Phoenix Property Management Blog

By Dick Rosen - Sunday, July 17, 2022

EVADING SCAMS

Scams are prevalent; it’s a fact of life in today’s world. You find them in your email, Internet, telephone calls, the mail, and even at the front door.Email is notorious for scams. You have probably spotted them in your Inbox. Most of the more obvious and ridiculous ...

By Dick Rosen - Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Who Is Responsible for That Repair?

Maintaining a property is important to any investment and normally the property owner’s responsibility. However, there are times when the tenant could be responsible and that may be difficult to determine.Habitability is essentialEven if landlord and tenant sign an agreemen...

By Dick Rosen - Wednesday, June 15, 2022

AVOIDING THOSE PESKY PESTS

Nobody likes to have an annoying pest around. It doesn’t matter what it is; it could be ants, spiders, wasps, hornets, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and larger varmints. They can sometimes be more than an annoyance; they can also cause harm and carry disease.Most of the time, yo...

By Dick Rosen - Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Reconciling Security Deposits

One of the most difficult tasks for a property manager and/or owner, can be refunding the security deposit to everyone’s satisfaction. Anyone is elated when they can issue a full refund because the tenant has left the property in excellent condition, complied with thei...

By Dick Rosen - Tuesday, May 10, 2022

AVOIDING ACCIDENTS AT HOME

They say that most accidents happen at home. It doesn’t take much to have an accident that can cause minor or major health problems for you and/or your family, friends, and guests. In addition, it can cause you financial difficulties. You can avoid many mishaps just by taki...

By Dick Rosen - Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Is Your Property Green?

“Going Green” is now the popular thing to do to help save the planet and a productive thing for everyone to do. It might surprise you that it could also help improve the bottom line of your investment property as well. By improving or adding a variety of maintenance i...

By Dick Rosen - Thursday, April 7, 2022

Seven Good Reasons to Call

As one of our residents, we want to give you the support you need during your tenancy. We do not just collect the rent, send it to the owner, and forget you exist. We are here to help and support you, so you are comfortable and safe in your home. Therefore, we put together a list...

By Dick Rosen - Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Are You Prepared?

We continually work on educating tenants for any event that could happen during their tenancy. This includes making rental payments, reporting maintenance, handling emergencies/disasters, checking smoke alarms, practicing good neighbor policies, buying renter’s insurance, a...

By Dick Rosen - Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Stretching Your Food Dollars

The economic problems are in the news every day, but you do not have to turn on the TV or radio to know that it takes more money to buy what you could before. All you must do is go to the grocery store and see how prices have escalated. By planning, you can shop smarter and stay ...

By Dick Rosen - Monday, February 21, 2022

Recognizing and Handling a Drug House

It is very important for property managers, owners, maintenance personnel, or anyone else, to be able to recognize a rental used as a drug house. Unfortunately, they are now part of our society. In particular, “methamphetamine labs” or “clandestine drug labs&rdq...