As someone who’s been in this industry for years, I’m often asked by investors what is the better investment: single-family or multifamily? There has been much written on the different aspects of...
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What to Do When a Resident Passes Away
Rental homes bear witness to the entire scope of human life. From birth to death and everything in between, it is important for a property owner to be prepared for all of life’s eventualities. When...
The Next Generation of Renters are Knocking at Your Door – Are You Prepared?
As a new generation enters adulthood and dives into renting their first homes, one question should be percolating for landlords and property managers across the U.S. "Am I ready?" Generation Z — the...
Attracting Quality Tenants Through Online Reviews
*Sponsored content Everybody looks at online reviews. Market research in consumer behavior documents 88 percent of individuals will consult a review before making a purchasing decision. And...
Blurred State Lines Benefit SFR Investors
The lines are becoming increasingly blurred when it comes to local versus out-of-state real estate investing. Thanks in large part to advances in technology that allow investors to find — and easily...
Institutional Class-Action Lawsuits Spell Trouble for Individual Landlords
Recently, industrial single-family home companies are getting some very bad press and facing some pretty nasty class-action accusations. For example, Invitation Homes, a Blackstone vehicle that...
Placing Tenants with “Thin” or No Credit
Most landlords consider working with tenants with less-than-perfect credit part of the job description, particularly when interest rates are low and a higher proportion of high-credit individuals...
Better Property Management Through Better Expense Management
When was the last time you rifled through your wallet or the glove compartment of your car looking for a receipt you needed to complete an expense report? If you are a business owner, you may have...
3 Times Using Photo Requests to Validate Maintenance Issues Backfired
As property managers, it is our job to protect our landlords and teach them best practices when it comes to tenant requests, especially maintenance requests. We want to help them build a successful...
Managing Large Portfolios of Properties
This article was originally featured in March 2018 Think Realty Magazine and written by Douglas Skipworth, Co-Founder and Principal Broker at CrestCore Realty. Did you know that the typical property...
