Property Management Blog

That is the question a lot of landlords are talking about based on a recent release of a document on April 4th where HUD discusses the impact of Criminal Background checks on housing of prospective tenants.You can view the full document at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=HUD_OGCGuidAppFHAStandCR.pdfThe 10 page document...

As a property manager who manages hundreds of home in the metro Atlanta area, I get the question about raising rental rates with existing tenants quite a bit. So I wanted to explore this further in an effort to showcase both side of the equation and let you decide what you feel is best for you.Most owners don’t fully comprehend the ...

In a previous article, we talked about what to ask a potential REALTOR when interviewing them for buying investment property. However, sometimes those broad questions don’t give you enough information on whether you should choose between one REALTOR over another. With that in mind, here are some more questions you can ask to better ...

No one wants to be the last one on the bus, that’s a good way to miss out. That’s why so many people are looking at the recovering housing market right now and wondering if they’ve missed out on the record low prices that many houses. Fortunately, many experts say that there’s still plenty of room for prices to inc...

With the decided lack of recovery in the Housing Market, one bright spot for investors is the Apartment and condo market. Right now, potential revenues from the rental market are projected to bring in over $1 trillion in capital with an additional ten million new apartment units needing to be built over the next ten years. Many people hav...

Anyone thinking about buying a home should read below what a business, whose business is to buy homes, says. Great deals will not last forever, so if you have thought about buying, this is the time to make a decision to move forward. I read an article today from Bloomberg with a story line about Blackstone Group, a mega hedge fund tha...

What is going on with Atlanta’s Real Estate Market?Well it is the end of the year and there are a lot of changes in the overall real estate market.Atlanta Real Estate SalesWe are seeing the lowest level of inventory for sales in a very long time. With fairly low levels of home inventory already and with people are taking their home ...

The past couple of years we have seen a big change in the types of tenants now renting homes. Consequently, the type of home that they are looking for has significantly changed as well. Trend #1 – Multi-Generational Households With unemployment being still fairly high. We are seeing more and more multi-generations living together to...

It seems like investors are coming into the market at full force right now. Mark & I are part of a national education company and we coach people who want to change their lives by investing in real estate. We just got back from a Real Estate Investing Coaching Mastermind session in Las Vegas and we delighted to hear about all the opportun...

Atlanta Area Homes for Rent August is one of our lowest months for new leases signed. Everyone has signed up before school has started and therefore it has been extremely slow for rentals & move ins. The good news is that our phone has started to ring as we head into September. Here are some 2012 Atlanta Rental Trends: We have seen a r...