What Actually Makes a Property Management Company Worth the Fee
Is a property manager worth the fee, or should you self-manage and keep it? It depends entirely on what that fee is actually buying. Here's what it should look like.
The Accidental Landlord: What to Do When Renting Wasn't the Plan
Inherited a house, or couldn’t sell when you moved? Accidental landlords are common, and at risk, because the decision to rent usually happens without running the numbers.
What Good Tenant Screening Actually Catches (That a Credit Score Doesn't)
A credit score tells you how someone handles debt, not how they’ll treat your property. Here’s what a real tenant screening process looks at, and why each piece matters.
How Much Deferred Maintenance Is Hiding in Your Rental? (A Checklist)
When we take over a property, what we find is rarely nothing. Here’s the deferred maintenance checklist we actually use, so you can run the same audit on your rental.
Why We Don't Manage Short-Term Rentals (And Who We Send Them To)
We get asked if we manage Airbnbs. The answer is no not because we don’t understand the model, but because we understand it well enough to know it’s a different business.
What Tenants Actually Notice: Self-Managed vs. Professionally Managed
When an owner moves from self-managing to professional management, tenants feel it right away. Here’s what tends to go poorly, and what goes well.