Property Management Blog

Preventative maintenance is the key to maintaining your assets. This can include capital projects, trimming trees away from the home, regular filter changes, sealing basements, and updating smoke detectors.If you don’t regularly maintain your Columbus rental property, it will cost you more in the long-term. By maintaining it, you en...

Investment property owners know that finding good contractors and vendors to work on your rental home is one of the toughest parts of being a landlord.At Solutions for Real Estate, we are always interviewing contractors to add to our preferred vendors list. We look for professionals who are licensed and insured, with great communication s...

When you’re looking for professional Columbus property management, it’s important to study a company’s experience, reputation, and dedication to customer service. You should spend time getting to know how a company operates and making sure their values and vision line up with yours.It’s also important to have an in...

One of the most frustrating things that landlords in Columbus complain about is overdue utility bills being left behind by tenants and ultimately becoming the responsibility of landlords. It’s not fair. The tenants are the individuals using the water, electricity, and gas, and most lease agreements indicate that they are responsible...

As professional property managers in Columbus, we believe in serving our clients throughout every part of the real estate investment process. We do a lot more than collect rent and management maintenance; we also provide local resources and market advice. We like to help investors identify new opportunities and acquire new assets.We&rsqu...

Evictions should be rare in property management. You should have a tenant screening process in place that ensures you place tenants who are likely to pay rent on time and follow the terms of your lease. At Solutions for Real Estate, we do everything we can to collect rent and keep tenants in place, even when payments fall behind. We are i...

Opportunity zones offer incentives to investors who are willing to buy properties in neighborhoods they might have otherwise not considered. While there have always been incentives in place through various state and local programs, this is part of the federal tax code, which was included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.If you’r...

If you’re managing a rental property by yourself, there are some forms and pieces of paperwork you’ll need. We have amassed large files of paperwork through the years because we feel every tenant should sign certain documents to protect you and our property management team. Today, we’re telling you a little about what...

When you think about how to advertise rental property, you need to remember that people these days are shopping online for goods and services. If they don’t find what they want or get their questions answered, they’ll move on quickly. Today, we’re addressing some questions we commonly get from owners about how and wher...

When you want to increase rental income, there are several things you can do to attract better tenants and ask for higher rents. At Solutions Real Estate we are your eyes and ears on your property, and if we can increase your asset value, that’s what we want to do. How to Increase Rental Income We identify improvements a...