Property Management Blog

How to be a good tenant

By Jenni Utz Monday, November 5, 2018

1. Read your lease. No, seriously read it. It won’t be the most exciting night table material but you’ll thank yourself when you do read it. A lease is a binding legal contract. It creates a binding relationship between you and your landlord. What are you agreeing to? If you ...

How to be a good landlord/property manager:

By Jenni Utz Monday, November 5, 2018

1. Run Your Property Like a Business. Some landlords do a terrible job at running their business. It might be because they see it as a “side-gig” or a hobby” more than a business. However, when you treat your business with the respect, systems, and organization that you wou...

Real Estate Exit Strategies: Determining Whether You Should Fix and Flip or Rent-to-Own

By Jenni Utz Sunday, November 4, 2018

Once you find a great real estate property, you should get it under contract knowing you have multiple could real estate exit strategy options.If you want to make big profits on the deal, assuming that you have bought right, your best bet is to fix and flip the property.Still, th...

Why You Should Invest in Real Estate in 2019

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 30, 2018

As you consider your financial future and your investment options available, you may be weighing whether or not you should invest in real estate in 2019.The decision to invest in real estate in 2019 may prove to be a great one if you have a lot of cash to invest with the economic...

Rocking the Roles: Landlord & Tenant Roles for a Profitable Relationship

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The relationship between tenants and landlords determines the success and stress level you have as a Westminster property manager.Some landlords govern their rental properties more like wardens of a prison, treating tenants as their inmates. Some operate like slumlords, degrading...

15 Charming Home Curb Appeal Ideas

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 16, 2018

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. They also said that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but the truth is, we all do.Fact of the matter is, people do the same thing with your house. It’s important to the curb appeal of your home. You...

Real Estate Wealth Accelerator How to Maximize Profits With Minimal Headaches

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Every investor takes the risk of buying real estate for the end-goal of building real estate wealth.One of the best ways to build real wealth in real estate is to own rental property. As with many good investment options, however, there are many good reasons to own rental income ...

Fall Checklist For Your Home

By Jenni Utz Monday, September 24, 2018

Rainfall and cooler temperatures give us telltale signs that the weather is cooling down for the full swing of fall. Soon enough, the leaves will be falling and trees will turn from green to shades of yellow, orange, red and brown.This is a good time to prepare your home for wint...

Cheap Fixes for Top-Dollar Rehab Profits

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Rehabbing rental properties can be very expensive and time-consuming for real estate investors.Most investors make costly mistakes with their rehab property flips because they are not clear on what things they should give attention to and what things they should ignore. If you le...

Quick & Easy Steps to Hurricane Proof Your House

By Jenni Utz Tuesday, September 11, 2018

In light of the weather report, you may be wondering how to hurricane proof your house. Indeed, many residents in the expected target zone of this massive hurricane are scrambling to protect their single most valuable asset – their home.If you own multiple rental properties...