Clearing the Air: Property Management Strategies for Vaping and Smoking in Rental Communities
If we look at modern American cultural trends, there’s a fascinating contradiction at play: we’ve successfully moved away from the era of cigarettes only to see nicotine addiction return...
Resale Ready: Key Strategies for Maximizing Your Rental Property’s Value
While owning a rental property or a rental community can be rewarding, it also entails significant risk and responsibility. This is rarely true when considering strategies to maximize your...
Crisis Control: A Guide to Handling Rental Property Maintenance Emergencies
Fires, floods, gas leaks, and power outages are emergency situations that don’t adhere to a schedule. They can strike at any hour, day or night, often when you least...
Renting with Pets: What To Know
Americans love their pets! The 2023-24 American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey reports that over 65 million American households have at least one dog, and over...
The Hidden Dangers (& Costs) of DIY Property Management
Thinking of self-managing your rental property to save money and become your own boss? It can be tempting to manage your investment properties on your own, especially if you...
Fire Safety & Apartment Living
In 2024, there were over 1 million fires in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association, a global nonprofit organization that develops consensus codes and standards...
5 Common Renter Complaints & How to Address Them
Complaints are a natural part of managing properties where residents live in proximity, whether in a rental building or an HOA. For property managers, knowing how to resolve these...
5 Strategies to Keep Good Tenants
Taking intentional steps to maximize tenant retention to avoid costly turnover is a strategy that all property managers should implement. The loss of rental income, coupled with the costs...
Boost Your Rental Property’s Curb Appeal This Spring
Curb appeal plays a critical role in helping your property management company attract high-quality prospective renters. It creates a strong, positive first impression and signals to potential renters that...
High ROI-Upgrades for Your Rental Property
Given that over a million households rent in Massachusetts, thousands of properties, concentrated in the larger cities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and surrounding areas, require maintenance and upgrades by...