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...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 10, 2014 | Owner Education
There are some very good reasons why you should strive to be a good landlord. For starters, it’s just nice to have a good business relationship with your tenants. There’s also a huge economic reason to be a good landlord. When you follow the rules and make an effort...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 10, 2013 | Owner Education
As a landlord, you have to understand fair housing. This is an area that gets a lot of people who are not professional property managers in trouble. It even trips up some professionals. You do not want the feds at HUD (Housing and Urban Development) on the other side...
by Aborn Properties | Jul 2, 2013 | Owner Education
Today we are talking about how a property manager should be handling your finances for your rental property. The law and proper procedure say that every property manager should keep a brokerage trust account. This will keep the money separate; your money will not...
by Aborn Properties | Jun 27, 2013 | Owner Education
Increasing the value of your rental property means getting the most rent out of your property that you can. Not unlike buyers, renters select where they live based on emotion. They make decisions based on how they feel when they are in a property. At Aborn Properties,...
by Aborn Properties | Jun 19, 2013 | Owner Education
One thing you need to plan for as a landlord is how to handle the maintenance costs in your rental home, and what kind of longevity to expect from your appliances. We were recently talking about maintenance to one of our new property owners and he said his house is...