Property Management Blog

5 Reasons to Do a Tenant Criminal Background Check Right Away

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, May 10, 2022

45% of landlords manage their own properties. When managing a property, filling vacancies is one of the most important tasks to ensure you're receiving a steady income on your investment. Choosing the wrong tenants, however, can also be detrimental. If you want a way to help...

4 Tips for Doing a Tenant Criminal Background Check

By Randy Bultema Thursday, May 5, 2022

In January of 2021, Floria reached a record low rental vacancy rate of 6.5%. To provide a comparison, this is down from the 2009 record high of 17.8%.Landlords work to keep rental vacancy rates low, but it should never be at the expense of their business. For example, landlords s...

Emotional Support Animals and Renting: What Are Your Rights?

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, April 26, 2022

There were nearly 200,000 emotional support animals in 2019. Millions of people live with disabilities and disorders that an emotional support animal could assist with. But what are the rules with renting? Do you have the right to an emotional support animal at your rental? ...

Are Tenant Placement Services the Best Way to Find Tenants?

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Imagine for a second that you're looking to hire someone immediately.Before you are two candidates. Candidate A was brought to you by a recruiting service and has gone through a full background check. The recruiting service, with whom you have worked before, assures you that ...

Property Staging for Rent: Is It Worth It?

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Landlords have a lot of expenses to cover, including mortgage, utilities, insurance, maintenance, and repairs.With all those costs in mind, adding one for staging might feel overwhelming. But is staging for rent even worth it?Typically a practice used in real estate, there are be...

A Quick Guide to Property Marketing for Landlords

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, April 5, 2022

The United States rental market is on fire. Many analysts focus on mortgages and new construction overlooking what is occurring on the renting side.In fact, rental prices are at an all-time high. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment increased 12% for the year. Two-bedroom apartments ...

5 Tips for Landlords Who Want to Be Hands-Free

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Around 36% of American households are renting those properties to live in from landlords. Being a landlord is one of the most popular ways of investing and side hustles. But just because it's common doesn't mean it's easy and doable for everyone. Being a landlord...

Why Is a Tenant Background Check Important?

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Home sales began to rise last year as more investors bought homes! Whether you are a new investor in real estate or a seasoned one, you probably know that renting your property is one of the best ways to see a return on your investment.However, bringing new tenants into your buil...

4 Easy Ways to Invest in Real Estate Right Now

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Investing is a great way to increase your wealth and focusing on real estate is one of the best options, especially for those just starting out. It's often a safer option that's easy to understand for even the most beginner. There are so many ways to invest in real e...

4 Important Tips for Collecting Rent

By Randy Bultema Tuesday, March 1, 2022

South Florida is a great place to invest. Real estate values keep going up, and there's no shortage of people who want to join the suntanned way of life down here.But as someone with rental properties in South Florida, you already know that. You're reading this guide beca...