by Peter Lohmann | Aug 2, 2021 | Owner Education, Property Maintenance
It happened. Your tenant punched a hole in the wall and now they’ve come to you with their head hanging low and wondering who needs to fix it. While this scenario may not be that common, it does raise a question that those of us in property management and real...
by Peter Lohmann | Jan 29, 2020 | Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Uncategorized
A top worry of most landlords is a middle of the night call from a resident stating that there is a maintenance emergency. The following post will look back at data from all of RL Property Management’s 2019 after-hours maintenance calls. This data is from our...
by RL Property Management | Sep 20, 2019 | Fair Housing, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Rent Collection, Uncategorized
All of these assumptions are wrong. They won’t declare bankruptcy while living at the property And if they do, you can evict them They won’t make partial payments They won’t make partial online payments They understand your late fee policy They will pay the water...
by RL Property Management | Sep 20, 2019 | Fair Housing, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Rent Collection, Uncategorized
We once had a fellow real estate investor ask: “I have a crack going horizontally straight across the basement wall at one of my properties. I am assuming it is a result of hydro-static pressure. I have had the drains snaked and the tenant does a decent job of keeping...
by RL Property Management | Aug 14, 2019 | Fair Housing, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Rent Collection, Uncategorized
Peter Lohmann, RL Property Management, 2019. Something rarely discussed are the long-term advantages of holding rental property. Many “helpers” (realtors, lawyers, bankers, etc) in the real estate industry make money every time you transact...
by RL Property Management | Aug 14, 2019 | Fair Housing, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Rent Collection
There is A LOT to know when being a landlord. The RL Property Management team has several decades worth of “landlording” experience in-house. In most situations, we know the “best practice” approach, mostly due to training but also learned from mistakes made in the...
