If you’re thinking about signing a property management company contract without carefully reviewing it, you should reconsider.The fine print can be tricky at times, and you’ll want to make sure that you’re certain of the parameters of their contract before you sign.If you’re an investor, we’ve …
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9 Essential Property Management Services: Is Your Property Manager Doing Everything on This List?
Is your property management company working hard enough for you?When it comes to property management services, there’s usually a lot more to the job than people realize. Property managers oversee a variety of things, like rent collection, bookkeeping, maintenance, and many more tasks.If you’re …
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Why You Should Hire a Busy Property Manager
There are so many good reasons to hire a property manager.They find the best tenants, manage all the maintenance and repair issues, collect rent, give your property credibility...Basically, their job is to make your life easier. And who doesn’t want that?When you’re getting ready to …
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How to Show an Occupied Rental Property (Without Disturbing Your Tenants)
It doesn’t matter if you own or rent — if you stay at a place long enough, you’re going to develop an emotional, personal attachment. That’s true for just about everyone — including your tenants.Your tenants have spent a solid chunk of time — whether it’s a year or 10 years — calling your investment …
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The DFW Spring Maintenance Checklist for Landlords
We may not have had much of a winter, but it’s official — spring has sprung in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Just like spring cleaning presents the perfect opportunity to (finally) deal with those dust bunnies under your bed, spring maintenance presents a perfect opportunity to take stock of your …
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How to Protect Your Investment Properties with Six-Month Tenant Inspections
So you’ve got a fantastic new tenant in your property. Congratulations! The tenant screening process can be challenging, so getting a great tenant into your property is a huge win — but just because someone seems amazing doesn’t mean you can trust them blindly with your investment.When you …
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The 5 Biggest Lessons We’ve Learned While Growing LEAP
I started LEAP in February of 2012 with $7,000 in my account (on loan from my father). My first office space was in a spare room at a nearby church that was nice enough to give me their wifi password — since I clearly couldn’t afford luxuries like wireless internet on my own.I started with a single …
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How to Prepare Your Rentals for Winter [CHECKLIST]
Summers here in DFW can be some of the hottest in the nation. But our winters are no joke, either.With the average temperature in January hitting 37 degrees (and often dipping below the freezing point), investors need to take the proper steps to protect their properties and winter-proof their DFW …
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The Complete Guide to Property Management Fees (What’s Reasonable and What’s a Rip-Off)
One of the biggest challenges that property owners face when hiring a property management company is deciphering their property management fees.What’s the fair cost of property management? How much should property management cost? How do property managers charge — and how do you know when you’re …
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Hiring a Property Manager: Do You Need Someone to Protect Your Rentals?
When you own rental properties, one of the main questions you’re likely to ask yourself is, “Do I need to hire a property management company… or can I handle managing my properties myself?”Many property owners are tempted to handle things on their own. And while we understand that taking the DIY …
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