Zillow Rental Manager is a virtual real estate company that was founded in the year 2006. It provides a platform…
Author: Chris Lee
Chris comes from a family of real estate investors, and remembers well his childhood of helping to prepare apartments between renters. He now manages his own property, apartment complexes, and condos. He has particular insight into the issues around short-term rentals as he manages those for himself and for other owners.
Establishing the Ideal Property Maintenance Checklist
To establish the ideal property maintenance checklist, first you need to understand your objectives. Strategic property maintenance is an investment…
How to Successfully Refine Your Rent Collection Process
Collecting rent is not always as simple as it should be. There can be late, delinquent and missed payments. You…
The Best Free Property Management Software for Small Landlords
Update: This post has been updated with new pricing and winners based on changes or upgrades to some of the products…
Questions You Need to Ask During Tenant Screening
When you first decide to rent one of your properties, the first thing you will need to do is set-up…
How to Create Successful Advertising to Attract Tenants
A rental vacancy is one of a landlord’s worst nightmares. Having your property vacant means no cash inflow while you…
The Best Online Rent Payment Service for Small Landlords
Update: This post has been updated with new scoring and winners based on changes or upgrades to some of the…
Do Landlords Have to Change Locks Between Tenants? Should They?
As landlords, we try to manage our expenses as much as we can to best run our businesses. However, it’s…
Why Landlords Should Use An Online Rent Payment Service
Technology is constantly progressing to where managing daily tasks is moving online more and more each day. That’s no different…
Benefits Of Reporting Rent Payments To Credit Bureaus For Landlords
Historically, landlords have not reported rent payments to a tenant’s credit bureau, depriving those tenants of the opportunity to build…
