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Rental Property Maintenance: Why You Need a Licensed and Insured Vendor in Santa Cruz
Rental property maintenance is rarely something property owners like to talk about. It’s expensive, but it’s also necessary. When you’re renting out a Santa Cruz home, there will be routine and emergency repairs. Part of budgeting and being prepared is putting...
Under What Conditions Can I Cancel My Agreement?
Your relationship with the property management company you choose needs to be built on trust, communication, and a shared set of responsibilities and expectations. You’re paying your property managers a monthly fee in exchange for a scope of services. If you feel like...
The Importance of Being Properly Insured in Santa Cruz
Insurance is part of your risk management plan when you own investment property in Santa Cruz. Your rental property is most likely one of your most valuable assets and it’s important to protect that investment. Insurance can be confusing, especially if you’re a new...
A Guide to Creating a Smooth Maintenance Request Process in Santa Cruz
When you want to protect the condition of your Santa Cruz investment property and work towards retaining great tenants, you have to have a reliable and responsive plan in place to address maintenance requests. Sound maintenance practices not only keep your residents...
Best Practices for Tenant Screening in Santa Cruz
Placing well-qualified residents into your Santa Cruz rental property is an essential first step in having a positive and profitable investment experience. Good tenants will pay rent on time, take care of the home, and follow the terms of the lease agreement. They’ll...
Laws & Regulations Every Santa Cruz Landlord Should Know
Understanding the landlord and tenant laws in California is an important part of renting out a property in Santa Cruz. To make the legal landscape even more complicated for owners, these laws change all the time. In 2020 alone, we have seen new rent control and just...
Why Experience is Important When Choosing a Santa Cruz Property Manager
When you’re choosing a Santa Cruz property manager, there are many questions to ask. The typical questions have to do with fees but there is so much more that goes into choosing the right manager for your property. One of the most important things to look for is...
Santa Cruz Tenant Screening – Why Credit Reports Aren’t Enough
Many landlords run a credit check when they’re screening tenants in Santa Cruz, but often they don’t do much more than that. This is a mistake. To really protect yourself and your investment property, you need to do a thorough tenant screening which should include...
Should I Sell Or Rent My Santa Cruz Home?
When you own some Santa Cruz real estate and you’re ready to move on, either leaving the area or buying another property or looking for other investment opportunities, you’ll need to decide whether you want to sell that existing property or rent it out. There are pros...
How Long Will It Take To Rent My Santa Cruz Home?
Santa Cruz’s geography, population, and economy makes it a unique rental market. You can’t really measure how your property will perform by looking at national or statewide data. Many of the rental property owners we work with want to know how long it will take to...
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