Property Management Blog

How Your Backyard Can Win the Screen-Time Battle for Your KidsPicture Tuesday afternoon. School's out, the tablet is already glowing, and you're three deep breaths away from starting a negotiation that nobody wins. Sound familiar? American parents aren't imagining it ...

How to Read an Apartment Floor Plan Before You Sign a LeaseMost renters spend more time picking a sofa than they spend reading a floor plan. That's a problem. A floor plan is the single document that tells you how your life will actually fit inside a space, and misreading it ...

Renting vs. Buying Construction Equipment: A Practical Guide for Wisconsin ContractorsEvery piece of equipment sitting in your yard overnight is costing you money. Whether it's an excavator between jobs or a compactor you used twice this quarter, the rent-or-buy decision hits...

How to Choose the Right Countertop Material for Your Kitchen RemodelMost homeowners spend more time picking a paint color than picking their countertop material. That's a mistake that costs real money. Your countertops take up more visual real estate than any other single sur...

How to Choose the Right Roof Material for Florida's Hurricane SeasonYour roof is the first thing a hurricane touches and the last thing you want to gamble on. Florida homeowners replace roofs more often than almost anyone else in the country, and a big reason is choosing the ...

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...