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December 29, 2017

Mutual Benefits to Collecting Rents Online

Today, we live in the fast-paced world of changing technology. For most renters, the only check they write each month is to pay their rent. Property managers can entice renters to their properties by leveraging cutting-edge technology to automate the payment process for renters each month, while at the same time simplifying daily office operations. It’s a mutual win-win.
Forgetting to make a payment or mail a check becomes a thing of the past and renters do not always need access to a computer to utilize these types of services. With built-in convenience functions, accepting payments online can allow property managers to know if a payment was made or not. In the event that a payment was not made, an electronic notification can be sent to the renters and they can make alternative arrangements to pay.

December 29, 2017

Are You Missing Out On New Leases?

Many people believe that property management is an old-line business that moves slowly. If you believe that then your team is already half a mile behind in a one mile race. In other words; you are toast because the competition is using all the best practices at their disposal to make sure they close every new prospect that steps on their property.
If your on-site team is “under-trained” consider revising your procedures to get quality marketing in motion in real-time. In other words, implement best practices with the end goal in mind; closing more (lease) sales. Following are three areas to implement improvements.

December 29, 2017

Online Rental Application Benefits: Increased Efficiency and Risk Reduction

In today’s competitive rental market, property managers always need to be one step ahead of the competition. Processes must become increasingly efficient, heightened risks must be addressed and reduced. The right online application solution is a great way to achieve both results – affordably.

December 29, 2017

Stop the Amended California AB396

Prohibits Rental Owners from running criminal checks in the initial screening and forces those that find a criminal record to hold the unit vacant for a minimum of 14 days.
On April 30, 2015, California State Assembly amended AB 396 (authored by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer); Rental housing discrimination: applications: criminal records. While the new language technically ‘allows for’ the reporting and use of criminal records in the resident screening and selection process, it creates a situation wherein landlords and property managers who do so will face a number of additional steps, including the creation of a two-step screening process and the setting aside of their rental unit for 14 days or longer for a denied application based on criminal records.

December 29, 2017

Texas Legislature Proposed Bills Could Hamper Resident Screening for Property Managers

Right now the Texas legislature is proposing to pass several bills that could be troublesome in the proper screening of applicants for rental housing. The pending deadline for these bills of May 11th means that opponents are pushing heavily to get them reported out of Committee as soon as possible. We encourage you to read each of the proposed bills below, and make your voice heard.

December 29, 2017

Five Resident Loyalty Shredders

Collectively these items reduce the quality of the customer experience. In other words- these are some serious loyalty shredders.
Every topic presented here is so important that each could be at the top of the list. Recognizing that every property is different, I encourage you to re-order the list for each of your assets under management and begin by implementing a remedy for the worst offenders on a property-by-property basis.

December 29, 2017

Five Ways for Rental Property to Conserve Water

With California suffering from one of the most severe droughts on record, Gov. Jerry Brown implemented emergency water conservation regulations with a goal of reducing urban potable water usage by 25 percent. Water usage reduction measures include prohibiting the use of potable water to wash sidewalks and driveways, using hoses with no shutoff valves, using potable water in decorative water features that do not circulate the water, and irrigating outdoors during and within 48 hours of a measurable rainfall. California is not the only state in a crisis so this is the time to implement ways to save water.

December 29, 2017

Four Ways to Attract Renters to Your Vacancy

You have a great community and now you’re looking to attract the perfect renters by creating a quality listing. The best way to draw potential renters is to visualize your listing as their future home.
Here are some helpful tips to make your vacancy stand out from the rest and attract responsible, trustworthy renters.

December 29, 2017

Non-Enforcement for Sex Offender Residency Ban in California: The Effects on Multi-Family Housing

With the March announcement that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) will no longer enforce the blanket residency restrictions for sex offenders as outlined in Proposition 83 (Jessica’s Law), property managers are finding themselves in a gray area concerning whether or not they may deny rental applicants based on their status and if the property is located within 2,000 feet of a park, school or where children congregate.

December 29, 2017

Residency Restrictions of Sex Offenders Loosens in all of California’s 58 Counties

Senator Sharon Runner Demands Transparency from Corrections Department
Senator Sharon Runner (R-Lancaster) has called upon the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide insight into its decision to terminate enforcement of the uniform sex offender residency restrictions under Jessica’s Law.