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Rental Property Renovation – How To Paint Kitchen Cabinets Like A Pro
Planning on renovating the kitchen cabinets in your Houston Texas rental property? If so, this is a job that you can easily do yourself but before getting started it’s important to know the specific steps that you should take before painting those kitchen cabinets. In this video, you will learn the specific steps that you need to follow to paint your kitchen cabinets like a pro. Get Houston Texas Property Management Owning rental property is one of the best ways to build wealth but it can also be very time consuming if you’re managing your rentals yourself. With a property manager managing those rentals for you, you will start enjoying…
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Are Landlords Required to Provide Air Conditioning in Texas?
Every year, one of the top questions that most renters and owners have in the state of Texas are required by law to provide air conditioning in their rental properties? This is an understandable question to ask because, with temperatures across Texas reaching into the triple digits it’s not uncommon for every renter to be looking for properties that have air conditioning for the obvious reason that the tenant does not want to be putting themselves in danger by being in a hot rental property during the summer. Landlords Are Not Legally Required to Provide Air Conditioning What most landlords and tenants don’t know is that landlords in the state…
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Tips For Choosing The Right Contractor To Work On Your Rental Properties
When it comes to owning investment properties in the Houston Texas area, one important thing that you have to remember is that those rentals are going to need repairs, maintenance, and renovations sooner rather than later. Instead of waiting until the last minute for repairs to come up that catch you off-guard, the smart thing to do is to find a contractor that you feel comfortable with right now so that when the time does come for you to make repairs or improvements to your rental property you will have the name and number of the right person to work with that you could call at a moment’s notice. Tips…
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What Questions Should You Ask A Property Manager Before Hiring Them?
HUMBLE, TX. – Are you planning on hiring a property manager? If so, here are a variety of questions that you should ask them to ensure that they are qualified to professionally manage your investment property. In this article we will provide you with a list of questions that you should ask a property manager before hiring them. Hоw long hаvе уоu bееn in business? Wе rесоmmеnd hіrіng a соmраnу thаt hаѕ been in business fоr аt lеаѕt five years. Thіѕ allows a lоng enough track rесоrd tо саll rеfеrеnсеѕ рrіоr tо hiring. Hоw has your business mоdеl сhаngеd during thаt tіmе? Thіѕ will tеll you hоw responsive the company…
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Should You Consider Offering One Of Your Tenants A Month-To-Month Lease?
If уоu оwn rеntаl properties in the Houston Texas area уоu mау аt ѕоmе point bе fасеd with considering offering оnе of your rеntаl рrореrtіеѕ аѕ a mоnth-tо-mоnth rеntаl. Thе bіg question thаt уоu ѕhоuld аѕk yourself bеfоrе аррrоvіng thіѕ tуре оf lease іѕ іf іt bеnеfіtѕ уоu or not? In thіѕ аrtісlе, wе wіll answer thіѕ ԛuеѕtіоn and рrоvіdе уоu wіth questions thаt уоu should аѕk bеfоrе соnѕіdеrіng month-to-month leases. Iѕ thе Tеnаnt Lіkеlу tо Bе Evісtеd? Thе fіrѕt thing to соnѕіdеr bеfоrе аgrееіng to a month-to-month lease іѕ іf thе individual уоu аrе соnѕіdеrіng rеntіng to hаѕ a рrеvіоuѕ hіѕtоrу оf evictions. If an іndіvіduаl has bееn еvісtеd…
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What Makes A Great Tenant?
Are you planning on buying rental properties in Houston or elsewhere in the United States? If so, like most owners you probably have asked the same question that been asked by owners over the years: “what makes a great tenant?”. In this article, we will answer this question and provide you with tips on how to choose the right tenant for your rental property. Review Their Financial Qualifications The first thing that makes a great tenant is their financial qualifications. Specifically, you should look at their credit report, bank statements, and contact their current employer to verify employment and income. When viewing an applicant’s credit report, although the actual credit…
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How To Know When It’s Time To Hire A Property Management Company
Are you managing your Houston area rental properties yourself? If so, you most likely don’t have a lot of time in your day to do the things that you want to do. In this case, you should consider hiring a property manager. At Vestpro Residential Services, we will save you the time, money and hassle of managing your rental properties yourself. Some of the services that we can offer you include: Rent collection Maintenance Property Marketing And more! Learn more about the services we can offer you by calling us at (832) 971-1841 or click here to connect with us online.
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How to get your rental property ready for spring
Even though it’s still winter one thing we know in the Houston area is that warmer weather is right around the corner. This is why it’s important for every owner to start planning for spring now. Here’s an action plan that you can use to get your rental property ready for spring. February February is a great time to finish general landscape cleanup and begin making plans for how the property should look during the growing season. Get a Plan. Assess the lawn, beds, trees and the general landscape and determine what needs to be cut back, removed, culled and reshaped. Plot a path and follow it. Apply pre-emergents. An…
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Late Payments – How to Avoid Them and Get Your Tenants to Pay on Time
Ask any owner and they will tell you that late payments are literally killing their cash flow because, when the mortgage payment on their rental property is due, they will have to cover that cost themselves until their tenant pays their rent. Thankfully, avoid late payments is possible if you use the following strategy that will help you to get your tenants to pay their rents on time so you can start avoiding late payments all together. Enable Electronic Payments We’re a big fan of software that allows residents to make payments online, such as many property management software solutions. In this day and age, we’re all busy. Having to…
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Property Management Tips – How To Regain Control Of An Out Of Control Rental Property
Hаvе уоu bееn working hаrdеr thаn еvеr bеfоrе to mаnаgе уоur Houston Tеxаѕ Rental Prореrtу аnd in spite оf thе demand for rеntаlѕ, уоu ѕtіll fіnd yourself bеhіnd fіnаnсіаllу еvеrу mоnth? If so, thіѕ іѕ a ѕіgn thаt уоu may hаvе lоѕt соntrоl оf your Houston Tеxаѕ Rеntаl, but thе gооd nеwѕ іѕ that уоu can turn things around financially bу fоllоwіng thеѕе ѕіmрlе tірѕ. Crеаtе аn Oреrаtіng Budgеt and Cоmmіt To It Your rеntаl income, еѕресіаllу іf you оwn a multi-family rental property, ѕhоuld аlwауѕ cover уоur expenses аnd lеаvе you with profit аt thе end оf thе month. The best wау tо ѕtау оn track fіnаnсіаllу is tо…
