Good property management is more than just making sure tenants pay their rent on time.  In addition to the work involved with maintenance, paperwork, advertising, and compliance, a key part of the role of a property manager is continual inspections to ensure that properties are staying in good shape. ...

We have screened a lot of tenants over the years, and we want to share some of our most successful techniques so you can save time and manage a more effective tenant screening process as a landlord. There are five questions that we’ll always ask when someone calls to inquire ...

When people are moving out of state, they often ask if they should hold onto their property and turn it into a rental home. I get asked this question about three or four times a year, and I thought it would be a good idea to explain why I usually ...

We have a series of steps that landlords in the Kirkland Redmond area can take when they’re handling delinquent rent payments. It starts with tenant communication and ends with eviction, but a lot of things can happen in between. If your tenant is late paying rent, follow these tips. Tenant ...

Every lease agreement will have standard clauses and include information such as how much rent must be paid, when it’s due and whether tenants can have pets. Since we are talking about lease agreements, we want to share a few of the things we include that are also important. Smoking ...

Investors and owners looking for a Kirkland area property management company have several choices. There are a handful of duties that most companies do the same, so today we’re pointing out a couple of things that we do differently at Gregory Property Management in. These are the things that make ...

Question: I recently ended up in small claims court with a tenant. The issue related to differing interpretations of the original condition of the unit as indicated on the move-in inspection checklist. In our case, our units are typically in excellent condition. They regularly have very nice carpets (only a ...

Unfortunately, the law is not specific enough to cover everything. We know that the heating, plumbing, cooking, refrigerator must be fixed promptly, but what about the bedroom door that doesn’t close properly, the sagging gate in the back yard, or the big air gap under the front door? You don’t ...

When accepting a pet, it is a good idea to get a little extra deposit for the potential damage a pet can cause. I prefer to add the pet deposit onto the standard damage deposit as opposed to a separate deposit. That way, all of the deposit can be used ...

A couple things I will pass along that has come into play recently in our property management company. Your rental property must have an insurance policy for a rental property. Often times a homeowner will move out of the house, rent it out, and never think to tell their insurance ...