Maintenance by Season

By Lacey Hofman Monday, July 20, 2020

When looking at routine maintenance, proper planning can save time and energy. There are different projects a property manager or Landlord can focus on, depending on the time of year. Planning and setting the expectations with the vendors prior to the work starting will hel...

Real Estate Investors Flock to Boise...but why

By Tony Drost Monday, June 1, 2020

Real Estate Investors Flock to Boise...but why? Low Property Tax:Property Taxes in Boise range from 1.1% to 1.8% of assessed home value, depending on location. Meridian is about 1.3% and Eagle is 1.1%. Investors looking at Canyon County can expect to pay about 2% of the ass...

$1 of Rent

By Melissa Sharone Thursday, April 30, 2020

Below is a very good graphic provided by the National Apartment Association that explains the value of $1 of rent. It creates a clear transparent breakdown of where the money goes and in our opinion clears up the misconception that "landlords" take home large marg...

PROACTIVELY REPLACING WATER HEATERS:

By Julie Tollifson Friday, April 24, 2020

PROACTIVELY REPLACING WATER HEATERS: One of the unknown, inevitable, and scary parts of owning any property, not just an investment property, is unexpected expenses for repairs and replacements. Sometimes the expenses are small, but other times, they can be quite costly. Wa...

NARPM SW Idaho 1st Quarter Vacancy Report

By Melissa Sharone Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The 1st quarter vacancy survey from the SW Idaho Chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) was just released. While majority of the quarter was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic some of these results (mainly the average rental prices) we...

Owners! Get Your Property Rented!

By Jim Sharone Friday, January 24, 2020

One of the scariest times an owner goes through while renting out their property is the vacancy. First Rate Property Management understands this and is ready to help!You will be receiving Marketing Updates from our leasing team every Wednesday your property is on the market...

Vacancy Update

By Melissa Sharone Thursday, January 16, 2020

The 4th quarter vacancy survey from the Southwest Idaho Chapter of NARPM was just released. The results are about what was expected for this time of year. The winter time is always slowed for rentals and therefor rents tend to slightly decrease in order to get units f...

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, ...

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Maintenance by Season

Real Estate Investors Flock to Boise...but why

$1 of Rent

PROACTIVELY REPLACING WATER HEATERS:

NARPM SW Idaho 1st Quarter Vacancy Report

Owners! Get Your Property Rented!

Vacancy Update

Emotional Support Animal or Pet?

Landlords Beware: A Rise in Fraudulent Applications

Google Reviews!

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