All Forum Posts by: Valerie Couch

Welcome, @Justin Morris

BP is a great forum, we would be happy to answer any questions you have!

Welcome to BP @Justin M.!

This is a great forum filled with expertise from across the board with a wealth of knowledge.  

Admittedly I do not know the LA/CA market personally but I have worked with a number of investors from the area who have chosen to invest out of state simply for the immediate return and "bank for their buck".  As I understand, the appreciation is fantastic there so that is certainly a positive attribute.  But for immediate cash flow with minimal expenses there are plenty of outside markets where your dollar will go much further.

Feel free to reach out, I will be happy to discuss further with you and provide some additional information.

All the best! 

Ok, how many properties do you currently have?  Unfortunately my company cannot assist with third party management of single-family but I may be able to connect with someone depending on the volume. 

Thanks.

@David Humphrey

That is such a great story!  Thanks for sharing.  Amazing how things like that can just fall into place!  So the building seems to be in relatively good shape aside from what you mentioned?  Very exciting!  

On a side note, do you do your own car restoration or others?  My boyfriend is an avid Mustang collector and has models between 70's and 2000's.  If he is in a situation to need such as service I will let you know if you would be interested.

Congratulations on your fantastic purchase and keep us posted on progress!!

All the best ~

Hi @Michael McCarthy

Same question, are you looking for apartment management or single family/duplex?

Hi @Pari Thiagasundaram.  Do you  need property management for single family/duplex or apartment building? 

Welcome to BP !  I think you will find the community extremely helpful and informative with great contacts.  

I work with turnkey investors and single-family property management.  Happy to answer any questions you look forward to getting to know you.

All the best!

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• marketing
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These are just a few amenities we offer in our full service apartment management.  Since our inception we have successfully maintained a variety of apartment buildings throughout Northeast Ohio that we personally own and manage. As seasoned apartment managers, we know what property management entails for our clients. Much of our success may be attributed to the fact that we recognize the importance of our responsibilities to tenants and owners alike.

We can get your vacancies tenanted or take over where you left off. In an effort to achieve full occupancy of our buildings, our management services also include a variety of multi-channel marketing efforts to reach as many prospective tenants as possible. Once we find a perfect match, tenants must be approved by meeting our qualifications for credit score, income, and rental history verification standards.

Once the lease has been signed, tenant accounts are then created and added to our interactive management software that allows for communication with our team members and owners as well as online rent payments and maintenance requests.

Unexpected maintenance needs are inevitable- for this reason our team of maintenance specialists work together to provide around-the-clock service to resolve issues involving heat, electricity, and plumbing.

Smartland maintains the highest quality standards for property management strategies as a way to increase, not only the value of the property, but the overall rental experience for residents. 

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We use AppFolio for all of our property management including rent payments. It is not very sophisticated but does the basics and is user friendly.  Tenants do not get charged if they use their routing and checking account numbers but the software does charge $17 for credit/debit card payments.  The only issues we have found are that the payments can be returned just like a check for NSF (in those cases we turn off the option for tenants to continue to pay online).  Also, if there are multiple charges on the tenant's account and the payment they make is not for the full balance, the payment is automatically allocated to rent and not necessarily a past due balance.  

I have to say, as convenient as it is we still see an awful lot of volume with physical checks still.  

Hope that helps!