Setting aside all the physical and mental stresses of moving (which is no easy task, because there are more than enough of those), the process is always an expensive one. Even with all the swell and helpful benefits, advances, and reimbursements available to those moving on PCS orders, expenses add up. Many of them outside […]
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 […]
Top 15 Apps For Your PCS Move
Moving, whether it’s a PCS or not, is never going to be an easy process. That’s just an unavoidable fact of life. But there are plenty of ways to make it a little less hard. These are a few you can put right in the palm of your hand. Before You Move Mint: The various expenses […]
Free 2021 PCS Toolkit: Your Complete Moving Guide
Download the Complete 2021 PCS Toolkit Master your upcoming PCS move with our latest toolkit to help you settle into your new neighborhood. In this PCS Toolkit, we put together some of our best blog posts, checklists, and other resources to make your relocation easy. You will learn about: – The PCS process – Helpful […]
Home Security for the Holidays
Ah, the holiday season. The time of year when many people travel to spend time with their families and loved ones. Or travel to avoid spending time with families and loved ones. Whatever the purpose, members of the military community are more likely than most to travel for the holiday season. After all, you’re usually […]
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 […]
What is a Home Warranty?
That’s a perfectly reasonable question you may ask yourself, someone else, or the internet. If you’re in the process of buying a home, or even thinking about buying one, the phrase “home warranty” will cross your path. And it’s well worth knowing what it means, how to get one, and whether or not you should […]
Deed vs Title
The language of real estate, much like that used in any sort of transaction or activity that necessitates a lot of legal paperwork, can get a bit tricky. Everybody involved will bandy about a lot of phrases and terms, some of which you may have never heard before. Some of them may make absolutely no […]
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 […]
Hiring a Property Manager
So, you’ve bought a wonderful house in a great neighborhood with perfect light, ample square footage, and maybe an extra room for an awesome home gym, art studio or entertainment suite. But, for one reason or another, it’s time to move. Maybe you’re PCS-ing. Maybe you need a bigger house. Or maybe you and your […]