Property Management Income and Expense Workflow Playbook

These days the stock market seems to live or die, grow or deflate, depending on the “employment” report.  How many jobs were created, how many folks are seeking jobless benefits? How many folks are no longer seeking “employment”...

  The stars seem to be aligning for a surge in the number of roommates, with implications for property managers.  According to the Insurance Information Institute, One out of every eight homes in the U.S. is now inhabited...

Relationships. Everybody’s got them, but not everyone is liable for the actions of those in their relationship. We’re talking about “vicarious liability,” where the landlord is liable to a third party for the wrongdoings of someone or somebody...

I spoke with a property manager the other week who was lamenting the tight profit margins he said he was forced to accept in order to get more business from property owners. He was interested in property management software...

I get asked this question a lot: “What’s the best way to build my rent roll?” I always reply, “What are your business’ goals for growth?” There are two viable methods for building your rent roll: Organic growth...

Years ago we all saw that movie about Facebook and how it took off when the founder had the thought that you could advertise your relationship status on “The Facebook.” Are you single? Dating a couple folks? Or in...

If your tenants don’t own pets, they’re in the minority. That’s the finding of a new Apartments.com survey, in which a full 75% of renters said they owned one or more pets. That’s up a staggering 32% since...

Low mortgage rates aren’t enough to tempt some young people to buy a home. Instead, they’re opting to rent one. In Memphis, for example, property management companies like Lubin Property Management LLC and Renshaw Property Management are seeing...