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When Is The Best Time To Hire A Property Management Company To Manage Your Investment Properties?
You have purchased investment properties with the mindset that this will be a great income producer but have you considered what it takes to m...
Common Mistakes That Can Cost an Investment Property Owner Thousands of Dollars
When you own an investment property there are many decisions that need to be made including if you wil...
When Your Rental Application is Denied
You have found a great apartment and can't wait to move in. The next step is filling out the rental application. Here are some things to consid...
Catastrophic Storms that Have Hit Southwest Florida
Hurricane season typically runs from June 1st thru November 30th. According to NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
How to Avoid an Investment Property Disaster
If you own an investment property and plan on managing it yourself, it's important to know things can get stressful and issues need to be...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Residents, Small Landlords & Investors
It's been a difficult year for rental owners. While the industry’s attention has been focused on rental payment rates in the properties...
5 Signs You Need To Hire A Property Management Company
Are you a rental property owner in Southwest Florida? At times, it can be extremely demanding, even to the point where the negatives outweigh...
Maintenance Responsibilities for Property Owners and Tenants
Have you ever moved into a rental home and it seemed like things weren't quite up to par with safety regulations? Or maybe you're a property o...
Things To Consider When Buying Your First Investment Property
Are you ready to leap into the world of investment property ownership? An investment property is one of the largest assets you will probably e...
Do You Have Concerns Renting To College Students? We Have Solutions!
If you own an investment property in Southwest Florida, there's a chance that college students might be interested in your rental. Nearby Uni...
Top 5 Things Tenants Look for in a Property
As an investment property owner, are you interested in attracting and retaining high-quality tenants? Good tenants are a huge piece of the inve...
4 Questions to Ask a Property Management Company Before Hiring Them
On the surface, all property management companies might look the same, but in reality, that's far from the truth. It's important to get a feel...
The Importance of Submitting Maintenance Requests When Needed
As a tenant, part of your responsibility is to be vigilant enough to recognize when repairs are needed and submitting maintenance requests on ...
The Benefits of Renting for Senior Citizens
Baby boomers are among the fastest-growing group of renters in the United States. Nearly a third of urban rental applicants are over the age of...
Does Renters Insurance Cover Hurricane Damage?
If you were to ask people across the country what June 1st to November 30th means to them, you'd probably get a blank stare of confusion. But ...
Communication Between Property Owner, Property Management and Tenant
Any successful company, partnership, team or relationship will display excellent communication skills. Failing to communicate at a high ...
Trouble paying rent or mortgage due to coronavirus crisis? Collier program aims to help
With the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak still rippling across Florida and the rest of the country, some Collier County residen...
Neighborhood Disputes: When Should a Property Owner Get Involved?
When you're an investment property owner, you're forced to wear many hats; Perform background checks, inspect properties, back-up repair...
Why Rental Rates Aren't Everything
In our last blog, Four Money Making Moves For Investment Property Owners, we touched upon why rental rates aren't the "end all be all" wh...
Four Money Making Moves for Investment Property Owners
To be a successful investment property owner it takes time, research and dedication. That being said, it also requires exceptional busine...
When Reed Property Management performs a property inspection, we’re looking to do...
Benefits of Owning an Investment Property
The days of everybody in their mid-20s entering homeownership are nearly extinct. Sure, there’s an outlier here and there, but most millennia...
3 Property Management Trends Heading into 2020
Owning a successful property management company requires staying up to date with industry trends. Due to population growth in many areas throug...
The goal for most people is to eventually own their own home. No one is denying that. But when people say “you’re just throwing money away ...
Online Rental Payments are Trending Upwards
With millennials conquering the rental market, that can only mean one thing… technology is involved! Millennials have a HUGE influenc...
Beautiful AirBnB Vacation Home
At Reed Property Management, we’re known for handling all of your residential investment property needs, such as; rent collectio...
Financing When Buying a Rental Property
Are you considering purchasing your first or maybe even second rental property? In this blog, we’ll discuss extremely useful information sha...
Why As a Tenant, You Should Treat Your Rental Property With Respect
If you’re renting, you might be thinking, "I don’t own the property, why should I go the extra mile to make sure it’s in good shape?" ...
Prevent Mold From Growing In Your Home!
Southwest Florida is an extremely humid climate with lots of rainfall. Over the years, I’ve witnessed countless renters and homeowners be dev...
Being in the property management industry for as long as I have, I’ve truly had the opportunity to see it all… No matter how fantastic, sad...
Why Having Regular Inspections of Your Rental Property is So Important
If you are a landlord, you may be wondering how often you should be conducting a thorough inspection of your rental property. You may also be ...
Why You Need a Local, Reputable Property Management Company for Your Seasonal Rental
Owning, maintaining and managing all the various aspects of a seasonal rental can be extremely overwhelming. From screening out problem tenant...
What is Renters Insurance and Why Do I Need It? PART II
In our last blog post we discussed why you need renters insurance, as well as explained the basics of what is and what is not covered under a s...
What is Renters Insurance and Why Do I Need It? PART I
What Does Renters Insurance Cover? If auto insurance co...
Why Your COA/HOA Needs a Reputable, Local Property Management Company
When a member of your condominium owner’s association or homeowner’s association decides to rent out their property, it is vital that the te...
Welcome to Reed Property Management Services
Having personally been a tenant in New York City and New Jersey, a homeowner in both Virginia and Florida and with over 25 years of professiona...