Whether you own/manage one rental or many, it’s easy to let seasonal maintenance tasks slip away. Whether your tenants are consistently on top of upkeep, or lag behind, working together can keep your rental property looking its best. AHRN.com has compiled a list of summer maintenance items to help keep you organized during seasonal upkeep […]
5 Points to Review Before Signing a Lease
When you find that perfect home, your first instinct may be to sign the lease as quickly as possible. But, before you sign a lease, be sure to review these points. Finding a new home can be a stressful part of your move and typically one that you want to settle as soon as possible. […]
Giving Notice to Your Landlord. What You Need to Know.
You’ve received orders and now it’s time to start the PCS process. It’s important that you provide proper notification to your current landlord to avoid potential legal issues in exiting your lease. Whether you live on or off base, it’s important to understand your lease termination provisions to make the transition out of your current […]
Choosing the Right Home
Finding the right home can be stressful for everyone involved in the process. Taking time upfront to evaluate your wants and needs can help to focus your home search and reduce stress. AHRN.com has created this downloadable Housing Choices worksheet to help with your next housing decision. There are often many housing options at military installations. […]
Should I Rent or Sell My Home?
It’s the beginning of PCS season and orders are starting to arrive. This presents military homeowners and their families with a big decision: to rent or sell their home! As a military homeowner receiving PCS orders, one of your first major decisions is what to do with your current home. Sell? Rent? It’s a big […]
Your Listing Marketing Strategy for 2019
Get on top of emerging trends with your 2019 listing marketing strategy! The overall 2019 housing market saw healthy growth in 2018 thanks to low-interest rates, lower gas prices, stronger wage growth and more millennial buyers jumping into home ownership. Listing marketing turned increasingly to mobile as casual internet browsing is done more and more […]
Attract Local Military Movers
New residents are the only potential tenants, are you doing enough to attract local military movers? With frequent military moves, you may not think that an extra local one is in the cards for your community’s service members. The truth, though, is that those long distance housing decisions don’t always work out. There are military […]
Winter Maintenance For Your Rental Property
Whether your property is vacant or rented this winter, winter maintenance for your rental property is a must! While some of these tasks could be taken care of by your tenant, don’t assume that they know how to prepare your property for the change of seasons. Providing a quick checklist will help to prevent winter […]
Signing A Lease Without Seeing The Home
When your next PCS move could take you across the state or across the world, signing a lease without seeing the home is a very real possibility. How do you line up housing while protecting yourself from scams, housing surprises and mis-represented properties? In an ideal world, we would be able to take a trip […]
6 Tips for Downsizing To a Smaller Home
If your PCS means downsizing to a smaller home, here are 6 ways to get comfortable with less space. As military families, we learn how to make any house a home. We appreciate flexible furniture that we might use in the living room in one house and a bedroom in the next. Storage spaces become […]