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Getting StartedWill a Property Manager Inspect Your House Before Agreeing to Manage It?
A good manager walks the house before signing anything, checks it against Texas and city rental standards, and tells you in writing what must be fixed before it can be leased. Here is what that visit covers.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerSwitching Managers Mid-Lease: Deposits, Unpaid Rent and Open Repair Bills
Three balances have to be settled when management changes hands mid-lease: the security deposit, rent owed from before the switch and vendor invoices still open. Here is how each one moves cleanly.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Getting StartedWill a New Property Manager Review Your Existing Lease for Problems?
A takeover lease review checks your current lease for missing addenda, unenforceable clauses, deposit terms and notice periods, then fixes what it finds at renewal without breaking the lease in force.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Tenants & LeasingNo Written Lease or Renting to Family: How a Manager Formalizes It
An informal or family tenancy can be handed to a property manager. The manager documents the existing terms, puts a written Texas lease in place, screens where it makes sense and keeps the relationship intact.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Choosing a ManagerWhen Your Old Property Manager Won't Release Keys or Tenant Records
A departing manager who sits on keys, leases or the deposit ledger can be moved with a written demand, the broker and the licensing agency. If nothing arrives, you can rekey and rebuild the records.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Local AreasHow Much Could Your House Rent for in Keller?
Keller rent is set by what similar houses actually leased for, adjusted for attendance zone, size, condition, pool and HOA. Here is how the number is found and how to get a written analysis for yours.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Marketing & VacancyWho Answers Rental Inquiries in the Evenings and on Weekends?
Rental inquiries land after dinner and on Saturday mornings, when the office is closed. Here is how a manager answers them anyway, what an instant reply should contain and what to ask before you sign.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Tenants & LeasingFake Pay Stubs, Self-Employed and Overseas Applicants: How Income Is Verified
Pay stubs can be bought online in minutes. Here is how screening verifies income at the source, what replaces a W-2 for a self-employed applicant and how someone arriving from abroad is checked without a US credit file.
Justin Brown · 7 min read
Texas Law & TaxesHousing Vouchers and Your Rental: What Texas Owners Should Know
A voucher tenancy adds an inspection, a rent reasonableness check and a payment contract with the housing authority. Here is how it works in Texas, what the law says about accepting vouchers and how a manager runs it.
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