Introduction As a landlord near a military installation or renting to military personnel, you will likely experience this situation; a tenant comes to you with military orders and tells you that they need to break their lease under the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA). They may give you very short notice and expect to leave […]
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7 Steps to Writing a Home or Rental Property Listing (2021 Edition)
Introduction You’ve got the perfect property that you’re looking to sell or rent out. The inside is Instagram/Pinterest worthy, the exterior is well landscaped, the bedroom has the perfect nook for their new home office, the bathrooms are private oases, and the commute to the nearest base is a breeze. But you just can’t seem […]
What To Do When Your Tenant Terminates a Lease on Orders
The transient nature of military service, with military personnel and families moving every few years whether they like it or not, has upsides and downsides for landlords. You’re guaranteed a regular influx of new potential tenants to the area, but your tenants will also eventually receive PCS orders requiring them to move. The prime PCS […]
Preparing for Tenant Turnover in 2020
Plan ahead for a smoother PCS season this year. Of the many challenges in managing a rental property, the turnover process between tenants is one of the most arduous. It requires balancing the needs of your current tenant, the preparation of the property for the next tenant, marketing the listing, and getting the new tenant […]
AHRN Annual Rundown – 2019
With 2019 in our collective metaphorical rearview mirror, we hope you’re all looking forward to 2020 and its promises as much as we are. But before this year really gets rolling, let’s take a look back on some of AHRN’s tip-top highlights of the last one in our first ever annual rundown. We had some […]
5 More Tips for Property Managers
No doubt our astute and regular readers recall we’ve gone over some great tips for property managers, as well as some mistakes they should avoid, before. But knowing a thing or two about a thing or two is no reason to stop learning. There are always more pointers and good ideas you can learn in […]
When a PCS-ing Tenant Terminates a Lease
The transient nature of military life, with service members and families moving every three years or so, has pros and cons. That goes for landlords who rent to the military community as well. There will be regular, large influxes of new potential tenants to your area. But you’ll also face fast, often sudden turnovers when […]
4 Ways to Market A Property to Military Families
Military families move a whole lot. In fact, the average child in a military family moves six to nine times. That’s an average of three times more than kids in nonmilitary families. Military rental properties constitute a highly specialized market. And that uniqueness makes AHRN, and its 1.4 million users, the perfect direct marketing channel to reach […]
5 Property Manager Mistakes to Avoid
In recent months, we’ve laid out some great principles and pointers for property managers. Today we’ll look at the opposite end of being a good property manager by pointing out some of the biggest mistakes you might make and how to avoid them. Doing Reactive Maintenance Only In general, there are two types of maintenance: […]
Tips for Property Managers
So, you got hired as a property manager and now tend to the investment property/properties of another person (perhaps some savvy AHRN reader who wisely took last week’s article to heart). Maybe it’s your first gig tending to rented-out homes, maybe you’re an old hand at this sort of thing. Maybe it’s a full-time job […]