by Mark Zinman | Mar 15, 2013 | Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures
In any type of business, a party wants to know what their greatest risks are and what are the most common types of problems they will potentially face. In renting property, loss of revenue, damage to the property and personal injury may be the most expensive...
by Mark Zinman | Dec 28, 2012 | Credit Reports, Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Rentals
Question: If my tenant is repeatedly late with paying rent, can I report him to the credit bureaus? Answer: Unless you are an authorized subscriber to the credit bureaus, you cannot report individual delinquencies or a tenant’s lack of payment. Because of the...
by Mark Zinman | Oct 8, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Legal Procedures, Rentals
Question: I have a tenant in a property who paid the first month’s rent but has refused to sign a lease and refused to pay any more rent. At this point, is he a trespasser and can I throw him out? Answer: Once you have given a person keys to your unit and they have...
by Nick Stratton | Sep 20, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Strategy
Surprises in life appear in many forms. Traffic accidents, natural disasters or wedding anniversaries…. In many cases, one cannot anticipate or plan for things they are not expecting. The same holds true for property management. Based upon personal experience as well...
by Mark Zinman | Aug 4, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Legal Procedures, Rentals
Question: My tenants didn’t pay June rent and I sent them a 5 day notice. It’s July 3 and I was going to file the eviction, but they paid the June rent. Can I accept the June rent, then send out a new notice and start an eviction for July’s rent because I don’t...
by Mark Zinman | May 20, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Legal Procedures, Property Management, Rentals
With the increase of properties being sold at trustee’s sale, and the unknown condition that buyer’s are taking them, many owners need to fix up properties before they are habitable as a rentals. Unfortunately, it is often the case that the new owner is unable to...
by Nick Stratton | May 20, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals, Strategy
The year 2009 was when Arizona attracted many investors to purchase homes through trustee sales. Three years later, companies bidding for investors have fine tuned their processes and streamlined their efficiencies in order to make things extremely competitive when...
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 13, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Multi-family, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals
By David Lindahl We’ve all heard the dictum about the dangers and risks associated with putting all our eggs in one basket so many times that you would think when it came to real estate investment few sane people would want to place all their investment in a...
by Maureen Laupp | Apr 11, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Rentals
By David Lindahl Having nice amenities at your multi-family properties brings customers. Amenities also make living at your property pleasant and a joy to come home to. They help with the original leasing and with resident retention. It makes sense to add amenities...
by Nick Stratton | Mar 28, 2012 | Investing, Landlord, Property Management, Property Manager, Rentals
With the astounding volume of foreclosures in 2011, the population of tenants continues to increase. According to an article in propertymanager.com1, NAR claims that vacancy rates will drop from 5.0% in the 4th quarter of 2011 to 4.3% in the 4th quarter of 2012 in the...