by Peter Lohmann | Sep 14, 2021 | Investing in Rental Properties, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education
Your investment property relies on a steady stream of monthly income in order to meet your own financial obligations as well as generate revenue, but one thing a lot of people may not think about when it comes to receiving rent and other payments from their...
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
Originally published August 2019. Updated April 2026 with current Columbus data, 2026 tax rules, and refreshed analysis. Selling a rental property feels like unlocking value. Sometimes it is. More often, it quietly erases years of compounding returns and hands a...
