Your property could be one of the most expensive things you own. Stop for a moment and think about another valuable object that you have, whether it has price or sentimental value. Perhaps, it’s a person like one of your children or an item such as a piece of jewelry that’s been passed down…

  In this article, we will be discussing sight unseen rentals. What does that mean? It means when an apartment gets rented by someone who hasn’t seen the apartment in person. A lot of problems can come from this because they haven’t seen the property. They’re going to base upon either pictures, videos, or 3D tours. They…

  During a landlord reference check, we usually ask a lot of questions to make sure that our tenants are screened properly. In this article, we will cover what is a landlord reference and what are the questions that we ask to successfully screen a tenant.   What is a landlord reference?     Landlord…

  One of the most common questions that we get is, “Are landlord and work verification necessary?” Back in the day, anything that we can do to pre-emptively determine if your tenants are going to be a good one or not, we’re going to do it for you. Prior planning prevents poor performance and learning how…

  With so much uncertainty going on in the world today, we are trying to offer our clients and our landlords a little bit more protection. We’ve designed a Property Protection Program (PPP) that allows us to keep you updated with the maintenance cost over the course of a month or a year. With PPP,…

  Are you curious if your tenants should pay the water utilities for your property in Massachusetts? In this article, we will be covering that most commonly asked question by most landlords.   Is it possible for tenants to pay water bills?     In a condo association, water bills are included. However, if you do…

  Tons of prospective landlords always ask us this question: “Can my tenants withhold rent?” The state of Massachusetts is very tenant-friendly. However, there are some guidelines that tenants need to follow if they are going to withhold rent. Read on to know some.   1. A tenant must withhold in separate escrow accounts  …

  In today’s article, we’re going to be covering keys. We already discussed about the master key system in a different session.  So today, we will discuss key fobs.   What is a Key Fob?     Key fobs are the little things that can get you into a building. Instead of using actual keys,…