Management & Maintenance

This department of Rental Housing Journal is your source for property management and maintenance information. Whether you’re an independent landlord, portfolio manager, on-site community manager, leasing agent or apartment maintenance professional, the site is dedicated to bringing tips, best practices and information to help make your job easier and keep you up to date and educated.

Removing Friction from Leasing Process Has Operation Margins Soaring

Removing Friction from Leasing Process Has Operation Margins Soaring

Making the apartment leasing process easier with ‘next-gen’ technology brings it closer to fully autonomous leasing, led by chatbots, self-guided touring, QR codes. By Paul Bergeron There was a time when the apartment-investment company UDR employed...
What To Do About Unauthorized Tenants in My Rental Landlord Hank?

What To Do About Unauthorized Tenants in My Rental?

The challenge of how to deal with unauthorized tenants who are not on the lease for your rental property is the question for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and he is...
A Secret Weapon To Winning Renters Through Digital Marketing?

A Secret Weapon To Winning Renters Through Digital Marketing?

Winning renters through digital marketing is the goal with some new tools that can help management's pandemic frantic periods and show some new marketing channels such as geotargeting. By Paul Bergeron Apartment marketers always appreciate a...
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Rental Maintenance Jobs In High Demand In Portland, Seattle

Rental housing maintenance jobs are in high demand in Portland and Seattle, according to the latest jobs report from the National Apartment Association. So far this year’s record-breaking apartment rent growth and occupancy has driven...
4 Steps to Make Carpet Last Longer in Rental Homes

4 Steps to Make Your Rental Home Carpet Last Longer

Flooring experts believe carpets should be changed every seven years, but not many carpets make it to that timeline, especially in a rental home, so here are some suggestions from Keepe on how to...
7 Lease Renewal Incentives Landlords Should Consider to keep tenants long term

7 Lease Renewal Incentives Landlords Should Consider

When you get reliable tenants, you naturally want them to stick around as long as possible so here are 7 lease renewal incentives landlords can use with the unpredictable housing market right now. By Justin...
Which Rental Property Flooring Is Best For You And Tenants?

Which Rental Property Flooring Is Best For You And Your Tenants?

Which type of rental property flooring is best for you and your tenants to both help with maintenance costs and still be attractive to get new tenants? The maintenance checkup this week provided by Keepe...
As landlords we know these are crazy times and we may not be near the end, so here are 5 critical resources landlords should use in these crazy landlord times from veteran real estate investor and property manager David Pickron.

Crazy Landlord Times; Are We Near the End?

As landlords we know these are crazy times and we may not be near the end, so here are 5 critical resources landlords should use in these crazy landlord times from veteran real estate...
How Should I Best Assess Late Fees For My Rentals?

How Should I Best Assess Late Fees For My Rentals?

How best to assess late fees for rentals is the question this week for Ask Landlord Hank. Remember Hank is not an attorney and he is not offering legal advice. If you have a question...
6 signs your rental property air conditioner may not be ready for this heat so check up now because air conditioning repair is not a surprise you want when tenants call.

4 Ways to Reduce Rental Property Maintenance and Repair Costs

Rental property repair and management costs are one of the many expenses that you cannot escape when managing a rental property, so this week's maintenance tip from Keepe shows some ways to save. From a...