Phoenix Property Management: Signing a Lease and Tenant Move In | Time and Costs Required

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Our journey has taken us from determining market rent, to ensuring our Phoenix rental property is “rent ready” and will attract the best renters, to advertising our rental property for rent, to processing rental applications to choosing the right quality and qualified res...

Phoenix, AZ Water Heater Maintenance For Your Phoenix Rental Property

By Lisa Borchard Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Water heater maintenance is fairly straightforward, and many property owners in Phoenix know how to do the basics, such as flushing the tank twice per year, checking the anode rod, and other aspects. However, many property owners either do not know about or forget about the ai...

Phoenix Rental Home - Landscape Maintenance: Who is responsible?

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, October 4, 2016

As the seasons change, Real Property Management West Valley Phoenix wants to remind property owners of the importance of landscape maintenance before the change in weather arrives. The Landlord, The Tenant, and The Lawn Whether you have acres of land needing upkeep, or ...

Overview of RPM WV Phoenix Online Owner Portal System

By Lisa Borchard Monday, September 26, 2016

Listen in for a comprehensive overview of RPM WV Phoenix's online owner portal for the Phoenix investment property owner. Follow @rpmwvphoenix

Knowing Where to Buy Your Metro Phoenix Rental Property

By Lisa Borchard Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The old adage of “location, location, location” still stands today when it comes to Phoenix rental properties. There are a lot of ways you can go wrong with the location, even in ways that you can’t imagine. When selecting a good rental property, Real Property Management WV...

The New Look of Tenant Screening for your Phoenix Rental Property

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, September 13, 2016

According to Real Property Management West Valley Phoenix, tenant screening for Phoenix is about to take on a whole new look. Whether you think of screening as a tool to protect yourself and your investment or as a dreaded part of being a property manager, it is absolutely criti...

Phoenix Property Management Does come with an Instruction Manual

By Lisa Borchard Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Throughout our 25 years of Phoenix property management, we have witnessed far too many hardworking families fail at the real estate investing game. We have watched as they consider investing as part of their retirement plans, find the perfect homes at the perfect times an...

Rent Cycle for Real Property Management West Valley Phoenix

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Real Property Management WV Phoenix is the Phoenixproperty management company that knows the leasing cycle from rent-ready to lease renewal. An important first step in that cycle is having your property rent-ready. Understanding what it means to have your property ready to show a...

Rejecting prohibited forms of your Phoenix rental payment

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, August 23, 2016

As we have reviewed in other blogs, Arizona law (A.R.S. § 33-1371) allows landlords to reject rental payments that are not for the full amount due. Additionally, we have addressed why as a Phoenix Landlord you shouldn't accept partial rent payments - main reason being t...

Should You Allow a Co-Signer For Your Phoenix Rental Home????

By Lisa Borchard Monday, August 15, 2016

Most of the time the answer will be a very loud NO! Co-signers by definition are individuals who guarantee rental payment however they will not be residing in the property. Rental applicants need co-signers because they can't qualify for the home on their own usually due ...