Being a landlord is more than just signing a lease and collecting rent every month. For active duty landlords, knowing how to choose the right property management firm is a key tool to maintaining a productive rental property. Vacant units need to be advertised, with open houses and showings for prospective renters. After collecting rental […]
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When Things Go Wrong With A Military Tenant
When something goes wrong with an active duty military tenant, it is vital that landlords understand the protections that are in place for both parties and proceed accordingly. The military community is an attractive one for landlords – a regular influx of new potential tenants with good paying, stable jobs. Our service members and their […]
Summer Checklist For Landlords
Whether you own/manage one rental or a handful, it can be easy to let seasonal maintenance tasks slip by when you’re not seeing your property on a daily basis. Whether your tenants are consistently on top of their upkeep, or tend to lag behind, it’s good to work together to keep a house comfortable and […]
Gearing Up For A Busy PCS Season
After a slower than normal start, the PCS season is getting into high gear – good news for AHRN.com’s users with available properties! In 2010, the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), implemented the Defense Personal Property Program in a failed effort to smooth the process of connecting service members with contracted movers to transport […]
7 Ways to Be the Best Landlord
Whether you have one property or many, being a landlord can be rewarding – or a big headache. The best way to ease the potential stresses, especially if you are doing this long distance, is to be great at it. Half of the equation is getting and retaining the right tenants; the other half is about […]
How To Decide If You Should Rent Your Unsold Home
Whatever your original plan might have been, if your move date is quickly approaching, it might be time to reevaluate your options. You may not have planned to become a landlord, but is now the time? Should you sell? Rent? Let’s take a look at the options. Become a Landlord If you own your home, […]
Must Have Tips, Tools and Resources for the Landlord
When you bought your home, the idea of becoming a landlord might have been in the plan, or a distant back up if you couldn’t sell it. Now, as PCS season approaches, it’s time to get organized with these must-have tips, tools and resources for the new military landlord. It can be a scary thought […]
What To Do When Your Tenant Has Orders & Terminates a Lease
The transient nature of military service – with military families moving every 3 or so years – has both positive and negative implications for landlords. In addition to a regular influx of new potential tenants to the area, your tenants will likely come down on orders and need to move. As we approach the PCS […]
Five Things NOT to Do When Showing a Home
A successful home showing is all about creating the right first impression, then reinforcing it enough that buyers are motivated to take action right now. Plan your upcoming home showings with these “No’s” in mind! 1. Don’t Do Cursory Comparables Busy as you are, it makes all the difference to do solid research on your comparables and […]
Best Practices For Real Estate Listings
Getting your listing on the internet is just the first stop in the process of attracting the best tenants. Follow up with this ‘Market Your Listing Checklist’ for a system that makes the most of every lead! Start With Your Listing Make a spectacular first impression with photos that truly highlight the property’s best features. […]