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 […]
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Questions to Ask Prospective Tenants: Screening Renters
Screening potential tenants is a necessary process to ensure tenants can pay their rent and are respectful of your property. Making a bad tenant choice upfront can lead to big headaches and potentially large repair bills. When screening potential tenants, it’s important to make sure that you ask the right questions and those that do […]
4 Ways to Market Your Property to Military Families
Military families are known for moving frequently. In fact, the average child in a military family will move six to nine times during a school career. That’s an average of three times more frequently than nonmilitary families. New bases and new assignments almost always have a family move involved. Military homes for rent are a […]
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 […]
Improve Your Real Estate Business Productivity
As we head into the busy moving season, take steps now to improve your real estate business productivity. For many real estate professionals, there always seems to be more on the to do list than there are hours in the day. Maximizing your success means focusing your energy and time on the parts of your business […]
Fall Check List for Property Managers
Property managers know that as summer ends – before the weather turns and the holidays hijack routines – there is a perfect window to accomplish yearly maintenance and seasonal duties. Getting ahead of these can save money in bills and repairs (especially when weather conditions can make it more complicated), reduce the likelihood of emergency […]
NEW Photo Manager Makes Listing Marketing Faster & Easier
AHRN.com is working hard to improve their tools and make finding the right tenant / buyer even simpler! This week, we launched a new, improved photo manager to improve your listing management experience. Showing home searchers clear, attractive images is a powerful marketing tool for your property. AHRN.com wants to make sure that you are able to add photos […]
Resize and Retouch to Import the Best Photos into AHRN.com
Photos are one of the most important aspects of your real estate / rental listing marketing. Maximize the impact of your images by ensuring they IMPORT and DISPLAY optimally! AHRN.com put together a few tips and tools to help you bring the best photos into AHRN.com the FIRST TIME. On AHRN.com, photos need to be under 5 MB to […]
Top 5 Don’ts For Landlords
Responsible landlords and property managers go to great lengths to identify warning flags that indicate potential problem tenants. But what about when the shoe is on the other foot? Here are 5 Landlord Don’ts that every tenant dreads – not to mention could be illegal! When the cost of turning over a rental property for […]
You Are The Expert
As the landlord or property manager for military service members and their families, you are uniquely suited to help your new-to-the-area tenants make their new community feel like home. Being proactive as a local expert establishes a positive relationship from the get go that will return dividends through happy, satisfied tenants! A digital welcome Wow […]