Category Archives: leases

With it formally being the season known as getting all my files together to do my taxes, I’m reminded of all the technology solutions I use that in our business. It turns out there a lot of them. My favorite tool for keeping up with all my receipts is Expensify. At this point, I honestly don’t know how I’d keep up with any of my receipts without it. The program (which is free) lets me forward any by e-mail any digital receipt to my account. I can also take a picture […]

When a tenant moves in, they usually give their housing provider a security deposit — money given to the landlord as proof of intent to move in and care for the residence. The security deposit often is equal to one month’s rent and it serves to pay for repairs or damages caused by the tenant that must be fixed once the tenant leaves. However, if the place is in good shape when the tenants depart, the tenant gets the money refunded to them. Often when tenants move out, they try […]

When I have a new property to rent, I try to advertise my listing just about everywhere. And I mean everywhere online. Just like advertising for employment, more advertising for new properties for sale or rent are all done online these days. And I swear, in just the few months in between rentals coming on the market, one venue will disappear and another will burst on the scenes. If I were to advertise a new property today, here’s what I would do: Put Out a Sign with Flyers. First thing […]