If you’re like many people, you’re on the fence about selling your property or renting it out – and while we can’t answer that question for you, we can help you in either situation. Check out this guide to get a nudge in the right direction. Selling Your Property or Renting it Out: What’s Best [...]
If you’re like many people who are managing their own properties, whether you’re new at it or you’re pretty experienced but feeling a bit overwhelmed, check out these five tips to help you stay organized and on top of maintenance requests, rental payments and more. Managing Your Own Property? Use These 5 Tips to Stay [...]
If you’re like many people, you own a property you don’t live in – and whether that’s because you wanted to sell and couldn’t, you inherited the property, or you chose to become a landlord, you can benefit from working with a property manager who can help maximize your profits. This guide explains how to [...]
When you own a property that you rent to tenants, it's your job to conduct a move-out inspection (unless you have a Boston property manager; in that case, it's your property manager's job). But if you're like many property owners, you're not quite sure where to begin. This guide explains. Move-Out Inspections: A Guide for [...]
When you inherit a rental home, you may or may not want to keep it – but if you do, it’s probably in your best interest to hire a property manager. Working with a property manager helps ensure that you’re able to leave the day-to-day management headaches to someone else; your involvement is minimal. But [...]
If you own a property and manage it yourself, collecting rent may be one of your biggest challenges. There are plenty of things you have to consider, including how many tenants you have, how far you’re personally located from your property, and how much you want to interact with your tenants – and there are [...]
If you’re like many investors – or like many “accidental landlords” – you’re wondering whether it’s worthwhile to hire a property manager in Boston. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to that question, so the best we can do is to tell you that it depends on your goals, how much time and energy you want to [...]
If you own a rental property in Boston, whether it’s a single-family home, duplex, triplex or something else, you know that spring maintenance is important – you have to maintain your property to preserve its value. Check out these five spring maintenance tasks you need to check off your To-Do list this month. 5 Must-Do [...]
If you’re like many people who own an investment property – whether it’s something you inherited, you moved and couldn’t sell, or you went out of your way to purchase it – you know that finding and helping tenants can be a pain. For that reason, many people choose to hire Boston property managers. Property [...]
If you’re renting out your own property – that is, if you’re screening tenants on your own, without help from a property manager in Boston – you need to know what to ask tenants to make sure they’re a good fit for your space. Check out these 17 tenant screening questions every property owner should [...]
