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Getting StartedCan a new property manager take over collecting unpaid rent from before the switch?
The arrears are your money, so the new company can pursue them. What it needs from the old company, how the balance is kept separate, and what the old manager may still claim out of it.
Justin Brown · 6 min read
Getting StartedWho handles outstanding repair bills when I change management companies?
The vendor's bill is yours either way. What changes is who pays it from your money and who supervises unfinished work. Here is how invoices, open work orders, warranties and the reserve are sorted in a switch.
Justin Brown · 6 min read
Getting StartedCan I hire a property manager if I'm renting to a friend or family member?
A manager between you and a relative is not a sign of distrust. It is what keeps rent, repairs and late payments from becoming family arguments. Here is how the arrangement gets formalized.
Justin Brown · 6 min read
Getting StartedCan I switch property managers without interrupting rent payments?
Rent only stumbles in a switch when the cutover date is vague. Tie it to the due date, give the tenant one payee per month, and the money keeps moving. Here is the timeline that makes it work.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Getting StartedWhat happens in the first 30 days after I sign with a property manager?
The first month is setup, inspection and either marketing or a tenant handover, ending with your first statement. Here is the week-by-week version, and the signs that tell you it is going well.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Marketing & VacancyIs a free rental analysis more useful than an online rent estimate?
An online rent estimate has never been inside your house. A free rental analysis from a local manager uses homes that actually leased, adjusts for condition and tells you what the top of the range would take.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Marketing & VacancyDo property managers use actual leased homes or advertised rents to set the price?
An advertised rent is a wish and a leased rent is a transaction. Here is why asking prices skew high, where real leased data comes from, and how to tell which one a manager used to price your house.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Marketing & VacancyHow can I tell if a property manager's rent estimate is realistic?
A realistic rent estimate can be traced back to homes that leased, comes as a range with reasons, and has a plan for what happens if the market disagrees. Six checks you can run in ten minutes.
Justin Brown · 5 min read
Marketing & VacancyCan I choose the rental price, or does the property manager decide?
You choose the price and the manager advises. The part owners actually run into is what happens after you pick a number the manager did not recommend, and how to plan the review before the listing goes live.
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