If you’re a renter, chances are you’ve been in a situation where you’ve had maintenance issues that you’ve reported but still haven’t been fixed after weeks of increasingly hostile emails and phone conversations.

It seems like your landlord is content to collect rent and ignore you. While it might seem like you should withhold rent, you could still face eviction. It’s important keep paying rent as usual but understand that you do have several options available to you.

Rental properties are a fantastic active investment. However, as you accumulate multiple rental units, the challenges of managing them can become weighty. If you have had difficulty keeping units occupied by quality renters, been overwhelmed with maintenance requests, or had troublesome tenants that made eviction a possibility, you may have considered finding a better way and hiring a property manager.

In the age of the internet, the right photos are the first step in enticing renters to lease. The photos you use to showcase your property on listing sites are not only the first impression of the property but also the first impression of the management of the property. Taking professionally staged photos (even if you are not a professional photographer) is one way to communicate to potential renters the level of quality they will receive in other dealings with your company.