by Mary Eltawil | Dec 31, 2022 | AZREIA, Newsletter, Property Management, State Farm
By Clark Sanchez | State Farm Most property management agreements require that the rental property owner add the property manager to the owner’s ‘Landlord/Owner’ insurance policy. Virtually all insurance companies can and will do this without additional cost or...
by Maureen Laupp | May 4, 2022 | Insurance, Newsletter, Property Management, Rentals, State Farm
by Clark Sanchez, State Farm All insurance companies review data about the properties they insure. Most send a service out or have their agents snap some photos, while some look at photos and information online. When an insurance agent says something like “We do not...
by Maureen Laupp | May 11, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Landlord, Market Changes, Multi-family, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the economy in many ways, the National Multifamily Housing Council reports that as of May 6th, 80% of apartment households had paid their rent. This may still be 1.5% less than May 2019, but it is over a 2% increase from...
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 28, 2020 | AZREIA, Business Planning, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fair Housing, Financing, Investing, Landlord, Market Changes, Multi-family, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Strategy
We have all heard the phrase “live in the present and forget about the past,” but rarely do we hear the opposite of that. Currently we are in a challenging situation in regard to managing our properties and are being forced to do things in unfamiliar ways. ...
by Maureen Laupp | Nov 4, 2019 | Landlord, Property Management, Rentals, Strategy
by Gene Gaurino The size of the home, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms and the layout are all major considerations when it comes to choosing a home for Residential Assisted Living. In general, bigger is better. More bedrooms and bathrooms mean more revenue....
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 16, 2019 | AZREIA, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Market Changes, Property Management, Rentals, Small Business
Milk distributor plans $200 million Goodyear plant By Corina Vanek – Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal Milk distributor Fairlife LLC plans to build a 300,000-square-foot distribution facility in Goodyear, and expects to be fully operational by the second half of...
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 5, 2019 | AZREIA, Chart of the Day, Creative, Did You Know..., Fix and Flip, Investing, Market Changes, Property Management, Rentals
This Map Shows How Much You Need to Make to Afford The Average Home in Every State Look at your own risk. HowMuch, a website aimed to help people understand money, put together an infographic that illustrates out just how much your annual salary needs to be in every...
by Maureen Laupp | Mar 26, 2019 | AZREIA, Business Planning, Buy & Hold, Contracts, Creative, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Small Business, Strategy, Tax Law
Making The Impossible Deals Possible, Bill Cook A realtor asked me to show her a real-world example of a deal we did that demonstrates how we make impossible deals possible. No problem, but I ask one favor: As you read this, BEFORE reading how we structured this deal,...
by Maureen Laupp | Mar 5, 2019 | AZREIA, Did You Know..., Investing, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Property Manager, Small Business, Strategy
Question: 60 days before my tenants’ lease expires, I always send a renewal letter telling them what their options are: they can sign a new lease, they can stay on a month-to-month lease at a higher rental rate, or they can terminate their lease. Recently, I sent out...
by Maureen Laupp | Feb 28, 2019 | AZREIA, Creative, Did You Know..., Equity Finders, Fix and Flip, Investing, Market Changes, Property Management, Small Business, Strategy
In previous articles we have addressed time and again that the importance of knowing how evaluating potential investment properties is the key to success in this business. For example, knowing what a property will be worth once you’re finished with the rehab (ARV) is...