Friday, July 29, 2011

Property Managers; A Solid Investment

By Pete Schwartz


Rental property investment means not only an investment in the future but for the present as well. In order for it to be a lucrative investment though it means having a full and continuous occupancy. Using the services of a property manager can ensure that the rental demands of your investment are fully taken care of.

If you are new to rental property investment you will find the duties of advertising, interviewing and screening tenants time consuming, and demands your full attention. Experienced investors in this area have learned from past experience that this is the case, and have often learned from mistakes made that if its not done properly it can be a waste of time and have a negative impact on their investment and have turned to the expertise of a property manager to tend to the property management needs.

No matter how well you carry out your tenancy screening you can end up with bad tenants. Once this happens trying to rectify the problem can be difficult and costly. Bad tenants have a direct impact on your monthly cash flow if they are not making their rental payments. If you don't have cash reserves to meet your financial obligations, too many bad tenants can seriously jeopardize your investment. Then there is the time involved in having to constantly collect the monies owed to you. Finally there can be legal costs that will be incurred if you have to evict these tenants and then try and collect back rent.

Even tenants that pay well can be undesirable in other areas. You could end up with the type of tenants that are disruptive. Their negative actions can have a direct impact on your other tenants, and as result they could end up vacating your property which now compacts the problems of evicting the bad tenant, and having to fill this unit as well as other ones that have now become vacant. There are some tenants that have no respect for their rental units and you will end up having to do costly repairs and renovations once they vacate.

The majority of these tenant problems can be avoided by using property management services. These are professionals who are well trained in finding suitable tenants right from the start. They know how to attract the best tenants through proper advertising. They are trained to conduct thorough interviews, and they have the screening resources needed to verify the credibility of a tenant. In addition to this, they have the experience of being able to deal with bad tenants and the means taking the proper legal action to have them evicted at minimal costs.

Utilizing the services of a property manager is adding additional financial security to your property investment because it minimizes your costs, maximizes your investment with low vacancy, and is a great time saver over all. By reducing errors made in finding and choosing the right tenants it means far less risk of having empty rental units, the costs for evictions and the need for major ongoing unit repairs.




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