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Imagine if you will, you are at a family gathering when your tenant reaches out to you saying that the refrigerator is not working and wants it repaired or replaced ASAP. You hang up the phone and pause for a minute. Your very practical wife tells you to go ahead and get it taken... read more >>

Imagine if you will, your messy tenant who is behind on rent just sent you a maintenance request reporting a mouse or bed bug infestations on the property. You think to yourself there have never been any other complaints about rodents or different pests. The other tenants who are... read more >>

Anyone who owns a property management business or is in a business development role for a management company spends a lot of time answering questions from property owners interviewing potential management companies. We get all kinds of questions and I love answering them. Some ha... read more >>

There are risks involved with having a vacant rental property. This is also true for properties for sale or otherwise vacant. Sometimes, people do bad things to a vacant property and other times bad things can just happen because the property is vacant and unattended. We talk abo... read more >>

We all know there are risks to having a vacant property, and there are a whole host of “bad actors”, from scammers to vandals, that pose a threat to your property’s well-being. Other times, bad things just happen to your property seemingly on their own. Regardle... read more >>

There are two kinds of risks faced by a vacant property. First, there are the bad things that people do to it, and then there are the bad things that just happen. Here, we’ll talk about bad things people do on a vacant property and give you a few tips on what you can do abo... read more >>

Imagine if you will, you hired a professional property management company to manage your property. Your management company has its screening process. That’s part of why you hired them. However, before you sign off on the lease, you want to do your extra due diligence a... read more >>

Besides thorough screening, proper rent collection techniques are the best way to avoid evictions and reduce turnover. Rent collection might seem like the most basic part of managing a property. It’s a tenant’s responsibility and contractual obligation to pay rent. So... read more >>

Leasing and managing luxury properties requires a different approach than you might take when renting out other properties. At the Mike Dunfee Group, we manage a lot of luxury condos, especially high rises. We have an extensive portfolio of penthouses and beach properties and hom... read more >>

Part of being a landlord is assuming a certain amount of tenant risk. Proper screening greatly reduces that risk. Today, we’re talking about tenant screening and how it can protect your rental property.Price Your Property CorrectlySet yourself up for success and price your ... read more >>