Palm Coast Property Management Blog

Most landlords remain focused upon finding good quality tenants. They keep refining their tenant screening program to make sure they can keep out trouble tenants. Very few landlords ever think about getting utilities turned in the name of their tenants. Why is this important? Well, many landlords have realized their folly much later...

As a landlord, you make every effort to ensure that only good quality tenants are allowed into into your rental property. You deploy a tenant screening process and carry out their background checks to sieve bad tenants. You want to minimize the probability of a bad tenant as you know how troublesome he can be for not just your property b...

What’s there in a name, some people say. A rose remains the same with its beauty and fragrance no matter by which name you call it. However, a name means a lot if you are involved with a business, especially the business of real estate investment. The name of a business gives a lot of information about its nature and activities. Th...

Your success as a landlord often depends upon your ability to undertake rehab projects efficiently. These projects are made possible by the expertise and experience of contractors who provide the materials and the labor. Therefore, successful rehab is a direct result of your ability to find the right contractors. You cannot hope to spend...

All men and women have their secrets. These secrets are kept by people as they think they are too personal or because they are fearful of condemnation from the society. People fear revealing their secrets as they believe they will only invite trouble for themselves. The same holds true for tenants who are after all human beings. But tena...

If you are a landlord, you know that you cannot escape negotiations. You find yourself negotiating with not just tenants but also vendors, contractors, lenders, and even tax authorities.  In fact, you cannot become a successful landlord if you are not a good negotiator. However, there Is no need to worry as negotiation is an art tha...

Being a landlord is not an easy job. It becomes even more difficult when you are just starting out because of your inexperience. If you are buying a rental income property, it is important to learn from the experience of others. We have compiled a guide based upon 8 principles that will help you in becoming a successful landlord. Create...

Every investor understands the importance of HVAC, roofing, and plumbing fixtures during a rehab. These three components help in estimating the cost of rehab a rental property quickly. There are 4 more components of a rehab that decide the complexity as well as the cost of the project. These rehab components are flooring, kitchen, bathro...

As a landlord, there are times and tenants when you feel enough is enough and wish they left your rental property at any cost. There are all sorts of tenants form those who are wilful defaulters and those who are complaining and whining all the time. But there are also times when you want some tenants to move out of your property because...

There has been a lot of talk about rent control lately. It is being seen by tenants as a law to check the high handedness of landlords. Let us see what rent control is and what it means to landlords. Rent control is method to control the rent increase seen across the country. By introducing rent control, government aims to put a ce...