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How to Collect Rent for Hampton Roads Rental Property

How to Collect Rent for Hampton Roads Rental Property

The best way to ensure that your rent gets paid on time every month is by providing a few good options for tenants when it comes to how they pay. While you don’t want to welcome them to pay with their collection of pennies and dimes, you do want to offer different ways so t...
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When Should Rent Be Due? Hampton Roads Property Management Advice

When Should Rent Be Due? Hampton Roads Property Management Advice

Tenants can’t pay rent on time if they don’t know when it’s due. As you prepare to rent out your Hampton Roads investment property, make sure you have a consistent and enforceable rent collection policy in place. Once you have established the amount of rent that...
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How Much Rent Can I Get for My Norfolk, VA Rental Property?

Do you know what your Norfolk, VA rental property is worth? It may be more or less than you think. A common mistake a lot of rental property owners make is pricing their rental property to meet their mortgage obligations. It doesn’t matter what you want to earn in rent...
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Rent Collection Basics for Hampton Roads Investment Property

Rent Collection Basics for Hampton Roads Investment Property

Collecting rent is one of the most basic functions of any landlord or property manager, and it seems like it should be pretty straightforward. You tell the tenant how much rent is, they pay it, and the same thing happens month after month. Sometimes it’s that simple, b...
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The Benefits of Attending NARPM – Doud Realty Services

Professional property management is our business, and we’re taking a moment today to explain why it’s important to take time out of our busy schedules to come to the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) conference every year. We think it&rsquo...
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5 Reasons to Choose Doud Realty Services for Norfolk, VA Property Management

At Doud Realty Services, we treat your home the same way we treat our own.  Doud Realty Services is Owner Focused We have been growing every year since we opened our doors in June of 2012. We are an owner-focused company because we own rental properties ourselves. ...
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How to Use Your Owner Portal – Tips for Rental Property Owners in Norfolk, VA

Your owner portal is an important tool available to you 24 hours a day. As a Norfolk rental property owner, you will get a notification every month when you are paid. You’ll be alerted that a document is available for you to view, and you’ll get to see all your proper...
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Secrets of the Virginia Rental Season Cycle – Norfolk Property Management Education

When we’re talking about the rental cycles in Virginia, we have to consider what the word “cycle” means. It’s a series of events repeated in the same order; or, the amount of time taken to complete a single circle of events. A rental season cycle is compar...
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Best Renovation and Repair Tips for Your Norfolk Rental Property

Smart renovations are important for rental properties because they contribute to the value of your home and affect your ability to attract and retain tenants. Property owners can often over-improve their investment homes or under-improve their investment homes. In some cases, the...
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Do I Need a Pet Policy for My Rental Property? - Norfolk, VA Property Management Education

We’re talking about the importance of having a pet policy for each of your rental properties. In the 13 years that I have been a property manager in Norfolk and the surrounding Hampton Roads area, I have realized that the first question any potential tenant asks before look...
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