short term rentals
January 18, 2015
If you are a renter, you feel the pinch. If you are a landlord, you feel the bulge in your bank account. Here’s a good article and short video clip from CNBC about the top rental markets in the US as well as how they relate to affordability. http://www.cnbc.com/id/102159830 As Landlords and Real Estate Investors, you should be aware of the relationship between rent values and your tenant’s income growth patterns. As always, real estate is local, so if you need help understanding what is occuring in your area of town, email, call or click. Dan Baldini is the Executive Property Manager of Polaris Property Management, LLC. Dan focuses his practice on the residential real estate markets including Indianapolis, Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers and other surrounding areas. Dan continually seeks out new resources for Team training and education in order to keep all the Team members skills on the leading edge […]
January 21, 2015
Is the party almost over for Landlords and Real Estate Investors in residential rentals? Rental rates across the US, Indianapolis metro area included, have been on a consistent tear for a number of years now….Landlords have benefitted allowing the asset prices to get bid up on both rental properties for sale. However, just like with everything in life, there are limits…. Here’s a good article that takes both a granular and high level approach at looking into this pending issue…. http://nreionline.com/multifamily/rent-burdened-nation-housing-expert-discusses-affordable-housing-crisis Certainly, if your local market conditions allow, maximize your rental revenue whenever possible, but keep this knowledge on your radar as we may be witnessing a market shift in rental rates. If you haven’t repriced your properties lately or done a competitive analysis, now may be a good time to get this information gathered. As always, if we can assist, call or click.
February 3, 2015
Each landlord we work with has a unique problem—filling their rental vacancy. On the surface, It may seem like a unique problem to only this industry. But when you apply business topology, the problem becomes quite common. In fact, there are at least 3 other industries who have almost the exact same problem. Unsold inventory. Billboards, hotels, and airlines all HATE unsold inventory because the moment when time passes, it is utterly worthless. As soon as the date changes on a hotel room with vacancies, that hotel cannot make up the lost profit. Same with the radio station with unsold advertising slots for radio commercials. Same for airliners that taxi and take off with seats missing rear ends sitting in them. Same for landlords. Which is why we are a strong proponent of aggressive and early marketing of properties with vacancies coming up soon. Think about the math here…. If you rent a […]
March 16, 2015
I’m always confused when I see rental applications that are one page long. In large font. With lots of white space on the paper. Such a disaster waiting to happen… If you want to secure better tenants in your rental properties, the solution is simple. Ask questions. Lots and lots more questions. Trust me. We process hundreds of rental apps each year and NOT A SINGLE PERSON didn’t finish the application just because we asked for lots of data on their personal and financial lives. How many data points are on our application? 164. Yep. One hundred and sixty-four. We gather it all upfront so that the we have all the necessary information for our Landlord’s to make informed decisions on how risky a tenant profile really is prior to making a Go/No Go decision…. An additional residual value in gathering this data up front comes into play after they have moved […]
August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015 Today’s New York Stock Exchange activity was historical. Ouch. We may be in for continued volatility for the near term in the equity markets, which reminds me of how this relates to your rental properties… When I speak with new potential clients, the conversation usually goes something like this…. Property Owner: “I’d like to rent out my house, but I need to get at least $1500 a month because we bought it at the height of the market in 2008 and owe too much on the mortgage still to sell it. Can we get that amount for the house?” Me: “Well, according to the market comps and the demand for your house, I don’t think we can get anything higher than $1300 a month.” Property Owner: “But you don’t understand. I NEED $1500 a month in rent.” Me: “I certainly appreciate your needing to maximize the revenue […]
August 18, 2016
Questions. We all have them. (If you don’t, run away from real estate.) Here’s the Top 20 questions asked by landlords and investors when choosing to hire a property management company. Some are deeper questions than they might seem the first time you read them, which is why the first question on the list is the first question on the list. If you are thinking about them in the correct mindset, you should realize within 2 breaths that the questions spawn subordinate questions and will take you down a rabbit hole even further. What do you charge? If I have a question and send in an email or call, what is the expected response time from your company? Is the prop mgr available on weekends if issues arise? How do you handle repairs? How does money get to me each month? What happens if the tenant doesn’t pay rent? What […]