to let the tenant know that you expect the rent on time every time. Confrontations as a landlord are inevitable but don’t make it harder on yourself!
Landlord’s Tip of the Week
Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by Mark<!–[endif]–>
Renting Property can be hard work and a big responsibility. One thing any landlord can do when receiving a rental application from a prospective tenant is to make sure they check there Drivers License. You definitely want to make sure that the person filling out the application is who they say there are! This is just one very simple way to head off potential problems.
