Property Management News

Landlords looking to increase rent often have the fear of losing good tenants. Obviously, you want to retain qualified tenants, so you might not want to raise the rent. But increasing costs, such as insurance, utilities, taxes, and expenses, eat into profits. So how can landlords provide value to their tenants that justify rent increases? In this article, we discuss alternative ways to earn money from your rentals. We also share tips on how to attract interest from tenants and how to go about providing proper notice before a rent increase. Can a Landlord Increase Rent? Yes, landlords can increase the rent when a fixed-term lease comes to end, unless the lease has terms and conditions that... Read more

Getting traffic—whether it’s to your website or through the front door of your leasing office—is always a priority for multifamily marketers. One of the easiest (and free!) ways to increase traffic to your apartment community is to apply local search channels in your marketing strategy. As most renters tend to move within 100 miles of their previous residence, and use navigational apps on their phones to perform discovery searches of apartments within a certain location (especially if they’re moving into that area), you can better compete for their attention and increase traffic by prioritizing your apartments’ local search presence.  In this blog: What is... Read more