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It’s Tough To Afford To Be A Renter These Days Housing affordability isn’t looking too promising as 2014 begins. If you listen to the National Association of Realtors the opportunity to be a homeowner ...

Property managers handle much of the grunt work Property Managers Not every landlord wants to be a property manager. Property management is hard work with long, unpredictable hours and possibly lots o ...

Five Questions You Must Ask Your Potential New Tenants It’s well known by experienced landlords that bad tenants cause even worse problems. Virtually all of the problems a landlord faces with his/her ...

Tenant Screening Tips for Property Managers The 80/20 rule of the landlord-tenant relationship dictates that 20% of your tenants will be responsible for 80% of your grievances and headache. Since a fe ...

Top 5 Predictions for the Multifamily Sector in 2015 In the year ahead, demand for multifamily properties in urban areas and in the affordable housing sector will continue increasing, while appetite f ...

Why Use a Property Manager to Manage Your Rental Property? If you have just purchased a stellar investment property and have decided to rent it out, you’ll need to think about how you are going to go ...

What Is Property Management? That Depends! Southampton – The property management courses that I teach at New York University in Manhattan are designed for real estate professionals and students ...

Secrets of Success – How to Be a Good Property Manager  by Richard M. Hartian In today’s competitive real estate market, it’s almost impossible to have too many skills in your personal portfolio. One ...

 6 Secrets for Choosing a Great Property Manager   1. Customer Service [. . .] you need a property management that is prompt, courteous, and eager to help prospective tenants through the rental p ...

How Hard is it to Manage Rental Properties Without a Property Manager? Rental properties are a great investment, but they take work to manage, especially if you do not use a property manager.  I own 1 ...