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Liz Ferguson
Articles by Liz Ferguson on property management, leasing and renting in Southeast Michigan.
FeaturedThe Importance of Property Management for Housing Programs
In many areas of the country and state, affordable housing programs are in place. These projects aim to offer government assistance to those in need. This can be a lucrative way to manage your rentals if you can meet the qualifications to ...Read article →
Tips for Decorating your Rental for Halloween
Halloween is here and time to start decorating for the first of many exciting holidays. When you rent, it’s hard to decorate to your heart’s content because of rules and regulations by your ...
How should you Review the Lease with a Tenant?
You have an amazing rental property being advertised, you go through the applications, find a great tenant, and sit down to go over the lease agreement. Stop. Are you ready to go over the ...
What can you do to Customize your Rental?
When you’re trying to think of ways to customize your rental home, you need to keep in mind that the customizations can’t affect your lease agreement or affect a deposit. For example, in ...
Can you Find Tenants by Using Social Media?
Using social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter is a great way to find new tenants. Many companies use this type of marketing to find new customers and you can do the same thing as a ...
Which Pets are the Worst in Rental Properties?
Pets are always a difficult decision for landlords. Most people want pets or already own pets, so banning pets from your property is a sure way to detract a huge chunk of your customer ...
How can you Better Communicate with Tenants?
Good communication is key to any business and it needs to be a priority between landlords and tenants. Poor communication can cost you money, time and cause issues. Here are some tips to ...
What Should You Love About Being a Landlord?
Being a landlord certainly comes with plenty of stresses. However, it can be beneficial to stop and remember what you love about being a landlord. Here are some of the things you might want ...
What Should You Do with Angry and Destructive Tenants?
Are you a landlord dealing with destructive or angry tenants? Are your tenants damaging your property because they are mad about eviction notices or trying to seek revenge on you by ...
Do you Feel Lucky as a Landlord?
For landlords, relying on luck is a bad idea. You should always make your own luck by being prepared and educated. Never avoid tenant screenings, trusting a tenant’s promise on late rent, ...
New Landlords, Avoid These 3 Rookie Mistakes
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