Phoenix Rental Property....With OR Without Furniture???

By Lisa Borchard Monday, February 16, 2015

WITH ORW/OUT FURNITURE? You've just purchased your Phoenix rental property and can't decide if you should rent it furnished or unfurnished so what's the difference??? Here is a quick overview: Furnished Rental:1. Typically short term tenants2....

Help With Predicting your Rental Properties Fortune in Surprise, Arizona

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, February 8, 2015

Last week we reviewed our 2014 Glendale rental property listing statistics. Hopefully this was helpful for you in analyzing your property rental in Glendale and figuring out whether your rental home was priced right. Today we will continue with another game show allusion. We w...

Is Your Rental Property Priced Right In Glendale,AZ

By Lisa Borchard Monday, February 2, 2015

Yesterday's Super Bowl in Glendale and looking at all of the game stats got me thinking of all the properties we manage and the associated statistics we had for 2014 in that rental market. I reviewed last year's market statistics from the rental properties we manage in Glendale a...

December 2014 Phoenix Rental Statistics

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, January 25, 2015

Each month ARMLS (Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc.) compiles Phoenix rental market statistics based on Phoenix rental home listings through the MLS (multiple listing services). Unfortunately it is not even close to a full number for the Phoenix housing market...

The Final Chapter of the Rental Cycle

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, January 18, 2015

This will be the final post in our tenant rental cycle series. The first post was on October 20, 2014 and gave you an overview of the process. The next 12 (including this one) give details on each significant step along the way. If you can implement the ideas presented in this se...

9 Key Steps For A Successful Tenant Move Out

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, January 11, 2015

There will come a time when your tenants will move out and you will have to start the rental cycle all over again. We have a great deal of experience in the move out procedure and have defined nine key steps you can use to conduct a successful move out. Step 1 – Make sure th...

3 Ways To Keep A Good Tenant

By Lisa Borchard Monday, January 5, 2015

Over the last couple of months, we have gone over various components of a typical tenant rental cycle. Perhaps the most important part of the rental cycle is extending a good tenants occupancy for another 12 months. There are several ways to increase the chances of extending ...

The Importance of Regular and Organized Property Inspections

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, December 30, 2014

The implementation of a regular inspection process during the tenancy is an item that many landlords overlook. However, this is an important part of the tenant cycle. We conduct thorough and standard property inspections at our managed rentals throughout each tenants rent cycle....

The Reward Time Of The Tenant Cycle

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, December 21, 2014

Over the last couple of months, we have covered several elements of the tenant cycle. We have reviewed tenant qualification, the lease signing, move-ins and the first month. At this point, you have done a great deal of work. OK, so the next part of the tenant cycle is the acce...

Rent Collection Advice: Part 2

By Lisa Borchard Monday, December 15, 2014

Last week, we went over some important aspects of rent collection.Today, we will go over three common situations we see regarding late paying tenants. We will also give you some strategies that you can take when faced with these situations. Situation #1 - The tenant constantly p...