If you are a landlord or property manager, should you offer your tenants a resident benefit package at your rental properties? A resident benefit package can be a way to gain extra revenue or simply set your rentals apart from the competition. If you are seeking ideas for a resident benefit package, there are ideas that can have great ROI and benefit managers and renters alike.

What is Tenant Screening?

Tenant screening is the process of reviewing rental applicant information in order to determine if someone is going to be qualified to rent in your rental property and sign a lease for you to enter into a housing agreement.

Rental real estate offers favorable tax advantages compared to other types of investments. One of the biggest benefits of owning rental property come tax time are the special opportunities to deduct expenses related to your rental property and rental income.

Before I moved into my first apartment, I spent hours daydreaming about the fabulous decorations that would help me achieve the independent woman lifestyle I was craving.  I poured over magazines and Ikea catalogs, making idea boards and hand-drawn design layouts with my soon-to-be-roommates.  I thought I would finally be free of the limitations of dorm room decorating guidelines and space restrictions and could do whatever I wanted to make my new apartment look perfect!

That was until I signed the lease:  No Painting. No Nails.  NO HOLES IN THE WALL WHATSOEVER.

A recent blog published by Pearl Insurance. Thought this was a very interesting case study.

Did you know: By law, our property management organization is required to issue out owner and vendor 1099 statements by January 31st of each year. However, we are NOT required to issue out cash flow statements.

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