Property Management Blog

Residents who are looking for a rental property often prefer to rent from property management companies instead of private owners. This is because there’s a lot more security involved in renting from a professional management company, and as a resident you can expect...

As a rental property owner, you want to maximize the return on your investment, and to do that you need to be able to balance the cost of improvements with your income potential. There are things you can do to increase the money you earn and the return you gain that...

Evicting a resident can be costly, and if you’re a landlord concerned about how to protect your investment, you need to know how to avoid an eviction. There are several things you can do when a tenant you have screened thoroughly suddenly begins to struggle and...

The subject of how to prepare your home for rent has really changed over the last couple of years, due to the drought and the impact it has had on us over time. I used to enjoy driving down a street and pointing out the houses I managed and comparing those properties...

When we talk about the rental market in Brentwood, we’re also including our service areas of Antioch, Pittsburg, Oakley and Discovery Bay, as well as the surrounding areas. There are several issues pertaining to pricing and other trends that are happening now. As you...

Being a successful landlord means knowing what to do and when to do it. One of the most important ways to set yourself up for success is by assembling a reliable and reputable team of people to help you. Today, we’re talking about who should be included in that team....

Regular inspections are important to the maintenance and management of your rental property. Whether you are driving by the property to see how it looks from the outside or scheduling a time with the resident to enter the home and do a detailed inspection, you need to...

Today, we are talking about the state of the California drought and what these current conditions mean for property owners and their residents. This past summer, I went up to Portland. When I crossed over the bridge at Lake Shasta, rather than it being full of water,...

Today on our blog we are talking about the differences between professional property management and owner self-management. Can a property owner get his own residents? Absolutely. But you have to consider which properties the best residents are looking for. Residents...