Property Management Blog

By David Swaim - Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Art of Increasing Rent

We discovered over the years that mandatory rent increase is not always the best thing. Service Star Realty boast a 75% tenant renewal rate year after year. This means that on average, a renter will stay in your rental home for 4 years while we are managing it.We do increase rent...

By David Swaim - Tuesday, October 10, 2017

New Tenant Home Buying Program

Service Star Realty has created an innovative, new program to help tenants, investors and everyone involved.The innovative new program required extra focus to come to life, so we brought Richard Noeltner on to our team of realtors. He will be exclusively focused on making, runnin...

By David Swaim - Monday, August 7, 2017

Preparation is Key in Handling Maintenance

Summer is very busy in the maintenance department here at Service Star Realty: repairs are on the rise with the AC system under duress, pool equipment running twice as long, and this can be of concern. How much do you as an investor need to budget on repairs and maintenance of yo...

By David Swaim - Monday, August 7, 2017

Should I Rent or Sell My Home? (Part 2)

Other than getting tax-free money from your investment property, you have other things that you can do with the appreciated property. While the current tax law may change with the Trump administration, the long-term capital gains tax is still at 15 percent. This means that any pr...

By David Swaim - Monday, May 29, 2017

R-22 is being phased out

From the Service Star Maintenance Director: After many seasons of working with various HVAC vendors I have seen the rise in cost on R-22 heating and cooling systems. After further research and corresponding with various companies I found this knowledgeable information. For the pa...

By David Swaim - Monday, May 29, 2017

Should I Rent or Sell My Home? (Part 1)

Selling the property may make sense in some cases, but you may end up missing out on tax benefits. When you rent your home, you are basically using tax-free money to cover the costs of an appreciating asset. If you do your taxes the right way, you can essentially earn tax-free ca...

By David Swaim - Monday, May 1, 2017

OUR 1ST QUARTER NUMBERS ARE IN!

Days on the market to find a tenant = 10 Days Lease renewal rate to keep your tenant for another year = 73% We are following up on our traditional year-end newsletter we sent to you at the beginning of January. In that letter, we evaluated our company's progress in 2016, high...

By David Swaim - Sunday, February 14, 2016

Why my Property Manager needs to be Additional Insured

Insurance is provided as protection to prevent loss in the event of an unforeseen circumstance. No matter what sphere of insurance you are speaking of, the ultimate goal is immunity. As a Landlord you deserve a sense of wellbeing knowing that your Property Management Company is j...

By David Swaim - Thursday, January 28, 2016

Who is living in my house?

A question frequently asked by home owners: “What are your criteria when approving applications?” Service Star Realty realizes placing the right tenant in your rental is one of the most important responsibilities we have as property managers: a good tenant will fulfil...

By David Swaim - Thursday, January 14, 2016

No Heat Calls

After some research and realizing why we are receiving so many service calls on “No Heat” or “System is blowing cool air” and why most of these calls come in early morning or late nights, I have discovered the process of how the heat pump works: When the o...

Property Management Blog

The Art of Increasing Rent

New Tenant Home Buying Program

Preparation is Key in Handling Maintenance

Should I Rent or Sell My Home? (Part 2)

R-22 is being phased out

Should I Rent or Sell My Home? (Part 1)

OUR 1ST QUARTER NUMBERS ARE IN!

Why my Property Manager needs to be Additional Insured

Who is living in my house?

No Heat Calls

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