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Top Tips When Buying Investment Property in Bothell

Key Takeaways Bothell, WA offers strong investment potential due to its schools, job growth, and community amenities. Choosing the right neighborhood, transportation access, and property type will directly impact rental demand and long-term returns. Partnering with a professional property manager, like Gregory Property Management, can help protect your investment and ...

New Landlord Tenant laws create significant change

Washington State's House Bill 1217 (HB 1217), signed into law on May 7, 2025, represents a landmark change in landlord-tenant law, particularly by introducing statewide rent control measures. Here's a summary of its most significant changes: * Statewide Rent Cap: This is the most impactful change. For most residential properties, ...
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Who Takes Care of the Landscape? Navigating Yard Maintenance for Rental Homes in Bothell, Bellevue, and Kirkland

As a landlord with a single-family rental home in the vibrant communities of Bothell, Bellevue, or Kirkland, you've likely asked yourself: "Who is responsible for the landscaping?" It's a common question, and getting it right is crucial for maintaining your property's value, keeping tenants happy, and avoiding potential legal headaches. ...

What to do when a tenant quits paying rent

What to Do If a Tenant Quits Paying Rent: A Landlord’s Guide As a landlord, one of the most challenging situations you can face is when a tenant stops paying rent. This can lead to financial strain, stress, and uncertainty about how to proceed. However, handling the situation promptly, professionally, ...

The Importance of Tenant Inspections

Tenant Inspections 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 ...
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Best Tenant Screening Tips For Your Redmond, WA Rental Property

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 ...
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Should I Sell Or Rent My Home When I Relocate? Property Management Advice

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 ...
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Best Tips For Handling Delinquent Rent Payments – Advice For Landlords In Kirkland, WA

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 ...

8 Things Every Lease Agreement Should Cover

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 ...

Why Choose Gregory Property Management?

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 ...