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12 Questions to Ask Prospective HOA Property Management Companies

June 13, 2023

Selecting the right HOA property manager for your community takes time and effort. Not only do you need to know what services you are buying into with prospective firms but you also need to understand their cost/fee structure so that there are zero surprises for your HOA. Before you hire a new HOA property manager for your Chicago condo community make sure you’ve asked detailed questions and feel comfortable – to ensure success, both the condo board and the HOA property manager need to develop a solid working relationship.

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How to Best Manage Rental Property Maintenance Requests as a Landlord

May 3, 2023

One of the best ways to keep a tenant happy and ready to renew their lease is to manage tenant maintenance requests quickly and efficiently.

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Seven Steps to Prepare Your House as a Rental Property

April 12, 2023

The single-family rental market is hot. Realtor.com’s chief economist, Danielle Hale, projects rent price growth will likely remain elevated well into 2023.

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Seven Common Mistakes Landlords Make with DIY Property Management

March 29, 2023

Being a landlord is hard work and demands specific skills. Even those well-suited to the role make mistakes—especially at the beginning.

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Look for a Property Manager that goes Above and Beyond

March 7, 2023

Aside from a financial or legal misstep, the most common reason an HOA board decides to hire a new property management company is that the previous manager was inattentive or lax and routinely failed to follow through with responsibilities.

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Energy Efficient Condo Recommendations From HOA Property Management

February 21, 2023

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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Six Traits of a Great Landlord

January 30, 2023

Being a great landlord takes time and effort, but it is essential to keeping good tenants.

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Finding and Keeping Quality Tenants: How a Property Management Can Help

January 20, 2023

After a year of skyrocketing rental prices, the growth rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1Q 2021, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ January 2023 Commercial Insights Report.

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Sell vs. Rent? The Pros and Cons of Being a Residential Landlord

December 29, 2022

Whether due to a job change, a growing (or shrinking) family or because hybrid employment allows you to work from Hawaii, you may be faced with deciding whether to sell or rent your residential property.

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Benefits of Using Your REALTOR® for Property Management and Sales

December 2, 2022

Recently a tenant in a residential building we manage approached the property manager to ask for a recommendation on a REALTOR® to list their unit for sale.

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