Update on Carbon Monoxide & Smoke Detectors
Since Colorado made carbon monoxide detectors a law for rental properties July 1, 2009, it appears that more equipment options have hit the market. It is likely that more states will follow suit. Frankly, even if it isn’t law in your state, installing carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors [...]
Techniques For Picture Hanging Without Destroying Walls
My very first tenant, in my very first rental property, taught me valuable lessons about not being nice when it comes to hanging things on the walls. She had this really ugly woven wall hanging that weighed a ton. My husband finally helped her hang it, but we had [...]
Helpful Hints on Buying New Appliances for Rentals
Being not just a veteran shopper, but a bargain hunter to the core, purchasing appliances for my rentals involves more of a calculated battle plan than just checking to see whether Home Depot or Lowe’s has the best deal.
In past blogs I have touted the virtues of craigslist.org [...]
Tips That Work to Fill a Rental Vacancy
Or “Cheap Marketing Techniques You May Not Have Thought Of Yet”. One of my major roles in life has always been dreaming up ideas… I am a big picture person. Someone else usually needs to fine tune the details. Don is going “Amen” to that as he proof [...]
Easy “Greening” Steps for Rental Property
Getting green doesn’t have to cost a lot or take a great deal of time. It does take a commitment and thought process that focuses on thinking about the environment. I have a young friend who calls me “an old hippie” and thinks that’s why I recycle everything imaginable. In [...]
Getting “Green” Can Put Cash in Your Pocket
Energize your remodeling and maintenance budget with funds and rebates from Stimulus Package programs and government funding…there are likely hundreds of these programs cropping up across the country. Xcel Energy (Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas) is offering a rebate of up [...]