Do You Do a Final Walk-Through With Tenants
This topic has been a thorn in my side for many years, but I suppose there are two sides to this coin. If you walk through the unit with tenants before they move in and as they are moving out, a written record of each walk-through could be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dead Landscaping and Security Deposit Deductions
At times I have wondered if I was being a little too compulsive about taking photos of rental properties before move-ins and after move-outs. This recent article in the Denver Post put my fears to rest.
Take the photos! Document the dead shrubs that your Landscape Maintenance Agreement (available on [...]
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 [...]