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tenant: My Tenant Has Never Heard of "Small Nails", and It Cost Them... - 05/10/09 11:06 AM
We just pulled off a small miracle this week. Our tenants moved out of their home on Tuesday, we had the home painted Wednesday, cleaned Thursday, carpets cleaned Friday, and new tenants moved in Saturday morning. Even for professional property management, that is a pretty tight turnover.
What should have been a very easy turnover was complicated by our ex-tenants use of anchor, or "molly" bolts.
While it was evident that the home they lived in was kept quite nice over the past 18 months, we did not know the damage that was hiding under every wall hanging. The walls of … (5 comments)
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tenant: Thank Goodness, The Tenants Are Coming (and Staying) with ICPM - 05/08/09 08:41 PM
We are seeing a definite increase in call volume for all of our vacant rentals, as if someone turned on an imaginary switch somewhere. What started as a fairly slow week has turned into a dash to screen applicants, as we now have 6 vacancies ready to rent with applications on almost everything.
We continue to receive good positive feedback from applicants, telling us (without exception) that our rentals are far and away the cleanest and most well-maintained they have seen. After 16+ years in the business of property management, I have seen what passes for "habitable" in some landlord's minds, … (4 comments)
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tenant: Landlord's Learning Center- My Top Ten Things an Applicant Should NEVER Say...And WHY? - 02/21/09 01:39 PM
Fellow ActiveRain neighbors- This one is just for my own sanity, as it helps to list the things that slowly drive us just a little closer to crazy over the years. Maybe you can identify with one or more of these beauties, offered purely in jest (with a healthy dash of reality):
1. Reminding the property manager that "this is my 2nd call."
We return all business calls within 2 business hours, but this still comes up as impatient people (those whom the world clearly revolves around) will call at 11pm, then 6am, then 7am. Starting out crabby is never a … (3 comments)
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tenant: Landlord's Learning Center: Psychology of Landlord/Tenant Relations 101 - 10/26/08 01:38 PM
If you have been a Landlord for any length of time, you've probably dealt with your share of problem tenants, perhaps even evicted one. Here are a few tips towards maintaining a healthy business relationship with your tenant:
1. Set the boundaries. As a property manager for the past 16 years, many tenants have tried to "buddy up" with their manager or the landlord. We cannot discourage this enough, as a tenant that thinks of you as their "friend" is far more likely to exploit that perceived relationship. Example: "Hello friend, is it ok if I pay you half now and … (0 comments)
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Thomas Martin-BROKER, PROPERTY MANAGER Property Manager in Sacramento, Folsom
Sacramento,
CA
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Address: 3017 Douglas Blvd. #300, Roseville, CA, 95661
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