Quick Checklist: How to Find a Reputable Property Management Company
Whether you want a break from being on call or you’re considering a purchase of an investment property, you know that you need help managing your properties. However, choosing the wrong property manager can be a big problem for your budget, your buildings, and your tenants. When you’re looking for a property manager, here’s what […]
Expert Interview Series: Roger Valdez of Smart Growth Seattle on Housing in Seattle
Roger Valdez is the Director of Smart Growth Seattle, an organization working to promote fresh land use codes to manage the growth of single-family neighborhoods. For the past 20 years, Roger has worked at state, regional and local levels on issues ranging from public health to public education. He was Neighborhood Development Manager for the […]
Tackling Youth Homelessness: Windermere Lends a Hand
As the opening of football season approaches, Seattle residents are likely looking forward to another season watching the Seahawks. This year, there’s an additional reason to enjoy their games. Seattle has an excellent organization combating youth homelessness, YouthCare. YouthCare will be the beneficiary of a new partnership between the Seattle Seahawks and Windermere Real Estate. […]
Are You Ready To Be A Landlord: It’s Much More Than Collecting Rent
What is the job description of a landlord? Being a landlord involves purchasing a property and collecting the rent, but that’s not all. In between buying a property and collecting rent, you will need to address issues that relate directly to tenants. You need to find and retain excellent tenants. Your tenants need you to […]
How To Attract the Right Audience to Your Rental Property
Where, when, and how you market your rental property can mean the difference between keeping your property filled or, having trouble creating an interest in the property. When you hit the right property marketing target, the crowd goes wild. As you get to know your property and your audience, you’ll be able to target your […]
Condo Property Management Requires You to Run with the Big Dogs. Are You Ready?
In many cities, the condominium market is hot. In Seattle, some folks are looking to catch the tech wave and live in a place that’s close to work and entertainment, while others want to live in high-density, low maintenance homes in walkable neighborhoods. As a property owner, this inflow of motivated buyers can also mean an inflow […]
A Property Management Company Can Save You from Living These Landlord Horror Stories
It’s ten o’clock in the evening and the phone rings. It’s your tenant. She’s just gotten in, and the leak that she noticed in her water tank earlier has grown to a small flood. You’re tired, but you know you need to deal with this before tomorrow, or more damage will occur. You can’t get […]
Professional Rental Property Management Ends Stress Related to Collecting Rent Payments
Oh no: its time to collect the rent again. While rent collection should be the culmination of a month of successful tenant-landlord interactions, its not always a smooth process. Being a landlord can be stressful, and rent time can be the most stressful time of all. Whether its a tenant who forgets to pay or someone whos angry about a maintenance project thats not completed, you can have a lot of headaches around rent collection. Streamline your processes and save yourself the pain of rent collection by working with a rental property management agency.
Seattle Property Management: Protecting Homes From Water Damage
Seattle is beloved for its mild winters, big trees, and its proximity to the ocean, but with all of those beloved attributes comes one that people arent as fond of: rain. High rainfall means that your rental properties have a higher probability of water damage. Left unchecked, water can be your homes worst enemy. As Seattle emerges from the rainy season, its time to examine your properties for signs of water damage.
Top Amenities Millennials Want When Choosing Seattle Houses
What are Millennials really looking for when theyre searching for a new home? Decoding the interests and desires of a different generation can be difficult. Luckily, there is a strong Millennial interest in the Seattle real estate market, and many are tracking the home rental interests of this emerging group of tenants in their twenties and early thirties.