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NARPM Radio: Social Services Forms - Should You Sign?

NARPM Radio:  Social Services Forms: Should You Sign?

Your tenant comes to you with a form saying they can get help from a local social services agency. You sign it, wait, and the money never comes. Many social services agencies provide emergency help for tenants, maybe a structured assistance plan or one-time help. Should you sign that form? What are you agreeing to? Will you get your money?  Property management attorney Harry Heist discusses social services forms and what you should do if you are given one. As always, check with your attorney as laws vary from state to state.

NARPM Radio: Rent Forbearance or Early Lease Termination?

Bob Preston, RMP® of North County Property Group, Del Mar, CA, discusses the lingering impact of COVID-19 on tenants who have suffered a job loss, decreased work hours, medical expenses, or other loss of income. Many laws and local ordinances have been implemented to protect tenants with eviction moratoria if they have had financial impact due to the coronavirus. There have been no laws established, however, which give tenants a free pass or restrict a landlord from recovering rent at a future time. As landlords and property managers, what then should we do? Take a look at the pros and cons of two different approaches for tenants with financial impact from coronavirus.

Power of Attorney & Lease Signing

NARPM®Radio:  Power of Attorney and Lease Signing

Your property management lease allows you to sign leases on behalf of the property owner, but are you doing this legally? In the “old days” the word of the property manager was acceptable, but now that’s not enough. Today you need a power of attorney form that gives you specific rights to sign the lease on behalf of the owner.  But what about foreign owners? Property management attorney Harry Heist takes on the advantages of this process in this week’s podcast on NARPM®Radio. As always, talk with your own legal counsel as laws vary in different areas.

Top Safety Tech Tool Revealed by Nationally Known Safety Expert

Top Safety Tech Tool Revealed by Nationally Known Safety Expert

Nationally recognized real estate safety expert, "Tracey, the Safety Lady" Hawkins has been well-known in the real estate industry for her work on improving a safe work environment. The latest in NARPM Radio’s podcast series features Tracey in a discussion about environmental design tips to reduce crime, her top favorite tech safety tool, and what you can do to reduce fraud and scams.

NARPM Radio: What is Syndication, and is it a Good Investment for Me?

NARPM Radio: What is Syndication, and is it a Good Investment for Me?

Syndication is the formation of a company to allow investors and outside money to participate in a real estate investment. With a syndication partnership, property managers can look for a return on their share in the total investment annually and over time without having to bear the entire cost of a property. How long is a typical property held? Who pays for repairs and upgrades? Is this the right investment for me? These questions and more answered by AJ Shepard, co-founder of Uptown Properties in Portland, OR, where he owns and manages over 350 properties.

As always, for any legal questions look to your attorney for details.

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.