by Peter Lohmann | Oct 7, 2024 | Owner Education, Rent Collection
Proactive rent collection is essential for managing rental properties, but it can also be one of the most stressful tasks for landlords. Missed payments, late fees, and disputes can quickly disrupt cash flow and damage tenant relationships. However, by taking...
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...
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...
by RL Property Management | Aug 14, 2019 | Fair Housing, Owner Education, Property Maintenance, Property Management Education, Rent Collection
Did you know that 3 out of 5 deaths caused by fires occur in homes with defective or absent smoke alarms? Our team is sensitive to these stories and hears about these types of incidents way too often in the news. Unfortunately, we have taken on management of way too...