A Tough Economy & the “Hard-To-Rent” Property
You would have to be a hermit holed up in the back-of-beyond not to have been impacted by the challenging national economy this past year. Many areas have seen mammoth numbers of foreclosures. My area (Denver, Colorado) has been one of the cities that has fared the best. Still [...]
Marketing is “Brown vs. Cinnamon”
I woke up this morning from a dream about a color swatch of Cinnamon. Yes, I dream about work in full techno-color as only a true workaholic could do. So, why Cinnamon?
The difference between Brown and Cinnamon is a drop of red to heat up the hue. That is exactly what [...]
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 [...]
Do Your Tenants Have A Plunger?
For the longest time it did not occur to me that my tenants did not move in with plungers… why would they? Unless you have taken on the responsibility for making sure a toilet or sink drain is flowing well, you probably do not own a plunger.
It has become evident [...]
More Water Bill Issues… OR… ”How the landlord paid to fill the swimming pool”
We have had a lot of positive feedback on our blog “Who Pays the Water Bill”, so water bill issues must be a hot topic. Here is another one that will help you realize that no matter how long you own rental [...]
Security Deposit Deduction or “Pay Up Now”?
A situation arose recently with one of my rentals that I am hoping I handled well. This is a garden level apartment in a four unit building. When the building was remodeled an ejection pump was installed just for this unit to provide proper plumbing waste disposal. Our Lease/Rental [...]
Who Washes the Windows?
Window washing is traditionally an activity we think of as Spring cleaning. As a landlord, you come to think of it as an “end of lease cleaning event”. So how do you determine who is responsible for washing the windows, cleaning the screens and storm doors?
My logic, as well as several forthright [...]
Who pays the water bill….Landlord or Tenant? Of course if you own a multi-unit building, you, as the property owner, have or should have factored the cost of water into the building budget. But if you are like many of us and own a duplex or a few little single family houses as rental property, [...]