Are Ceiling Fans In Your Rental Property Worth It?
Are ceiling fans in your rental property worth the cost and do they help save energy for the landlord or tenants is the maintenance tip this week from Keepe.
Yes, they can save energy. If...
Survey: Tenants Try to Fix Problems in Their Apartments Without Telling Management
New research shows “an alarming 100 percent of tenants who respondents have tried to fix a problem in their apartment instead of contacting management,” according to a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. residents...
30 Property Management Questions You Need To Ask
If you are an apartment owner involved in property management, a property manager yourself or a real estate investor, there are property management questions to ask about how the property is managed from different...
6 Tips for Fixing Those Annoying Tenant Clogged Toilets
We’ve been getting a lot of calls in the past few weeks at Keepe about how to fix tenants' clogged toilets. Here’s some interesting information about toilets, and six unclogging tips from our professionals!
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Apartment Mystery Maintenance Call Of The Week: Why Is The Smoke Detector Alarm Going...
The mystery maintenance call of the week and the job came from Portland again.
The property manager called maintenance to say the tenant was reporting their fire alarms going off randomly even though there was...
What Safeguards Do You Tie To Your Lease Offers?
There are reasons why you do not want to move in everyone who applies, obviously, but what safeguards are you putting in place with your lease offers? Read what an expert with 25+ years in marketing...
Apartment Mystery Maintenance Call Of The Week: Why Is Only Hot Water Coming Out...
The mystery maintenance call of the week and the job came from Seattle this week.
The maintenance call was for a kitchen sink in the greater Seattle area in which the water would only come out...
Rental Applicant Credit Risk Declines For Fifth Straight Year
The rental applicant credit risk has declined for the fifth straight year which “indicates a decline in tenant risk, which could suggest the rental market will see an uptick in profitable lease activity,” according...
4 Ways To Avoid Tenant Screening Pitfalls With Applicants
“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable defense if you face a discrimination charge, so the Grace Hill training tip of the week focuses on some of the tenant screening pitfalls to avoid with applicants...
More Tips on Fixing Tenants’ Clogged Drains
Fixing tenants’ clogged drains was a really popular topic with our audience, so we are expanding it with a few more ideas. Many calls for clogged drains in tenant apartments have been pouring into...