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Tricks of the Trade: Helpful hints that you won’t hear anywhere else
The best way to protect yourself from a tenant’s false claim:
At first, it didn't occur to me to take pictures of my properties, except for standard listing photos. That was a mistake. Occasionally I had "disagreements" with my renters when checking them out. I'd point out that, for example, trees needed to be trimmed or weeds pulled. In response, I'd hear "It was like that … Continue reading The best way to protect yourself from a tenant’s false claim:
Tricks of the Trade: An easy way to keep track of property management hours and miles
As a property manager, you will need to keep track of miles and hours for a variety of reasons, mostly tax-related. You also will find yourself making notes about when renters contact you and when repairs are made. I used to have a separate notebook for each property, and made copious notes. As … Continue reading Tricks of the Trade: An easy way to keep track of property management hours and miles
Tricks of the trade: The easy way to get proof of expenses
At some point, your renters will likely pay a bill for you. Perhaps they've been nice and done a repair themselves, and of course want to be reimbursed. The concern is the much more likely scenario: they have had to pay a bill when a repair was done, and you weren't able to set up … Continue reading Tricks of the trade: The easy way to get proof of expenses
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