Property Management Blog

5 Signs You're Ready to Hire a Property Manager

As a property owner and real estate investor, one of the most important decisions is deciding when you need to hire a property manager to help you with your properties. Hiring a property management team is highly beneficial as they can help you navigate local regulations, marketing, tenant relations, background checks, vacancies, and...

5 Fun Fairfax Events Happening This Fall

There’s nothing quite like Northern Virginia during the fall. With the heavy tourist season over, visitors to the greater Fairfax area will still find many attractions to enjoy.Visitors will enjoy the crisp, cool air, the beautiful fall scenery, and an area full of history, culture, food, and fun. Coupled with the amazing fall color...

Managing Maintenance Requests for Your Northern Virginia Property

Once you have rental properties, you want to maintain them. This is essential if you want your properties to keep generating income into the future. In addition, you want to maintain strong relationships with your great tenants. Why? The longer you can retain them, the less time you have to spend looking for new ones. What’s mo...

5 Reasons You Can't Find New Renters

You purchased a rental property. You fixed it up. And you’ve advertised your rental. So why haven’t you found new renters? One of the worst things for rental property owners is to have a property that sits unrented. You may even be discouraged wondering why no one wants to rent your property. In this article, we look...

4 Ways to Retain Fairfax Renters Long-term

It is always easier to keep your current customers than it is to gain new ones. The same holds true for property owners. It is easier to retain tenants than gain new ones.Plus, you make more money by keeping your properties fully rented with a good retention plan. All you have to do is up your service game a little to keep your current te...

Are You Getting the Most From Your Northern Virginia Rental?

When it comes to getting the most from your Northern Virginia rental property, you want to create a strategy. Ultimately with the right strategy in place, you can increase the value of your property and continue to bring in a strong revenue stream each month.In this article, we look at tips for helping you get the most from your Nort...

Simple Ways To Prevent Late Rent Payments On Your Fairfax Rental

One of the biggest issues facing property managers, property owners, and tenants today is late rent payments.While sometimes your tenants get busy and simply forget, other times the late payment is deliberate. Whichever problem you face, the most important thing you can do as a landlord is prevent the late payment in the first place.By av...

Does Your Fairfax Rental Property Need Curb Appeal?

The Fairfax rental market is competitive and you want to stand out from the competition. Using curb appeal as another marketing tool can help you fill your vacant properties quickly.In this article, we answer the question, “Does your Fairfax rental property need curb appeal?” The answer is, “Yes,” and we’ll t...

Creative Northern Virginia Property Marketing Tips

As a landlord who manages your own properties, you often don’t have a lot of time in your day to learn about the latest trends in property marketing. Because of this, marketing may fall to the bottom of your to-do list, but with a few tips, you can harness your marketing prowess with ease. In this article, we look at creative N...

Should You Consider Allowing Pets in Your Fairfax Rental Property

People in Fairfax love their pets. Most pet owners won’t even consider a rental property if they can’t bring their pet. According to one source, nearly 75% of renters are pet owners, so you can see how it might affect your occupancy.There are several things to consider when allowing pets in your rental including your profit ma...