Tips to manage houses Lanacaster-PA

[Avi Lah]

Hi

Me and my partner own 8 houses in Lancaster PA.  (probably 1 I will sell) 

Our plan was to give it to a local property management there.

We gave one house to local property management there to manage and the plan was that they will  manage all our houses there but we came to the conclusion that its better to manage it ourself!.  after tried 2 PMC there. 

We need some tips to manage a properties.

1. Best online  software which you recommend? 

2. Where is the best place to list the houses (need new 6 new tenants!)

3. Is it crucial is to higher a lawyer for the lease? we have a good templates of contracts

4. Best way to choose tenants (credit etc)

Any tip or even a link to podcast can help!  we want to do it right and avoid mistakes as much as possible.

[Joseph Landis]

Hi Avi,

I've placed over 130 tenant households into units in and around Lancaster City by working with the US government's refugee resettlement program. If you're interested in finding great tenants quickly, I'd recommend this! I'm now based out of MIT and I started a social impact real estate company called ReHome to provide help connecting landlords like you to this kind of opportunity. I know for a fact that there are six households arriving to Lancaster who could be a great fit and ready to move in whenever is most convenient for you. The government covers security deposit and move-in costs, and refugees are great tenants because they have a Resettlement Agency helping them build stable lives in the US as fast as they can. 

For each of the six matches ReHome has managed so far, landlords saved over nine hours in showing times and got paying tenants two weeks earlier than in the traditional market. 

Please let me know if you'd like to talk more! The website is www.rehomemarketplace.com.