Top Reasons Tenants Are Staying In Their Rentals Longer

Why would your tenant stay in your rental property? In Seattle’s busy real estate market, it seems that as soon as a tenant moves into a new property, he’s on the lookout for a new one. However, you can make it advantageous for renters to stay in your property, and if you do, you’ll reap […]

What Does a Rental Property Management Company Do?

When you started to invest in rental properties, did you plan to manage many of them yourself? Property maintenance, tenant screening, promotion and advertising, finance — the list of management duties can be overwhelming. If you’re struggling to keep up with all of the details connected to your rental properties, here’s what a rental property […]

Rental Property Management During Winter Months

Happy holidays, welcome winter, and wow – is that a burst pipe in your rental property? During the winter months, rental property management can be anything but jolly. Cold temperatures, snow, and ice all have an impact on your properties and can lead to headaches in property management at this very busy time of the […]

Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate Ramps Up

Investment in U.S. real estate is a booming business. According to The Investor, “the U.S. real estate market remains a magnet for offshore investors with figures for the first half of 2017 showing the country continues to be the world’s leading recipient of cross-border capital, attracting US $19.8 billion of foreign investment.” Why is the […]

Keeping Up With the Demand for Seattle Rentals: The International District is Growing

Seattle is always changing. In recent years, the demand for Seattle rental property and Seattle’s housing market, in general, has flourished. With a busy technology industry and with Boomers who are looking at downsizing, the housing market in Seattle is thriving. In response, builders have been busy adding new units to Seattle’s downtown areas, including […]

How Much Do You Know About Renters’ Rights?

Renters have rights. As a rental property owner, you know this, but you also know that individual situations can be tricky to navigate. While you own your property, your tenants are your guests there, and your relationship with your tenants is regulated to ensure that neither one of you takes advantage of or hurts the […]

Choosing Property Management for your Seattle Rental: Top Considerations

How do you choose your partner in life or work? It’s not for the glossy surface, but for what really counts. How does that partner help you grow toward your goals and work with you so that you can make a difference in the world? When you choose to pursue property investment as an income […]

How Rental Property Management Works

Once, you looked at new properties with delight. You imagined what you could do if you managed a property business. You dreamed about connecting with tenants in a positive way, making renovations that increased the rental value of your properties, and working to build your portfolio so that you could achieve financial success and retire […]

How to Simplify Retail Rental Property Management

Managing retail property isn’t an easy task. You’re now in charge of the welfare of many different businesses, all at different stages of their life cycle and with diverse owners and markets. While these businesses all need a place to call home, their needs can also be quite different and you’re responsible for managing property […]