Tampa Property Management Blog

How to Rehab Distressed Investment Properties without High Interest Loans

The HUD (Housing and Urban Development) Secretary, Ben Carson, recently announced the FHA plans to expand the 203(k) Rehab Mortgage Insurance Program. The program will allow Real Estate Investors to purchase and rehab homes within specific opportunity zones, with insured loans th...

The Top 3 Rental Property Ownership Questions Answered

If there’s one thing you learn fairly quickly in the rental property investment business, it’s that you never run out of questions. Even if you’ve been a property owner for years, these last two years have certainly thrown a wrench in what you considered “normal operation...

Overwhelmed? 4 Tips to Find Your Work-Life Balance as a Property Owner

Every rental property owner will tell you that balancing work and business-related operations with a home and social life is a tall order. But not finding your ideal work-life balance will lead to inevitable burnout. The key to finding peace between both worlds lies in setti...

5 Ways the Right Rental Property Management Partner Can Make You More Money

Let’s talk bottom line for a minute. You’ve read all the advice about partnering with a rental property manager, but you’re not convinced. Sure, there are plenty of benefits. But how can you justify the cost? The truth is you’re probably not experiencing the rig...

Protect Your Investment with These 6 Maintenance Calls Right Now

There are some maintenance projects you might feel comfortable tackling yourself, especially if you have experience with moderate repairs and replacements around the property. But there are some jobs best left to the professional contractors. Don’t put off making these essentia...

Getting Your Property Rent Ready

When renting out property, it’s important to make sure that you draw in as many good tenants as possible. There are many ways to do this, but one of the most effective ways is to make sure your property is absolutely ready to be sold. Spice things up, fix imperfections, rep...

Four Things That Will Keep Your Renters Happy

A happy, responsible renter is like gold, and — as with any treasure — you don’t want to lose it. If you want to enjoy long relationships with your tenants, follow these four tips for keeping them happy and ready to renew that lease. 1. No Surprises The best way to ensure ...

Breaking the Lease

Most tenants sign a lease for a year at a time. This ensures that for that year, a steady income can be counted on and decisions for either finding new tenants or continuing a lease can be thought out and planned on. This helps landlords rest easy in tenant stability for the m...

5 Tips for Managing High Maintenance Cost

High maintenance costs can be catastrophic to a real estate investment business. When you really think about it, high costs of any kind in any business can be catastrophic. Even in our personal lives, you hear stories of families declaring bankruptcy due to high medical costs. I...

5 Benefits of Performing Regular Inspections

Not performing regular inspections on a rental property puts the property in jeopardy of becoming distressed. A distressed property is more costly to maintain and more difficult to rent. In this article, I am going to discuss 5 benefits of performing regular inspections. Lower...