Get tips from GNP Realty's HOA property management team on different ideas to present to your condo board about integrating energy efficient upgrades in your community. From water saving measures to window upgrades, such measures can cut not only individual homeowner association costs, but also increase home values for the entire community.
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When you're a landlord, rental properties typically require a lot of maintenance to keep them in tip-top shape. Because landlord maintenance responsibilities are specified by landlord-tenant law, knowing who is responsible for what and when in advance will eliminate the guesswork.
Being a successful landlord requires the ability to plan for all the routine and unexpected rental property expenses, starting with maintenance. But for many new landlords and investors, preparing an accurate rental property budget is easier said than done. Landlords often overlook many property maintenance variables when estimating rental income and profits. Sadly, some end up losing their properties as a result. As a landlord, the following rental property budget template should help you put aside enough cash for those inevitable “rainy days.”
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The United States traces its common-law heritage back over more than a millennia, and the statutes regulating real-estate transactions have changed substantially (to put it mildly). According to a study by Paula C. Murray that was published in the University of Richmond Law Review, “The tenant bore all the risk of the physical condition of the property — caveat lessee. The tenant could provide for landlord repairs in the lease, but could not withhold rent if the landlord failed to make those repairs. Additionally, the tenant assumed primary responsibility for the condition of the premises once he took possession of the property.”
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Landlords and commercial property managers find themselves beset by all sorts of concerns. Routine repairs and ordinary expenses. Changes in the competitive landscape and shifts in local zoning codes. Tenant complaints and specific compliance tasks. It’s enough to make one’s head spin.
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Hiring a property management company can be a big expense, especially in the short term. It can also save you money in the long run. If you have good tenants, a property in good repair, and you live nearby, you may not feel the need for a property management company. But when you live out of town, lose a tenant, and the property needs repairs, your accredited property manager becomes an important asset.
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While online sales are booming as a result of the “Amazon Effect” and department stores like JCPenney, Macy’s and CVS continue to close their doors across the nation, the brick-and-mortars that survive today’s technological advances will be forced to consider creative ways to lure people from their couches.
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Find out how a real estate management company can simplify your life with services that include maintenance & repair, financial reporting for investments and tenant services.
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