Tag: property management

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The Ultimate Guide to Know Where to Invest in Rental Properties

You’ve already got your first rental property—or a few—and now you want to broaden your portfolio. Should you stick to the same area, or expand into new locations to diversify? And if you want to look to greener pastures, what critical factors should you keep in mind? If you’re looking for a hot rental to […]

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Tenant Payment Performance Update through March 2023

We’re not aware of any other local management company sending their clients these types of updates! Please be sure to share this with anyone you know interested in real estate investing or looking for a better property manager, so they can see what they are missing! EVICTIONS UPDATE The courts continue to catch up on […]

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How to Avoid High Tenant Turnover Costs to Protect Your Cash Flow

Incredible friendships are painful to lose; the same goes for losing those one-of-a-kind tenants. The ones you let you know they’ve just fixed the kitchen pipe on their own account, ask before they plow the back lawn—that kind. So, when a long-time renter ups and leaves without so much as a goodbye and the last […]

7 Most Family-Friendly Places in Detroit to Raise Your Kids

  The City of Detroit lays claim to many things: sweet jazz music, historic neighborhoods, and the Golden Age of automobiles. There are plenty of music clubs, galleries, and of course, 3,000 miles of shoreline with waterfront views.  All this to say that Motor City is an excellent place for a family. Here are some […]

How to Evaluate Rental Property Investment Opportunities in 5 Minutes

“Nope, that’s not a good deal at all.” An investor said, just 5 minutes after our team showed him a potential investment property listing in another state. He didn’t even need to whip out a calculator or anything—not notes or written formulas. He simply asked for 5 key details and concluded that the home wasn’t […]

Tenant Payment Performance Update through March 2022

This is our 24th month providing our clients with this data! To keep the graph reasonable, we’ve decided to limit it to the last 24 months of data. We’re still not aware of any other local management company sending their clients these types of updates. Please let us know if you hear of another company […]

Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: Real Estate Health Hazards

  Lead-based paint used to be the standard formula for decades.  We praised it for its quick drying time, resistance to moisture, wide application, and dense and opaque coverage. People could paint multiple coats without waiting too long, and the results were outstanding. Unfortunately, everybody used it from the 4th century BC until late in […]

COVID-19 Tenant Payment Performance Update through July 2021

We truly hope you appreciate our extra efforts to keep you informed about the COVID impact on tenant rent payment performance. There are a lot of issues outside of our control, but we want to communicate to keep you informed. Please send us any suggestions for what additional information you’d like to see. Please be […]

The Ultimate Real Estate Glossary: Letter Bs

  New to the real estate industry? Knowing the right terms can help you learn faster, engage with your industry peers, and propel your real estate business further. Getting familiar with all the industry jargon usually takes some time, but this comprehensive real estate glossary makes it easy for you to walk and talk like […]

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