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.
Across 3 years of our own data, the properties we manage receive 50% more rental applications in summer than in winter. Same houses. Same neighborhoods. Same marketing. The only variable is which month the lease happened to end. And for most owners, “happened to end” is exactly right. Nobody sat down and picked November. The […]
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! Three Quarters Behind Us and One More to Go With three quarters of 2026 behind us, Q3 gives […]
Your rental has been listed for three weeks. You’ve had a few inquiries, maybe a showing or two, and no signed lease. Is that normal? Or is something wrong? The honest answer is: it depends on the house. Rent, condition, neighborhood, season, property type, listing quality, showing availability, and current competition all affect how long […]
If your rental has been vacant for 6 weeks, you’ve probably asked yourself by now: Why is this unit not renting?! Is it the listing? The photos? Is the rent too high? Potentially. And we’ll tell you what to do if that is the case in a moment. But the real question you should be […]
It’s time to grow your portfolio, and you’re looking at a Detroit rental cash-out refinance to free up the down payment for Property #2. Your lender says you’re approved. But how much of that approval should you actually take? This comes up constantly with our landlord clients, so we’re going to work through the questions […]
Most out-of-state investors pick a property management company by staring at a spreadsheet and comparing an 8% management fee to a 10% fee. That’s the fastest way to bleed money in real estate. If you’re choosing the team that will handle your six-figure asset, control your revenue, and dictate your legal liability based on a […]
If you’ve been anywhere near the real estate news lately, you’ve probably seen some version of the same headline: rents are falling, the rental market is cooling off, and landlords should be nervous. It’s a fair thing to worry about, especially if you own from out of state and can’t see your market with your […]
Ask 10 people what a property manager does and you’ll get the same 3 answers. Collect the rent. Find tenants. Call a plumber when something breaks. That’s the list. That’s what everybody thinks it is. And look, none of that’s wrong. It’s just about 10% of the job. The other 90% is where your money […]
In mid-2026, single-family rents across the country fell 1.6% year over year—the first sustained national decline since the pandemic. If you read the headlines, it sounds like the rental market is stalling out. And if you own property out of state, those headlines might have you wondering if it’s time to downsize your portfolio before […]
Price a rental right the first time and it leases in about 20 days. Cut the price once and you’re at 40 days. Cut it twice and you’re at 57. Three cuts puts you at 70. Five cuts and it’s all the way up to 91 days! The median overpricing amount that starts that whole […]