Property Management Blog

Setting the right rental price is both an art and a science. Many landlords use old comparisons or generic online estimates. Later, they learn they have lost money, or worse, they’ve priced out great tenants.At Flat Fee Landlord, we believe real estate should be profitable, not painful. That’s why we offer a free, localized re...

Owning a rental property in Houston is a smart investment. Managing it, however, can quickly become overwhelming.Between maintenance problems, talking to tenants, and following local laws, daily tasks can quickly add up. That’s why many landlords turn to a professional property management company. But what does a property manager ac...

MY HOME ISN’T SELLING!What factors could be affecting you and what can you do about it?LocationPriceRising Interest Rates (Bad for buyers = Bad for you)Rising InventoryUncertainty in the economyThese are all factors that could be having an adverse affect on your ability to sell your home.What now?Your house still hasn't sold, wh...

As 2020 approached with the unexpected there were many factors that affected landlords. In this video, I talk about the reasons you need to hire a property manager in 2021. We are going through a pandemic that changed a lot of laws and regulations that caused confusion and chaos. Hiring a professional property manager relieves that stress...

To answer the question, "Who is the best property manager in Northern Virginia," you need to find out exactly what "Best" means to you. What are you looking for? If you're in need of a single family property manager, it doesn't make sense for you to search for a management company that handles multi-unit b...

If you have a rental property, is it worth the cost to hire a professional property manager? When going through the process you need to know what it takes to get the property rented. First you'll need to take quality photos, figure out where you're going to advertise to receive necessary exposure, showing the property as need...

Summarizing the eviction process in Virginia, the most common scenario is for non-payment of rent. The process is typically broken down into 5 steps. 1) Notice (5-Day Notice to Pay or Quit). You can deliver this notice by certified mail, or (and this is what we recommend) you file through the Sheriff's Office and they will post t...

When discussing whether or not you should allow for pets in your rental home, you need to weigh the pros and cons. I'll go through those now along with the steps you can take to protect yourself. Pros - You can provide yourself with additional income. You can charge a monthly pet rent, or a flat fee lump sum to allow for pets in ...

We're basically at the 3-month point from Amazon's announcement that it would be arriving here in Northern Virginia. Let's look at what impact, if any, it has had. First, inventory has declined. That means homes available went under contract at a rate greater than new homes hitting the market. Usually in the last months o...

If you are looking to rent your home this year, the best time to do so is May - August. The height of the market tends to occur June and July. This is when there are historically the most amount of leases signed. This, not coincidentally, coincides with the school year.If you are in a position where you cannot control when you have to ren...