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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.

2018-04-09

DIY Landlord Tools: The Ultimate Rent-Ready Checklist II

Having a checklist provides a systematic way to inspect the home for any outstanding issues. We’re going forward today with the most complete rent-ready checklist around, and this time, we’re doing the basics: things that every room needs, and things that every house as a whole needs as well. Each and Every Room Needs (Where […]

2018-03-19

How Long Does It Take? Vacant Property Edition

study found that closing times on real estate rentals are getting longer—on average it now takes 50 days. Royal Rose Properties does a lot of things for our owners. We manage renovation, repairs, marketing, inspections, move-ins and -outs, collections, evictions, and more. Each of those tasks takes time, but many owners don’t really have a […]

2017-06-19

Walkability: A Selling Point in Detroit’s Urban Sprawl

When you have to walk to get food and medicine, having food and medicine within walking distance becomes pretty important. In many of the real estate markets in big cities across the country, walkability is a crucial factor in the urban core. If you can’t get to your grocer, pharmacist, and a few hangouts without […]

2017-05-15

What Does Your Flat-fee Property Manager Actually Manage?

There are a surprising number of different answers to this question. Be careful! Metro Detroit’s rental scene has exploded right along with the rest of the country, and as you might expect, the property management industry has exploded right along with it. We have all manner of property management companies, from the full-service mega-corporations that […]

2017-03-13

The Hidden Problem in Detroit’s Rental Market

The other shoe is waiting…except it’s several thousand shoes. Detroit mayor Mike Duggan recently unveiled his State of the City address, in which he revealed (among many other things). The city will be resuming its suspended policy of tearing down large swaths of abandoned, empty homes. The plan is to demolish some 10,000 homes over […]

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