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Renovations That Add Value to Your Rental Property
Renovations can add value to your rental property. Why does that matter? Adding value to your San Jose rental property will increase what you’re able to earn in rent. It will also attract better tenants, reduce your vacancy time, and increase what your property is...
Self-Managing vs. Hiring a Professional Property Management Company
You’re renting out a property in San Jose or Santa Clara County. That’s a great opportunity to earn some consistent rental income and enjoy long term investing benefits. Your first decision is this: will you rent it out yourself, or contract with a professional...
How to Get Your Property Rent Ready
When you’re renting out a property for the first time, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the number of details that require your attention before you even list the home and start looking for tenants. If this is a home you have been living in yourself, you have to detach...
Best Practices for Completing Tenant Maintenance Requests
Maintenance responses drive tenant retention and satisfaction. When landlords are quick to respond to the needs of their tenants, those tenants are more likely to renew lease agreements, pay rent on time, and be easy to work with throughout the tenancy. When landlords...
Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Contractor
You might have noticed that paying for maintenance, rehabs, or even small renovation projects has become more expensive. With prices for materials, supplies, and labor pushing higher and higher, you need to be strategic and careful when you’re completing work on your...
A Landlord’s Guide to Tenant Screening
How comfortable are you screening your tenants? This can be a difficult process for landlords who are looking for tenants on their own. You may not know how to access important information such as credit reports and eviction histories. That doesn’t mean you should...
