Vallejo Property Management Blog
Questions about how we manage rental homes like yours? We make it look easy, but there are actually a lot of details that go into it. Check out our informative and educational blog series, which answers a lot of the questions you might have about leasing, managing, maintaining, and investing.
Maximize Your Real Estate Returns: Should You Consider a Newer Property?
Here’s the thing: the question of where to invest and what to invest in is never static. There’s no single answer, just like there’s no one way to do things. The properties you acquire and the decisions you make will depend on your investment goals. That doesn’t mean...
Managing Seasonal Fluctuations: Optimizing Occupancy Rates
The rental market is seasonal, even the long-term residential market. If you’re a property owner who has noticed that things seem to slow down considerably at some points during the year and then pick up in others, you’re attuned to the seasonal shifts that tend to...
The Hidden Costs of DIY Property Management
We understand the landlords and rental property owners who are tempted to manage their own rental properties. After all, a DIY approach to just about everything is woven into our cultural sensibilities. Everyone is taking on DIY home improvement projects, baking bread...
Tax Advantages of Real Estate Investments
The most successful real estate investors we work with understand that the appeal of rental property goes far beyond steady cash flow and long-term appreciation. There’s a lot more to it. And one of the most powerful and often underutilized benefits can be found in...
What to Expect at Closing: A Checklist for Occupied Properties
Buying an occupied investment property can be a fantastic opportunity to earn some rental income almost immediately. You don’t have to worry about finding a tenant. You don’t have to make expensive repairs and upgrades to get the property ready for the rental market. ...
Timing Your Rental Investments: A Guide to Market Cycles
When it comes to real estate, there’s one thing that’s been drilled into our heads: location. We know that location is everything, right? We’re not here to argue the point. Location really does matter. It makes the difference between an investment property that...
How Proper Paperwork and Rental Agreements Protect You and Your Investment Property
If you’re like most rental property owners, you didn’t get into real estate investing because you love paperwork. For a lot of us, tracking the documents and the files and the receipts and the invoices can often seem like the least-interesting part of renting out a...
A Landlord’s Guide to Normal Wear and Tear
California law allows you to charge a resident’s security deposit for property damage, but not for general wear and tear. That’s pretty easy for experienced property managers like us. But, for a lot of rental property owners, the difference between property damage...
So You Bought an Investment Property, What’s Next?
Now that you’ve purchased an investment property, it’s time to find a tenant, collect rent, and enjoy the passive income that comes with renting out residential homes. Right? Well, yes. But, not so fast. There are a few logistical details that need to be handled...
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