Rent Collection Advice: Part 1

By Lisa Borchard Monday, December 8, 2014

Last week, we went over some of the situations that occur during the first month of tenancy. Today, we will review a few aspects of rent collection. This is another part of the tenant cycle that a property owner should have a decent grasp on. If every one of your tenants paid o...

Important Notes About First Month of Tenancy

By Lisa Borchard Monday, December 1, 2014

Last week we went over some key points regarding the move in procedure. At this point in the tenant rental cycle, you have completed several elements. You have screened the tenants, showed them the property, ran the background and credit, conducted the lease signing and moved the...

Pro Tips for Successful Move Ins At Your Rental Properties

By Lisa Borchard Monday, November 24, 2014

Last week, we reviewed three items regarding the lease signing. The next step in the tenant rental cycle is the move in. At RPM West Valley, we have a detailed, logical, formal and consistent move in procedure. This relates to all of the elements of our move in including our poli...

3 Quick Tips Regarding Your Lease

By Lisa Borchard Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Last week, we went over how to review the application and three most important details in making a decision on qualifying the tenant. The next step is a formal offer to rent and (assuming acceptance)the lease signing. Today, we will give you three tips regarding the lease signin...

Reviewing a rental Application

By Lisa Borchard Monday, November 10, 2014

Last week, we went over how to have a productive showing and what information regarding the prospective tenant is essential to get on the application. Today, we will point out how to review the application and three most important details in making a decision on qualifying the t...

Good Ideas for Property Showings

By Lisa Borchard Monday, November 3, 2014

Last week, we detailed some elements of first component of the tenant rental cycle, tenant qualification. This week we will continue with this component. Today's blog will focus on how to show your property correctly and detail what the right information is to get from the tenan...

The Ins and Outs of Tenant Qualification

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, October 26, 2014

Last week, we went over 5 main components of a tenant rental cycle. Today, we will go into a little more depth regarding the first component, tenant qualification. We will also include some more links to our resources about this component of the rental cycle. Tenant qualificati...

Check out our New Podcast

By Lisa Borchard Monday, October 20, 2014

Check out our new podcast. Our monthly podcast will have information about how to successfully manage rental properties. The pod will cite actual real life examples of situations that landlords will encounter as well as solutions. On our introductory show, will look in detail ...

Develop a Consistent System to Make Your Landlord Life Easier

By Lisa Borchard Sunday, October 19, 2014

At RPM West Valley, we manage hundreds of rental properties. We have a great staff and advanced software systems that help us do this. However, perhaps what has helped the most is that we have implemented consistent systems and procedures regarding most management aspects we tac...

Landlords Beware of an Eviction in Buckeye

By Lisa Borchard Monday, October 13, 2014

As a Property Manager we have helped owners facilitate evictions for many years and thought we had seen it all; until that is we had to process an eviction for a home in Buckeye at the White Tank Justice Courts! BEWARE!!! In all of the evictions we have processed over the y...