Property Management Blog

Most roof leaks start at the flashing, skylights, chimneys, valleys and pipe boots, so those are the places a rental owner should look at every turnover.By the Clear Roofing & Exteriors teamThe shingles are rarely the problemWhen a tenant reports a roof leak, most owners pict...

Expanding any successful investment, such as renting out property, is both satisfying and tough. When the property portfolio increases in size, new sources of money, increased marketability, and greater future return are some of the most obvious outcomes. However, growth brings...

Is your tenant about to head away for a few months? An empty rental attracts bad things. Vandals, broken pipes and vermin all flock to a home that nobody cares about. The longer it stays empty, the greater the liability. Here's the problem: Landlords only realize something ha...

Owning a rental property means constantly balancing two goals: keeping the home appealing to tenants and protecting your investment. Renovations can make a property more attractive and head off future maintenance problems, but overspending on upgrades can quickly eat into your re...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sustainable Materials Management program, Americans generated 292.4 million tons of municipal solid waste in 2018, showing how much material passes through households and communities each year and why reducing unnecess...

Maintaining a home in Montreal presents a distinctive set of challenges that few other major North American metropolitan areas experience to the same degree. From prolonged sub-zero winter freezes and heavy accumulated snowfall to humid summer heatwaves and rapid spring thaws, lo...

   Many people want to own more than one rental property, but they feel like they can’t manage things like tenant emergencies if they are spread too thin. If you are a property owner and the thought of maintenance emergencies makes you lose sleep at night, you&rsq...

How to Sell a Rental Property With Tenants Still Living in ItI sold a duplex in Wilmington with a tenant who had eleven months left on her lease, and I made three mistakes in the first two weeks. The biggest one cost me $1,800. So when people ask me whether they can sell a rental...

When people hear the words “casino resort,” they often think about gaming floors, bright lights, and entertainment. But a large casino resort is also a major real estate project. In many ways, it has more in common with a small city than with a simple casino. While a...

Hiring a concrete contractor is a decision worth taking seriously. Concrete projects are often permanent, expensive, and difficult to fix once something goes wrong. Whether you are planning a new driveway, patio, walkway, foundation, retaining wall, or concrete repair, choosing t...