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If you’re looking for some basic property management answers, be sure to check out our Los Gatos Property Management Blog, where Real Estate Connections answers popular questions posed by Santa Clara County real estate investors and landlords. You’ll find information on pet policies, tenant screening, security deposits, how to avoid evictions and much more. We share our expertise and our advice on our blog. Follow along to get your most common questions answered. Learn from our experience and avoid costly mistakes.
Blog Categories: Investor Education & Owner Knowledge
When you’re ready to read some blogs and watch some videos, you’ll find information on topics such as:
- Getting the most from your rental property
- Finding and keeping great tenants
- Understanding property management fees
- How to manage maintenance
- Pet policies and the difference between service and support animals
The list of topics is extensive, and you’ll find you have a lot to learn – whether you’re a new landlord or an experienced investor.
Featured Blogs
Why Tenants Prefer Renting From a San Jose Property Manager vs. Someone Who Self-Manages
To find great tenants, you need to provide a well-maintained home that’s priced competitively. Another thing that might help you attract the best tenants is professional property management. Good tenants prefer to work with property managers over individual landlords. If you’re wondering why that is, we have some answers.
A Step by Step Guide on Evicting your San Jose Tenant
The eviction process in California can be expensive and time-consuming, especially if you’re not sure how to navigate the court system and the legal requirements. We try to avoid eviction with excellent tenant communication and proactive tenant screening. Sometimes, eviction is inevitable, however, and you need to be prepared for it.
Landlord Mistakes that Cost More than San Jose Management Fees
Self-managing landlords often think they’re saving money by taking care of their own rental property. They think because they’re not paying a management fee, they are increasing their ROI. However, there are many mistakes that landlords can easily make, and those mistakes can be expensive. In fact, they often cost more than a management fee.
A Guide on the Life Expectancy of San Jose Rental Property Items
Property owners are required to pay for wear and tear on a rental property. During your move-out inspection, you can charge your tenant’s deposit for damage, but wear and tear is on you. So, it’s helpful to know how long you can expect certain functions and items in your home to last.
Move Out Inspection Checklist for San Jose Landlords
After your tenants have vacated your rental property, it’s time for you to conduct a move-out inspection. This will be similar to your move-in inspection, and will give you the opportunity to compare the condition at move-out to the condition at move-in. You have hopefully had good tenants who took care of the home, and this process will be swift and uncomplicated.
A Tenant Damaged My San Jose Property, Now What?
A lot of landlords hesitate to rent out a property because they worry about the damage that a tenant can do to it. They don’t want to deal with the time and expense involved in getting it back into shape. This is an understandable concern.
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