Entries Tagged as 'Rental Property'

Reader Question – Old Tenant Changes Mind About Moving

March 6th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Property Management, Rental Property

    Hi Rachelle,   I’m sorry to be troubling you with a question, but I know you have the expertise.   One of my tenants gave me a notice to move out effective last day of February.  But now, she is changing her mind and wants to stay while I’m already processing applications for a new tenant. [...]

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How To Deal With Abandoned Property and Apartments

March 4th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Property Management, Rental Property

One of the problems I have dealt with in regards to tenants is the huge piles of stuff they leave behind especially when they are being evicted. Other times you may find that you go to an apartment and the tenants have skipped. (Skipped means vacating the apartment before the end of the lease.) When [...]

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Fire Inspections For Condos Too Now

February 11th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Property Management, Rental Property

In one of the condos I manage, the stove stopped working properly. I called the appliance repair company I use and so they went out there the next day. That day I happened to be in the hospital with my son because he had some tests to take (He’s fine) When they called I couldn’t [...]

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How To Avoid Vacancy

December 10th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Property Management, Rental Property

In the properties I manage, I work really hard to avoid vacancy. A lot of work goes into renting a property that is occupied, it’s easier for me to wait until it’s vacant. Here’s how I go about it… Leases I start setting the expectations of the tenant when I sign the initial lease with [...]

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Reader Question – Property Management

December 6th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Property Management, Rental Property

  I received a reader question and it’s a really good one. So without further ado… Reader Question Dear Rachelle I know your feelings on basement suites etc, but I have a 4-plex (2 upper and 2 lower units) so I have to deal with the situation at hand The one basement tenant has been [...]

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