Tenant Screening: What The Best Property Managers Do To Get The Most Money For Their Client

September 11, 2018If a property management company has marketed a property effectively, they will soon have a stack of applications to review and a number of potential tenants. From the list, a professional property manager will begin the tenant screening process to assess the l...

Finding Deductions For Residential Rental Property And Lowering Your Tax Bill

April 10, 2018 By Cassie James, PMI Communications ManagerTax season can be stressful for solo entrepreneurs and landlords. The last thing any investor wants is for an unexpected tax bill to cut profits on their real estate investment. If you own residential property, you are awa...

Reputation Management: Responding To The 1 Star Property Manager Review:

May 15, 2018 By Doug Heath, PMI Social Media Coordinator“… has left a review on your business page.”When you get the notification, your heart begins to race. It’s possible that you’re about to read a glowing recap of the excellent service you’ve given, but the message...

Rental Scams: What Property Managers Must Do To Prevent Listing Fraud

By Davis Pratt, PMI Public Relations SpecialistImagine finding a great rental home for a young family; the location, size, and price range are all ideal for their needs and they even like the layout and color scheme. Everybody is happy until moving day, when you find a different ...

Do You Want To Sell Your Property Management Business Someday?

August 31, 2018 By Aaron McElhiney, PMI Director of AcquisitionsYou will most likely come to a point where you’ll want to sell your property management business, you may be ready to pursue other business opportunities, or it might be the right time for you to retire. How can y...

Rent Collection: What The Best Property Managers Do To Get The Most Money For Their Client

October 9, 2018Maintaining a reliable cash flow is key to obtaining maximum profit for rental property owners and the greatest factor in reliable cash flow is the ability to consistently collect rent on time. Before the first month’s rent is collected from a tenant, the best pr...

Property Maintenance: What The Best Property Managers Do To Get The Most Money For Their Clients

October 26, 2018Once a tenant signs a lease and moves into a property, it’s easy to picture the property owner relaxing and letting the rent money from their real estate investment roll in. But property management doesn’t end when every property has been filled with responsi...

Top 5 Tips Property Owners Can Do To Beautify Their Rental

In The US, there are currently 43,378,800 renter households (or 34% of the population). Given these large numbers, it’s important to maximize your home’s potential with regular maintenance and upgrades to attract renters and maximize profits.Unlike lengthy renovations, simply...

Property Managers Help Tenants Repair And Build Credit Scores With Credit Reporting

By Jim Dangerfield, PMI General SupportWhen you find the perfect home, car, or other investment or purchase, there is nothing more disappointing than getting a big DECLINED when you attempt to arrange financing. What happened? You thought your credit was doing okay, but then you ...

The Seven Portfolio Multipliers That Every Property Manager Should Master

By Jeremiah Cundiff, PMI Executive Director of OperationsI’ve had conversations with hundreds of property management professionals during my career in the industry, and I’ve noticed a common theme that separates the smaller property management companies, or “Solo Property...