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Smart Ways to Grow Your Rental Property Business When it comes to investing in rental property, you can start small with just one dwelling, but soon find that there is money to be made and want to invest more. You can easily grow your rental property business into a successful company, but you must make smart decisions along the way. With a few of the top tips, you can grow your business to new heights, adding more properties to your portfolio and giving your Chicago property management team a lot more facilities to manage! But how do you get started? What...

Building a Better Reputation as a Rental Property Owner When it comes to being a successful rental property owner, you must build a solid reputation. With a strong reputation, you can keep your rental properties booked when it comes to vacation options or have long-term tenants inside residential dwellings. But how do you build a better reputation? What can you do to ensure your success? Quality Properties To begin, you must offer quality properties. You can’t just buy any old property and try to rent it out. You must be strategic with your investments and keep your properties in the best...

Dealing with Mold: How Property Managers Can Help When it comes to being a board member for a condominium association, you never know what will come up next. From resident issues to broken plumbing pipes, a busted HVAC system or electrical problem, it always seems to be something. Most problems can be handled quickly and at an affordable rate, but there are other issues that can arise that require professional assistance and more care than others. Mold is a major problem that can occur in a condo complex and must be dealt with correctly to avoid any major issues or added...

Why Are Property Maintenance Services So Critical? If you operate a rental property by yourself, you may be considering hiring a Chicago property manager. With property management services, you have professional assistance in the day to day operations of your rental properties. This option is critical to your business being successful. Newbies to the rental property world quickly become overwhelmed and need help dealing with everything from tenant issues to the maintenance of the building. Learn more about how property management services can help so you can spread the workload and lose a bit of stress from going it alone. Tenant...

5 New Renovations You Can Do in 2020 As a property owner, it is important to renovate your buildings from time to time to stay fresh and current. When it comes to rental properties, it is important to update your spaces so that tenants will want to stay in place. Whether you have a vacation rental property, apartment building or another type of dwelling, renovations can add value as well as keep tenants in place. As 2020 begins, consider these options for renovation to upgrade your property to the next level. Refresh the Exterior The first aspect of your property to...