Blog Post Landlords: Should you allow pets?

Landlords: Should you allow pets?

Almost every landlord has had a tenant that owned a pet. From chihuahuas, to kittens, to enormous Great Danes, pets are part of the family to those who raise them.That's a problem, isn't it? If you allow pets, there will be damage. If you don't allow pets, there will ...
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Blog Post Screen Applicants Finding Tenants

Screen Applicants Finding Tenants

Having the right tenants in your commercial or residential rental property can make all the difference in the world. Even a single uncooperative tenants can create situations that can cost you dozens of hours and thousands of dollars to handle. The most important thing you can do...
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Blog Post Tough Renting Decisions Made Easy

Tough Renting Decisions Made Easy

Owning a rental property can be an excellent source of passive income for the property owner. However, if you try to manage your own rental property, you might find yourself struggling to make all the important decisions that go into marketing and managing a rental property. How ...
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Blog Post Winter Is Coming: Are You Ready?

Winter Is Coming: Are You Ready?

A lot of work goes into preparing a property for the dangers presented by even mild winters. Adequately winterizing a property means taking precautions to protect the pipes and plumbing systems, reinforcing windows to save energy costs, inspecting roof integrity and drainage, and...
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Security Deposit Laws Landlords Should Know: Property Management Atlanta

A major part of Atlanta property management is the security deposit and all the Georgia laws pertaining to that deposit. Today, we’re addressing what you need to know.  What Is a Security Deposit?   The security deposit is collected by the landlord or any of the...
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Tenant Bankruptcy: Atlanta Property Management Tips for Landlords

Bankruptcies are not pleasant for anyone, but they can be specifically difficult for landlords. There are a few things that you need to be prepared for when your tenant declares bankruptcy.   My Tenant Filed for Bankruptcy – Now What?   You might be in a situat...
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Why Landlords Should NOT Enter Tenant-Occupied Rentals: Atlanta Property Management

The landlord right of entry is a tricky subject to address, and one of the questions I hate talking about the most. An owner should not go into a tenant home, and there are a few good reasons for that. We will often have out of town owners call us to let us know that they will ...
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Blog Post A Day in the Life of a Leasing Agent... Answering the Crazy Questions

A Day in the Life of a Leasing Agent... Answering the Crazy Questions

By Patty Middleton It all starts when the phone rings, “Can I see the property now?”, “What do I need in order to move in?”, “Is this a safe neighborhood?”  These are just some of the questions that you will h...
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Leverage on Atlanta Home Investments: Why It's the IDEAL Long Term Savings Plan

  Today at Solutions Realty, we are finalizing our discussion about how owning rental property can be an IDEAL way to fund your retirement or pay for college education. We’ve used the acronym IDEAL, and today we’re talking about L – Leverage.  Leverag...
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Equity & Appreciation from Investing in Atlanta Homes: Why it's the IDEAL Long Term Savings Plan

Today, we are discussing part three of our blog series on why owning rental property is an IDEAL way to pay for college educations and to fund your retirement (Part 1, Part 2). We have been using the acronym IDEAL and in previous blogs, we talked about income and deductions and ...
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