Like many other industries, residential property management has been bolstered by some great tools in the past few years. New residential property management tools can make the process of property management faster, easier, and more affordable.
Online Help Desk Systems
When a tenant has a refrigerator problem, what do they do? With an online help desk system, the tenant can put in a "trouble ticket" through the convenience of their computer or their mobile phone.
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3 Reasons A Cash Offer Is Really Appealing When You Sell A Home
When you sell a home, potential homebuyers will typically make you an offer that involves a mortgage. But once in a while, a cash offer may come in. In other words, the buyer will offer to give you the entire cost of the home for sale in cash (or more accurately, a check or bank check) rather than in the form of a loan. At first, you may not think the fact that you have a cash offer really matters.
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Buying A Single-Family Home With The Intent Of Dividing It
Townhomes are becoming very popular. If you're in an area where homes are very in demand, you might consider purchasing a single-family home and then dividing it. There are often more single-family homes for sale, and you can make more substantial rental profits.
Here are some things to consider.
Take a Look at the Interior
If you're going to be creating multiple rentals in a single-family home, you need to have a realistic way to partition it out.
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Building A Home? How To Prepare Yourself For The Experience
Finally getting to the point where you can build a home from the ground up can be a surreal experience. You may have had a lifelong dream of one day living in a custom-built home, and now that it's finally about to happen, you probably want to dig in, break ground, and get the process started. However, building a great home takes a lot of thought, and it's better to do the planning ahead of time instead of waiting until you're knee-deep in the soil to make changes.
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