Screening Tenants for Your Rental Properties
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a landlord, finding reliable and trustworthy tenants is crucial to the success of your rental property business. The right tenants can help you maximize your rental income and maintain your property’s value. As for the wrong tenants, they can cause severe damage to your property and disrupt your income stream. Thus, it’s essential to…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Property Management Practices
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives, including how we manage properties. Property management companies have had to adapt to new safety regulations quickly, readjust to tenant needs, and combat economic uncertainty. Today, we will explore the impact of COVID-19 on property management practices and how property managers can respond to…
9 Sustainable and Green Initiatives in Property Management
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe real estate industry significantly impacts the environment, accounting for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions. As such, property managers must adopt sustainable and green initiatives to help reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. These initiatives benefit the environment and improve the income of property owners and managers. This blog explores a few of the sustainable…
The RAFT Program and How We Help You With It
Reading Time: 3 minutes This pandemic has not been easy for most of us. Luckily, there are rental housing assistance programs in place to tide over affected residents. In today’s article, we talk about the RAFT program and how we assist our residents in their application process. What is RAFT? RAFT stands for Residential Assistance for Families…
HomeWise Docs Explained: HOA & Condo Documents
Reading Time: 9 minutes Gone are the days when paperwork for sale or refinance of properties is done manually and takes a while to process. Today’s article shows you how HomeWiseDocs simplifies complex and time-consuming tasks for property managers to serve you quickly and efficiently. What Is HomeWiseDocs HomeWiseDocs is a third-party company with a website…
Quick and Efficient Property Maintenance Using Property Meld
Reading Time: 3 minutes It takes an entire team to keep any property well-kept. That is why Green Ocean Property Management uses Property Meld to ensure all members of that team – from owners, vendors, residents, technicians, and us, your property managers – stay on track under one platform to provide a quick and efficient property maintenance…
Refinance: What is it and How Does it Work?
Reading Time: < 1 minute What is refinance A refinance is when you’re going to work with either your bank or a mortgage loan originator. When you originally get a loan, they’re going to be able to borrow money. And what they’ll do is give you $100,000 and then they might charge you an interest rate. That…
What to look for in Qualifying a Vendor?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLooking for a good contractor and qualifying a vendor is an important task for a property management company. It can be a deciding factor for some landlords if a property management company is partnered with credible local contractors in the area who are known to deliver satisfactory service. An expert in the industry knows the…
8 Key Elements in a Landlord Property Insurance policy
Reading Time: 25 minutesA landlord’s rental property is their investment and therefore, they have to make sure it is protected all the time. Landlord insurance is a necessity for every property owner. It helps cover you against any financial risks involved in running a rental property business. There are many situations that may be unpredictable. Even…
