Posted on March 11, 2016 | Property Management Blog

Welcome to the hordes of readers who are no-doubt checking out our very first property management blog post!! Please know that REAL informative blog posts are coming!

Blogging about property management is a great way to educate our clients the “why” of things without hammering out a long-winded email every time a regular subject comes up as well as make some outside friends. Single family home management can be much trickier than traditional community management, and there isn’t a lot of information available about how to do it well – that’s where we come in.

What we will blog about:

Them versus us – how to determine a professional property manager apart from the rest.
How to avoid pitfalls and the dreaded VACANCY LOSS problem. Learn how to calculate vacancy loss.
Getting back the most money from your security deposit! A detailed cleaning checklist to help tenants moving out get their full deposit back. Landlords prefer NOT to keep your deposit!
Vetting prospective tenants of all kinds. Military, NATO, civilian – all should well-qualified and vetted before signing a lease.
You should absolutely inspect occupied homes and we will tell you how!
Plumbing – Preparing your vacant home for tenants – get rid of the gunky stuff!
Photography & home staging for marketing of rentals! Staging your house is not just for the sale market!
We’ll tell you why your home isn’t renting and what to do about it
Pets – to take or not to take them? Yes, you should be open to pets. You’ll make more $$$$.
Risk-free property management planning. Some of our best advice summarized.
Maintenance – Necessary and preventative! Why home warranties are a bad idea.

www.PropertyManagementVB.com

Mary Kenworthy – Property Manager for Stephanie Clark Property Management Team

Tags: Blog, Information, Landlord, Property Management, Virginia

What are our customers saying?

“I want to thank you for all of your help in getting this over the finish line. Yours is a refreshingly professional operation, and the property is emblematic of your systems-clean, tight, and well executed.”

~ Barry F. (Tenant)

“Mary, I am so excited; thank you for all your hard work (and to the rest of the team), you ALL rock! I appreciate everything you have done making this so less stressful then I was expecting!”

~ Stacey S. (Owner)

“Thank you for your prompt, professional, and caring approach to all of my needs. :)”

~ Andrea E. (Tenant)

“Stephanie, You and your team are simply THE BEST!!”

~ D. Brown. (Owner)

“It has been a pleasure working with your team and of course the homeowners couldn’t be more wonderful!”

~ Dave A. (Tenant)

“Stephanie, thanks for your great service. I could not be happier or more satisfied with you and your office and the partnership we have.”

~ Eddi V. (Owner)

“Thanks for keeping up on our house on Brahms. We stay worry free thanks to Stephanie Clark and Team. Of course we will refer you to anyone we know looking to buy/sell real estate in vb!” ~

~ Blake E. (Owner)

“I have to tell you that the gentleman that came out yesterday to do the smoke alarms was super nice. He explained everything to me and was very pleasant. Thank you for sending out such lovely people, we appreciate it.”

~ Jessica W. (Tenant)

“We would like note that Mary has been nothing short of fantastic during this ordeal. She has been fully available and knowledgeable, whether we had questions or were seeking advice. We look forward to continuing our business relationship, finding good tenants”

~ Amber & Scott (Owners)

“Outstanding real estate team. They’ve managed my property for more than a decade now and the service has always been prompt, attentive and thorough. They also handled a sale of a different property and, again, the service was excellent. I can’t recommend them highly enough”

~ Lee Smallwood (Owner)