Emotional Support Animal or Pet?

By Beny W. Thursday, January 2, 2020

What is an emotional support animal? Are they trained? Who gets one, and who decides that? If you have been in property management in the last few years, you have probably asked yourself at least one of those questions while witnessing the surge in rental applicants stating that ...

Landlords Beware: A Rise in Fraudulent Applications

By Julie Tollifson Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Landlords Beware: A Rise in Fraudulent ApplicationsIn 2018 it was reported that more than 80% of property managers surveyed have fallen victim to tenant fraud. Many of these cases of fraud were not exposed until after the tenant had moved into the rental property and proven to be...

Google Reviews!

By Julie Tollifson Monday, December 16, 2019

Property Management: Google Review We are far too aware of how our Google Rating affects our property management business. With the PM stigma among tenants, the search engine optimization game feels almost impossible to win. However, ...

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

By Beny W. Tuesday, December 10, 2019

As Boise’s population has boomed in the last decade, so have our area’s pest issues. One type of pest that we have encountered more frequently as a property management company is bed bugs. Bed bugs can be an embarrassing and uncomfortable topic, but it is important to...

Parking Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, and The Boot

By Arica Elordi Tuesday, November 19, 2019

One of the most important amenities to many tenants is adequate parking at the apartment complex they are renting from. Many value having their parking lot enforced to keep unwanted visitors from parking in their spot. Hiring a vendor for this enforcement can help alleviate ...

Is the Growth of Technology Contributing to the Diminishing Profits and Return on Relationships in t...

By Tony Drost Friday, November 15, 2019

First Rate Property Management posted a blog back in October including a summary on theState of the Property Management Industryreport that was published by Buildium and the National Association of Residential Managers. This report was full of useful information, but we fou...

City Council Discussion - Capping Rental Application Fees

By Julie Tollifson Wednesday, October 30, 2019

As an owner, tenant, or landlord, it is important to be informed on the latest proposed cap on rental application fees and how it will affect you. Councilwoman, Lisa Sanchez, has proposed an ordinance to cap rental application fees at $30. On October 29th, 2019 the people of the ...

SW Idaho NARPM 3rd Quarter Vacancy Report

By Melissa Sharone Tuesday, October 29, 2019

The 3rd quarter Narpm vacancy survey is out and it shows that vacancy dropped quite a bit from the 2nd quarter but that is to be expected. It is the time of year when things slow down for the rental industry. The vacancy for...

2019 State of the Property Management Industry Report

By Tony Drost Thursday, October 24, 2019

Mid October, a group of us from FRPM attended the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) Convention held in Phoenix. One of the sessions I attended was the 2019 State of the Property Management Industry Report. This report was a collaborative ef...

Treasure Valley Vacancy Trends - What FRPM Does to Combat Fall Market Decline

By Julie Tollifson Thursday, September 5, 2019

Currently we have a vacancy rate of 2.48%. This is ever so slightly above last year’s vacancy rate of 2.47% at this time. This vacancy number depends on the time of the month. Of all of our vacant units 61% are already re-ren...

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Emotional Support Animal or Pet?

Landlords Beware: A Rise in Fraudulent Applications

Google Reviews!

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

Parking Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, and The Boot

Is the Growth of Technology Contributing to the Diminishing Profits and Return on Relationships in t...

City Council Discussion - Capping Rental Application Fees

SW Idaho NARPM 3rd Quarter Vacancy Report

2019 State of the Property Management Industry Report

Treasure Valley Vacancy Trends - What FRPM Does to Combat Fall Market Decline

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