Property management accounting basics: The definitive guide

Wondering what your competition is up to? Looking for ways to benchmark property management best practices? In the summer of 2016, NARPM and Buildium conducted a survey of nearly 1500 property managers across the country, asking them for...

Some people might think that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are our long-lost aunt and uncle. If that were the case, maybe it would be easier to understand their role in the family. But no, Fannie and Freddie...

A tense landlord-tenant dispute in Long Beach, California has made its way into local headlines. It all started last year, when one of the tenants living at 3810 Ocean Blvd. was continuously sick. After running a series of...

Tenant move-outs can be incredibly stressful: If vacating tenants leave the unit a mess, you run the risk of having the unit sit vacant while tending to maintenance and repairs. Not only can this be expensive, but it...

Airbnb tests property managers for short-term rentals; a new app helps New Yorkers find the right neighborhood for them; parking lots drop in popularity and significance; Vancouver taxes empty rentals to improve the vacancies rate and decrease bidding...

Every property management firm needs good staff—and one great hire can be exactly what you need to take more time back for yourself on the weekends and trust that the office is in good hands while you’re on...

As much fun as Labor Day cookouts are, they mean summer is quickly coming to an end. Already, the summer heat is fading into cool, crisp fall weather—and this means it’s time to start prepping your rental properties...

When you’re chasing down a late rent payment, sometimes, it might feel like it won’t matter what form it comes in: You just need to deposit the money as soon as possible. But the truth is that it...