Preparing Your Rental Property for Winter
The changing seasons and the cooling weather reminds us that winter will arrive soon. Remember being young and actually being [...] Read more
Screening Update: Introducing Findigs!
As our current property owners already know, we place high priority on our screening process. Responsible residents are absolutely vital [...] Read more
Property Owners and Residents: Time Prepare Your Property for Fall
As the cooler weather approaches, it’s time to perform some property maintenance to ensure your investment property is as prepared [...] Read more
Across the Nation, ‘Generation Rent’ Chooses Not to Buy For Different Reasons
Pittsburgh Property Managers Continue to Study Barriers to Home Buying for Millennials Pittsburgh Millennials choosing to rent rather than buy is [...] Read more
When Residents Divorce
Life can be unpredictable for anyone, including for our residents. When relationships don’t work out and there are leases involved, [...] Read more
Illegal Rentals: What Landlords Need to Know
To increase the profit potential of an investment property, some single-family rental homeowners may be tempted to convert an unused [...] Read more
In the Shoes of a Renter
Have you ever rented a home that you ended up hating? Maybe the home was old and had plumbing problems. [...] Read more
Costs of Showing a Rental Property in Pittsburgh
Showing your rental property in Pittsburgh Having researched and followed applicable laws with regard to renting out your property, setting [...] Read more
Investing for Equity vs. Cash Flow: Which Is More Important?
Another GREAT piece from our friends at BiggerPockets. We side more on the cashflow-is-king-and-if-value-goes-up-faster-than-inflation-then-great! kind of company. But it really [...] Read more
How to Avoid Mail Tampering With Your Residents
Believe it or not, this comes up more often than anyone would guess. Knowing how to properly handle mail intended [...] Read more
Why Evaluations Should Be Conducted on a Regular Basis
It’s no secret that property management can be overwhelming for some, especially if you are doing it on your own. [...] Read more
Why You Need an Energy Audit for Your Rental Properties
Advancements in residential construction technologies have created a strong demand for energy-efficient homes. As more homeowners and rental property owners [...] Read more
Can I Afford a Pittsburgh Property Management Company?
Pittsburgh property management is a complex job. Rental property brings its own bag of financial risk. A key consideration is [...] Read more
What is the Definition of a Bedroom?
Umm, where people sleep? But if you ask my 10-year-old son that is our bathtub. In his school clothes. With [...] Read more
When a Resident Passes Away
What to Do When a Resident Passes Away Rental homes bear witness to the entire scope of human life. From [...] Read more
‘Just Cause’ Evictions
Evictions are never pleasant. The reasons for eviction vary dependent on the individual or situation. With “no-cause” evictions being targeted [...] Read more
5 Things Investors Should Avoid When Using a Property Management Company
1. Being Involved with Marketing and Screening Many owners want to have a say in picking their tenant because they [...] Read more
Growing Your Wealth with Off-Market Real Estate Deals
A strong real estate market is good news for property owners, but it can make finding good deals on investment [...] Read more
PERFECT Investment Properties
The search for the PERFECT rental property is doomed to end in failure. Why? Because if you are nervous about [...] Read more
Vinyl Plank Flooring Vs. Carpet
Choosing the best type of flooring for your rental property can be a challenge. There are many factors to consider, [...] Read more
7 Ways to Communicate Better With Your Residents
They say that you can’t over-communicate with someone. In the case of your rental residents, it’s perhaps even more true. [...] Read more
Should You Upgrade to Central Air?
The decision to upgrade a rental home to central air conditioning is one that must be made on a case [...] Read more
Pittsburgh Property Owners: What You Need to Know About Lead Based Paint
Lead poisoning has become a more common occurrence across the nation, especially in young children. The EPA has found that [...] Read more
Happy Tenants = Tenant Retention = Happy Property Owners
Keeping clients happy is key to the success of any business. Think of your residents as an unofficial business partner; [...] Read more
Pittsburgh Property Management Dangers: The Risks of Neglecting Background Checks
As a Pittsburgh Property Management Company committed to helping clients reduce risk, a recent study conducted by the Real Property Management [...] Read more
COVID-19 City Council ‘Meetings’
As a property owner, you have many things to worry about: evaluating the rental market, preparing and maintaining your rental [...] Read more
COVID-19 and Spring Cleaning for Landlords
The recent COVID-19 global pandemic has affected everyone here in Pittsburgh, PA. Many businesses have been forced to shut down, [...] Read more
Gov. Wolf orders non-life-sustaining businesses to shut down
Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered the closure of all non-life-sustaining businesses at 8 p.m. Thursday in an effort to slow [...] Read more
Pet-Friendly Renting can Increase Rent Revenue
As a residential rental property owner, your goal is to add to your cash flow by increasing revenue and decreasing [...] Read more
Enforcing the Lease – Part 2: Unauthorized Pets
As a rental property owner, you understand that pets can mean a great deal to your renters. Especially in the [...] Read more
Pittsburgh Finds that Rent is the New Buy
The trending preference of renting over buying is good news for property owners in the Pittsburgh area. In fact, the [...] Read more
Is Having a Real Estate Investing Partner a Good Idea?
There are both pros and cons to bringing a partner into your residential real estate investing portfolio. Inviting a partner [...] Read more
Get Those Expenses Back on Track!
When a marital relationship is in a state of disrepair, oftentimes the couple will seek out marriage counseling to get [...] Read more
Are You Renting to A “Hoarder”?
Though hoarding has been a hidden disorder for several years, in 2013, the American Psychiatric Association officially recognized hoarding as [...] Read more
Peduto 2020 Budget: No Real Estate Tax Increase
Great news for investors and residents alike! https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/peduto-proposes-606-million-operating-budget-for-2020-with-no-real-estate-tax-increase/ Read more
Enforcing the Lease – Part 1: Occupancy
Enforcing the Lease: Over Occupancy As the owner of single-family rental homes, you will often find it difficult to gauge [...] Read more
Are You Overpaying for Landlord Insurance?
A quality landlord insurance policy is absolutely essential for any rental property owner. But if you haven’t recently compared your [...] Read more
How to Avoid Legal Problems when Residents Abandon Property
When a tenant moves out, they sometimes leave things behind. There are many stories about tenants who leave a rental [...] Read more
Useful Life and Property Damage: What Landlords Need to Know
It's a common scenario: a resident has moved out of a rental home, leaving the property a mess or damaged. [...] Read more
Mastering the Art of the Rent Increase
Landlords know that part of effectively managing a rental home and keeping it profitable year after year is keeping up [...] Read more
When Can a Resident Legally Break a Lease?
For many property owners, the ideal resident is one who commits to a long-term lease on their rental home and [...] Read more
Contractors, Contractors, Contractors…
What to do about contractors. We love em, we hate em (okay, maybe mostly hate). But we may be the [...] Read more
Multi-Family Units vs. Single-Family Homes
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MULTI-FAMILY VS. SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL PROPERTIES For a new real estate investor, the question of [...] Read more
Should I Put My Rental into an LLC?
To LLC, or not to LLC, that is the question... We get this question quite a bit. There are a [...] Read more
Immigrants Are Everywhere!
And we love them! But just like everyone else, we need to make sure we do a thorough background check [...] Read more
Should I Furnish My Rental?
For property investors with single-family rental homes, the question of how much to include with a property is an important [...] Read more
Proactive Ways to Keep from Being Sued by Your Residents
Among the costs that come with being a landlord, legal fees are an expense that few ever set aside in [...] Read more
Older Homes Versus Newer Homes: Which Make Better Rental Properties?
Within the world of single family rental properties, there is, in fact, quite a range of investment options. Investors may [...] Read more
3 Simple Steps to Avoid Resident Turnover
Resident turnover is an automatic cash flow killer. All of the administrative and advertising costs and the maintenance work to [...] Read more
What to Look for in a Single Family Residence Investment
When it comes to buying investment properties, single family homes often provide a great option. They tend to be in [...] Read more
Reclaim Your Weekend: How Much is Your Time Worth?
Is managing your rental property yourself worth it? Have you calculated the actual costs to see the pros and cons [...] Read more
Make Prospective Tenants Fall in Love with Your Property
It’s the time of year where love is in the air. How can that love make your Pittsburgh property investment [...] Read more
Reasons Why It Is Better to Buy Rental Properties During Winter
Article by Bob Pifke When it comes to purchasing a rental property, there are plenty of factors you need to consider. [...] Read more
Financial Benefits of Using a Property Manager
Article by Michael Stone A good property manager is worth their weight in gold – especially if you are interested [...] Read more
Tenant Safety Tips from Real Property Management Pittsburgh
The safety and security of our residents are a top priority for RPM Pittsburgh. Safety is everyone’s concern any time [...] Read more
Real Property Management You Make the Call: Natural Disasters
Natural disasters occur every year and misplace thousands of people, many whom are tenants in rental properties. What is the [...] Read more
The 6 Best Ways to Minimize Your Chances of a Lawsuit
Here is another great article I found on biggerpockets about the best ways to avoid a lawsuit. This has been our [...] Read more
Who is responsible for pruning-Landlord or Tenant?
Outlining who is responsible for landscape maintenance may or may not be in your lease agreement with your resident. Many [...] Read more
Pittsburgh Named One of the Top 5 Places to Buy a Rental Property in the Year 2017
Have you ever thought about investing in rental property? Look no further than right here in Pittsburgh, PA! Jessica Conflitti, [...] Read more
Landlords: Reasonable Pet Restrictions for Your Rental Property
Allowing tenants to have pets in your rental home can provide a number of benefits, but your pet policy should [...] Read more
What’s More Costly: Rental Vacancies or Filling Rentals With Subpar Tenants?
This is a great article on the importance of finding the right residents. In most portfolios, vacancy is the biggest [...] Read more
Rental Property Investors: Are You Working Below Your Pay Grade?
Most rental property owners and investors forget what their time is worth. Based on Real Property Management research, the average [...] Read more
How to ‘Train’ Pet-Owning Tenants
Many landlords allow pets in their rental properties because of the associated benefits. However, allowing pets also comes with risks. [...] Read more
Property Owners: E-cigarette Smoking Policy in Single-Family Rental Homes
E-cigarette use is on the rise, and being touted as an effective means to quit smoking tobacco. It is easy [...] Read more
Retirement Income: Have You Considered a Rental Property?
Have you considered using a rental property as part of your retirement income strategy? If one buys the right property [...] Read more
Landlords: Pet Safe Landscaping for Your Single-Family Rental House
As a landlord, you have several good reasons to allow tenants to keep pets in your single-family rental home. Allowing [...] Read more
A Tax-Free Way to Trade up to a Higher Priced Rental Property Investment
Many rental property owners start by purchasing an inexpensive house as a rental property investment. Although this makes the investment [...] Read more
Self-Directed IRA Real Estate: Finance Your Next Rental Property Purchase
Many people are interested in investing in rental properties, but believe to do so requires a large amount of capital. [...] Read more
Down With PWSA: UPDATE
A lot of change is needed with PWSA. It's going to be a long haul. Hopefully, there will continue to [...] Read more
Down With PWSA!
Peduto Administration Seeking Outside Advisory Team on Restructuring the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority http://pittsburghpa.gov/mayor/release?id=6973 Hallelujah! Many of you [...] Read more
Disputing Your Rental Property Value Assessment to Lower Tax Liability
If you're interested in trying to lower your tax liability, check out this article by Michael Stone from our corporate [...] Read more
Landlord Obligations This Fall
With summer fading into memory, many landlords are looking forward to snow removal and winter rain. But wait, did you [...] Read more
Video: Is it Difficult to be a Landlord?
Is it Difficult to be a Landlord? Video Transcript Hello, I’m Greg Bacheller with Real Property Management. I’m here to [...] Read more
Should You Be a Landlord?
Are you considering becoming a landlord? Make sure that your strengths, personality, and schedule fit with the daily expectations and [...] Read more
You Care About Your Rental Property-So Do We.
Here is the latest Real Property Management video, which is about those who invest in rental properties. Video Transcript Narrator: [...] Read more
Household Maintenance Quiz
What’s your household maintenance IQ? How often do some common items require maintenance? Take our five question quiz at the [...] Read more
Five Simple Steps to a Rent Ready Home in Pittsburgh
Five Simple Steps to a Rent Ready Home Many property managers and landlords believe that a quick sweep through the [...] Read more
Rental Property Maintenance Myths
Rental Property Maintenance Myths There are several recurring rumors regarding rental repairs, and many misinformed myths misconstruing maintenance matters. While [...] Read more
Showing Rental Property
Showing Rental Property Having researched and followed applicable laws with regard to renting out your property, setting an appropriate rent [...] Read more
Water Heater Maintenance-Clean The Filter
Water Heater Maintenance – Clean The Filter Water heater maintenance is fairly straightforward, and many property owners know how to [...] Read more
The Cost of Property Management is Rising
The cost of property management is rising. The U.S. Department of Labor is changing the regulations for so-called “white collar” [...] Read more
Renting Out Your House | Property Preparation
After you have gone through the exercise of understanding your state and local laws with regard to renting out your [...] Read more
Rent Your Home, Help a Life | Tenants Grateful for Real Property Management Team
Treating residents living in our owners’ rental properties with respect and fairness is very important to Real Property Management offices. [...] Read more
Federal Fair Housing Act Quiz
What’s your knowledge of the Federal Fair Housing Act? Are you in compliance with tenant applications? Take our ten question [...] Read more
Video: What Can Real Property Management Pittsburgh Do For You?
Here’s a video describing what Real Property Management Pittsburgh can do for for property investors, and how Real Property Management [...] Read more
New HUD Guidelines Support Fair Housing Act
New HUD Guidelines for renting to persons with Limited English Proficiency. “It is not our differences that divide us. It [...] Read more
Simple but effective ideas to enhance curb appeal
Looking for ideas to enhance curb appeal at your rental property? A rental home with a nice curb appeal can [...] Read more
Leading Property Management Company Hopes to Add Approximately 40 New Offices this Year, Fuels Growth through Leadership and Technology Investments
Property Management Business Solutions, LLC, the franchisor of Real Property Management, the nation’s leading full-service property management organization, has been [...] Read more
How Good is Your Tenant Selection Criteria?
Reducing non-revenue producing periods is high on the list of priorities for anyone serious about making a success of their [...] Read more
Spring Cleanup and Yard Maintenance
Spring is here and that means spring cleanup and yard maintenance. It’s also a great time for a close up inspection for [...] Read more
The Best and Worst Markets for Buying a Rental in the United States
Original article by HousingWire A new report by RealtyTrac, shows the best and worst markets for buying a rental property. The [...] Read more
5 Reasons to have a Rental Property Inspection
A regular rental property inspection is an invaluable service for your investment! Have you had a rental property inspection lately? [...] Read more
Teen Landlord Turns Foreclosure Into Investment Property
Move over Millennial landlords (and tenants)…Generation Z has arrived. Did you hear about the teen landlord who turned a foreclosure [...] Read more
Spring home maintenance checklist
It's time to do your spring cleaning! But what about your rental property? Just as an annual physical is a [...] Read more
RPM on “Fox & Friends”
Let’s face it, we’ve seen some scary times over the last decade, with the housing crisis and mass job losses. [...] Read more
Trending: Baby Boomers Impact the Housing Marketing
Oct. 1, 2014 -- While much attention in the rental market focuses on ‘millennials’, there is another large population segment, [...] Read more
Investing In Rental Property – Location is Key
Has being a rental property owner sparked an interest in investing in additional properties? When investing in rental property, you [...] Read more
Which Home Improvements Will Give the Biggest Return?
Return on investment is on the mind of every residential property owner and investor. Choose which of the following groups [...] Read more