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Welcome to the Logical Property Management Blog. Below you'll find blog posts specific to Property Owners or Tenants to learn more about how we work and what you should be looking for.

2026-07-06

Detroit Landlords: How to Protect Your Rentals from Deed Fraud

A forged signature and a filing fee. That’s the whole toolkit. With those two things, a stranger can walk into the Wayne County Register of Deeds, record a deed that says they own your rental, and start collecting rent on it. They could even feasibly sell it, or take out a loan against it — […]

2026-07-03

LPM 2026 Q2 Tenant Payment Performance

We’re unaware of any other local management company publishing this data!  Please share this with anyone interested in investing in real estate or looking for a better property manager, so they can see what they are missing!   The First Half of 2026 Is Behind Us—What Does Q2 Tell Us?  As we close out the first half […]

2026-06-29

How We Actually Set Rents: A Look Inside Our Pricing Strategy

Most property managers take the easy way out when it comes to setting a rental price: they look at Zillow, check a couple of nearby listings on the MLS, and pick a number somewhere in the middle.  It’s cheap, it’s fast, and it’s completely inadequate for maximizing your long-term returns. If you want to optimize […]

2026-06-25

Eviction Horror Stories, Episode 6: The Case of the Subletting Specters

Landlords, buckle up, because today’s ongoing eviction horror story might just make you rethink every lease renewal you’ve ever signed.  It’s like a bad episode of a spooky ghost-hunting show—but the specters in question are very much alive and possibly eating breakfast in a house they’re not supposed to live in.  This tale begins innocuously […]

2026-06-22

Deep Dive into Garden City, MI: A Rental Investor’s Guide

This Deep Dive series is for landlords who want to find the best zip codes to invest in the Detroit rental market. The problem is, zip codes alone won’t get you far in Metro Detroit. You’ve really got to understand the market block-by-block if you want to invest with success. Because here, the difference of […]

2026-06-19

Top 10 Metro Detroit Cities with the Biggest Value Jumps in 2026

“The Midwest, for the first time in my 24-year career, is the hottest market in the country.” That’s a direct quote from real estate veteran Jeff Glover in a recent report by The Detroit News. Why is the Midwest so hot, exactly? Coastal markets have completely priced out everyday buyers and renters. Meanwhile, places like […]

2026-06-15

ShowMojo’s Q1 Data Reveals the New Rules of Tenant Behavior in 2026

If your property management strategy relies on answering the office phone between 9 AM and 5 PM, you’re missing out on the vast majority of your market. Renter behavior has undergone a massive, structural shift over the last two years. Tenants aren’t browsing listings during their lunch breaks anymore—they’re shopping in the dark. The team […]

2026-06-11

Slate Auto’s $10M Troy Expansion: Where Landlords Should Invest

“Motor City” has been quietly becoming “EV City” over the past few years. With Ford overhauling Michigan Central Station as a hub for electric vehicle development, a huge wave of automotive startups have been pouring into Detroit.  At the same time, Detroit’s population is rising and billions of dollars are being invested into the local […]

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