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.
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?” — Sample Question not appearing on this list. If you’ve been following along, you know the drill by now — we’re talking about questions that you should be asking a potential property manager before you sign them on to manage […]
You’ve asked your prospective property manager everything you need to know to believe that they’re going to treat your tenants with the proper mix of respect and authority. Now, it’s time to determine how they’re going to treat your property itself: Do You Have Someone Available 24/7 For Emergencies? If a tenant’s furnace breaks down […]
So you’ve decided to hire a property manager — awesome! But how do you know which property manager is the right one? There are two basic steps: do your own research, and once you’ve gotten a short list of PMs you’d be willing to give a shot, interview each of them and write down the […]
We Started With a List of Twenty-Three, But We Narrowed It Down. It’s a little close to home, to be a property manager and decide to research what owners & tenants complain about their property managers about. But no matter what industry you’re in, it’s a good idea to have a firm grip on how […]
…is that you really want a job rather than an investment. There are a lot of property investors out there right now — probably more in the last five years than at any point in time since the New Deal. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, beliefs, and even wealth levels. But the one […]
If the choice comes down to taking care of an existing property, or selling you a new one, what is your PM’s priority? There are a lot of property managers out there that also sell properties to investors. The question is, how good of a property manager are they if they’re trying to do […]
This is one situation where DIY has gone DNR. Why would you want to hire a property manager when you could very well manage your new rental property on your own? There’s quite a few reasons, actually. Property managers: Have access to in-depth market information that will help you maximize your profit by choosing the […]
If you’re not subscribed to BiggerPockets, you should be! It’s a great real estate investor site. They were nice enough to let us post an excerpt of this recent article by ARTHUR GARCIA, but you have to go to their site to read the entire article. As the title states, this is another example of what […]
We’ve just heard about another two local property management companies “having difficulties” meeting the needs and expectations of their rental property owner clients. First, let’s make sure everyone reading this understands we’re not perfect and make no claim to be. But, we do like to think we’re better than most, if not all, our competitors. […]
We know of a property that’s been up for rent for around 4 months. The property is on a main road, so it gets a lot of visibility, being exposed to morning and afternoon rush hour traffic. The owner has a sign in front of the house with a phone number and extension. The number […]