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Apartments & Property Management

Maintaining Your Apartment Building’s Parking Facility

If your apartment complex has a parking lot or structure, you’re likely wondering how to keep up with parking facility maintenance and space allotment.

It’s not as simple as assigning everyone in a large apartment building one spot. What about visitors? How do you handle violations, and what about minor fender benders that can happen in a parking lot? Here’s how to maintain your apartment building’s parking structure or lot and when to consider parking facility management.

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Apartments & Property Management

Brighten Up Apartments with 8 Indirect Light Ideas

Are you trying to market dark units?

The right lighting can improve apartments, and something as simple as inexpensive track lighting can make a huge difference. The soft light from indirect lighting fixtures can make apartments feel larger, homier, and more relaxing. If your units aren’t renting as fast as you’d like, poor lighting may be the reason your sales are suffering. Dark apartments seem smaller and more cramped. Permanent light fixtures can significantly affect apartment appeal and help you bring in more renters. Here’s how to make a dark room brighter and more enticing to potential renters.

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Apartments & Property Management

5 Tips for Landlord ADA Compliance

Is your rental property ADA-compliant? Would you like some simple solutions to bring your building into alignment with ADA regulations?

Adhering to ADA regulations keeps you from incurring huge fines, but it also makes your residential property available to a large pool of new renters. Compliance doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn 5 tips for landlord ADA compliance.

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Apartments & Property Management

Why Renters Insurance is Important for Residents & Landlords Alike

As a landlord, you should encourage your renters to explore insurance.

While your insurance covers the property, it does not protect your tenant’s property. Renters insurance covers your tenants’ belongings if they are lost, stolen, or destroyed. Should something go awry in your building, here’s what you need to know about rental insurance—what it covers, what it doesn’t, and what you should do to shore up the gaps.

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Apartments & Property Management

How to Reduce Water Usage in Apartments: 12 Tips for a Lower Water Bill

Why would you want to reduce water usage in apartments? Truth is, you can start saving money immediately with some simple tips.

When it comes to apartment building management, collecting rent isn’t the only way to make a profit. Saving money is what it’s all about, and there are plenty of things you can do to reduce your overall cost of operation. For example, learning how to reduce apartment water usage in your complex is one great way to lower monthly bills.

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Apartments & Property Management

Attracting Out of State Renters: Smart Ways to Expand Your Rental Market

People are on the move, and out-of-state renters are up for grabs.

There are several ways to attract out-of-state renters to your rental properties. From month-to-month leases, an increased online presence to virtual tours and digital advertising, there are plenty of resources at your disposal as a landlord to expand the reach of your rental market. Here’s what you need to know to bring in renters that are ready to relocate.

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Apartments & Property Management

Self-Guided and Virtual Apartment Tours: How to Attract Renters

Attracting out-of-state renters? Offering virtual apartment tours can help you attract renters from a distance.

Several virtual apartment tour services are available to help apartment owners capture all the beauty of their rentals and provide potential renters with a 3D experience. You can also offer self-guided apartment tours. Here’s everything you need to know to showcase your property and attract interested renters.

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Preventing Frozen Pipes: Avoiding Every Property Owner’s Nightmare

Knowing how to prevent frozen pipes will help you protect your properties from major disasters and damage.

When pipes freeze in your rental properties, the results can be disastrous. Prevention is the key to averting crisis. Property managers and landlords can take plenty of steps to ward off disaster. Educate your renters on preventing frozen pipes and the signs to watch for before it’s too late. Here’s what every building owner needs to know.

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