by Aborn Properties | Aug 12, 2014 | Owner Education
Many of the property owners we work with don’t really know what to expect from their tenants. Landlords would love for the house to come back the way it was given to a tenant and they would like the rent to be paid on time every month. Beyond that, they don’t really...
by Aborn Properties | Aug 5, 2014 | Owner Education
Choosing the right vendors to work on your rental property is extremely important. We have a lot of clients ask us why we will only work with vendors who are licensed and bonded. We do this to protect our property owners. If there is an injury on your property and the...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 31, 2014 | Owner Education
Any time a landlord or an investment property owner asks us who sets the rent for the properties we manage, our answer is: you do. Every tenant and every landlord has a role in setting the rent as they begin to develop their relationship. The rental market also has a...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 23, 2014 | Owner Education
With any rental home, there are various responsibilities that fall to landlords and others that fall to tenants. Sometimes, there is arguing and a lot of misunderstanding involved in deciding who is responsible for what. It’s important to communicate openly and have a...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 17, 2014 | Owner Education
When I was a young Century 21 broker back in the 1970s, we had a group that came out to Century 21 to talk to young brokers. One of the speakers was a psychologist and one was a retired marine office. The psychologist would tell us that we get what we expect. We were...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 15, 2014 | Owner Education
In San Jose, there are two large universities in the area; San Jose State and Santa Clara University. Because of those schools, the need and desire for housing that will accommodate roommates comes up a lot. Renting out to roommates has a huge upside. You can often...