Posts Tagged ‘Welcome Home’
Reflecting on Mental Health Awareness Month
This week marks month 14 of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health crisis that doesn’t seem to be going away. We go from lockdown to no lockdown to starting to live a somewhat normal life only to be dragged back into another lockdown. I’m not here to talk about the politics surrounding COVID-19 or lockdowns…
Read MoreHow to Attract Long Term Tenants
Long-term tenants are a great way to ensure your investment is operating at peak efficiency. Turnovers cost money and can be a stressful time for investors. If a tenant has left after staying for 6 months, then you need to advertise your rental again. Once you attract prospective tenants, you’ll also need to spend time…
Read MoreUnderstanding Emergency vs. Non Emergency Maintenance
Tenants often believe that every maintenance request is an emergency or the most important maintenance request in your building, but that is rarely the case. It’s important that you explain the differences between emergency maintenance requests and standard unit maintenance along with the priority level differences between the two. This can help your tenants understand…
Read MoreNational Pet Day & Screening for Pets
Over the weekend, we celebrated National Pet Day. If you’re a pet owner, you know there’s not a day that goes by that you don’t celebrate your animal companion! So, hug your dog or cat as you do every day because we know that this animal makes you happy — and that’s not all. Over…
Read MoreCosts to consider when acquiring a rental property
In the lead up to acquiring a rental property, emotions and excitement are high. We tend to be drawn into the deal and some things tend to slip our mind. But I need you to take a step back for just a moment and think of the other factors that can make or break you…
Read MoreHow to find a perfect rental
Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to speak to a number of people either looking to start their journey in real estate investing or have bought a few properties of their own with some success. The conversation tends to go the same way with the same questions being asked, however, the same…
Read MoreQuestions to ask prospective tenants
You’ve just listed your very first rental property for rent and now you start to get the email inquiries. Excitement, fear, apprehension. Maybe even not knowing what to do. Guess what, that’s normal. You’ve come to the right place. Like you, I started out just the same way, I was maybe a few steps ahead…
Read MoreEverything you need to know about Student Rentals
I get asked all the time by many new investors – should I buy a student rental? My answer is always the same, well, it depends – man, do I ever sound like a lawyer. Student rentals are not for everyone and many investors see the cash flow numbers and get sucked in by that.…
Read MoreHow to deal with cooling issues during the hot summer months
As the summer months warm up, the number one concern you will likely hear from your tenants is that there house is not cooling down. This isn’t overly complicated it comes down to one simple thing – changing the furnace filter. Let’s face it, as much as we would all like to think, hope, maybe…
Read MoreLaunching the new Welcome Home Learning Centre
Welcome to the newly created Welcome Home Learning Centre! I created this section of our website as a way to share knowledge that I, along with our company, have learned along our own real estate journey. The Learning Centre will be your source for property management tips, rental market facts, and more. The goal of…
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