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Home Warranties - False Sense of Security or Good Investment?

NARPM Radio:  Home Warranties - False Sense of Security or Good Investment?

Are home warranties a good idea? Did you know that there’s not much difference between insurance and a home warranty, and often claims are delayed or denied? What should you look for when evaluating a home warranty? What about “pre-existing conditions”? These questions and much more insight from property management attorney Harry Heist are in this week’s NARPM Radio podcast; don’t miss it! As always, check with your attorney as laws vary in localities and states.

Home Warranties & The Property Manager

You took over a property and an appliance breaks. You get it repaired, and the owner is upset, saying that there was a warranty on the appliance. You weren't made aware of a warranty, and you have the right to make a repair up to a specified limit. Now the owner refuses to pay the repair charge. What do you do? Pick up a few tips on this tricky situation from property management attorney Harry Heist.*

*As always, remember to check with your legal counsel as laws can vary by state or locality! 

Understanding Cash for Keys

What makes a property manager and owner shudder? Paying a tenant to leave. But after paying thousands of dollars in legal fees, sometimes it's the best business decision you can make. Someday, you might get stuck with a "professional tenant" who knows the law almost as well as an attorney. Find out how to deal with it in this podcast featuring property management attorney Harry Heist.  As always, check with your own legal counsel as laws vary from localities and states. 

How to Use Online Reviews to Drive Traffic to Your Website

Need a unique tool to get your business in front of clients? Google and Facebook reviews are huge today, and you can use these to make your company stand out online. Drive hundreds, even thousands of reviews, on your company to Google and other relevant sites with NARPM’s newest member discount through Podium. It’s actually easier than you might think, and very affordable to build your online presence and positive reviews. Check out how it works on this week’s NARPM®Radio podcast series, available on Apple iTunes, Podbean, and now Stitcher apps.

What Can A Virtual Assistant Do For You?

A conversation with Anne Lackey answers your questions about what role a virtual assistant can play in the life of a property manager. What's the difference between a remote employee and an in-house employee? Where are virtual assistants located? What tasks can they help you with? Answers to these questions and more in this informal conversation with NARPM. 

NARPM®Radio: Tenant is Gone; Money is Still Owed. What To Do?

NARPM®Radio: Tenant is Gone; Money is Still Owed. What To Do?

The lease is up, tenant is gone, but money is still owed.  When this happens, sometimes you can get the tenant agree to pay up – but maybe not. Most people want to pay their debts and keep their credit clean, but what can you do to make sure they pay what’s owed? Find out what “acceleration” means in this situation, and how it works for you in this week’s podcast featuring property management attorney Harry Heist. As always, be sure to check with your attorney as laws vary in states and localities. And don’t forget to subscribe to NARPM®Radio on iTunes or your favorite podcast provider!

NARPM® Radio: Decisions, Decisions: New Situations = Danger Zones

NARPM® Radio: Decisions, Decisions: New Situations = Danger Zones

Making a decision based on how you FELT it should be handled, or how you KNEW it should be handled... when it’s a new situation, you’re in the danger zone. The tenant dies, the relative wants access – what do you do? The unit has a bad roof and is leaking – do you wait for the adjuster or call a roofer? The tenant complains of mold – do you immediately call an inspector? Decisions like these come up all the time, and mistakes can be made. How do you NOT make a mistake? What’s the one best thing to do? Find out in this week’s podcast featuring property management attorney Harry Heist.

*Always check with your attorney as laws vary by state and locally. 

NARPM®Radio: Work for Rent? What Could Go Wrong?

NARPM®Radio: Work for Rent? What Could Go Wrong?

Your tenant made a deal; the owner pays for paint and the tenant will paint. Good deal or not? Often tenants will offer to do some sort of work on the premises in exchange for rent, and it might seem like a good idea. However, you might be surprised at what could go wrong when a tenant wants to make improvements on their own. Take a listen to this week’s podcast featuring property management attorney Harry Heist, and don’t forget to subscribe to NARPM®Radio on Apple iTunes or Podbean to get invaluable advice like this!

As always, check with your attorney with any possible legal issues, as local and state laws can vary.

NARPM®Radio: How to Spot “Bad” Owners

Have you ever taken on a property management account, and in a couple of weeks asked yourself “what on earth have I gotten myself into?” The most successful property managers are picky, and spend time investigating before they accept an account. If you have twenty bad accounts, you’ll be bogged down in a perpetual mess. So what should you focus on when you’re looking at a potential client?  Check out some potential red flags on “bad” owners from property management attorney Harry Heist in this week’s NARPM®Radio podcast, available on Apple iTunes and Podbean. Subscribe today!

*As always, check with your attorney on any legal issues, as local and state laws vary.

NARPM® Radio: Mutual Parting Doesn’t Have to be Painful

NARPM® Radio: Mutual Parting Doesn’t Have to be Painful

 

Your owner and tenant part ways prior to the end of the lease. The tenant leaves, but then demands money back that you’re holding. You had assumed the tenant was forfeiting the deposit, but he thought otherwise. What to do in this situation to avoid misunderstandings? Check out a few recommendations from property management attorney Harry Heist in this week’s NARPM®Radio podcast, available on Apple iTunes and Podbean. Subscribe today!

*As always, check with your local or state attorney, as laws vary.