Tenant Screening:

Our goal is to lease to the most qualified, responsible tenants. We verify references,  employment, previous landlords, and check personal credit for potential tenants. We make sure that each tenant thoroughly understands all benefits and responsibilities of leasing your property.  For your protection, we use...

Accounting Services:

We use the latest and best software designed to provide you the property owner with accurate and timely management reports.  This sophisticated software allows us to provide additional reports customized to your needs and or those requests of your accountant.  Combine this with our extremely high level of...

Median rents rose 2 percent from February 2011 to February 2012, but home values continued to fall, declining 4.5 percent during that period, according to the February Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports.

The Zillow Rent Index (ZRI) showed year-over-year gains for nearly 68 percent of metropolitan areas covered by the ZRI. By contrast,...

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Video: Chattanooga beats the housing bubble.

Local real estate experts discuss whether investing in Chattanooga properties is a sound move.

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Chattanooga is finally getting it's wheels.  Volkswagen announcedtoday, July 15th 2008, that it will build a Volkswagen manufacturingplant at the Enterprise South industrial park.

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The first impression will either open the door or close it. Its that important. -Nicolas Sparks

Everything we see and do in our lives can leave a certain impression, or image, in our minds. We meet new people and our minds conceive an image of who this person is.  Whether good or bad, these images tend to stick with us.  First impressions...

Yesterday,12/7/10, 
we discussed the significance of a good first impression in order to prevent your future tenant from pulling out their·“magnifying glass”·and focusing on the negative aspects of your home.· The key to a good showing is a good first impression.··The key to a good first impression is CURB APPEAL.·Our goal is to...

 What insurance do I need?

It is up to a landlord/owner to insure their rental property against any damage, either through accident or otherwise. That insurance will usually be for the benefit of the landlord only.  A tenant should arrange insurance to protect their contents and liability for damage to the landlord/owner's...

Vacant rental properties can certainly be compared to a migraine headache. A pounding headache that will only be cured by one remedy- a paying tenant.

Hazard insurance, mortgage payments, property taxes, utilities, break-ins, vandalism, maintenance, and lawn care are many of the costs associated with vacant rental properties.

Reducing...

According to a recent Morgan Stanley Housing Market Insights report, the U.S. is turning from a home-ownership society into a renter-ship society.

And as the number of renters increases, so too, does the number of real estate investors who are purchasing rental properties.

However, not all real estate investors will see...

There’s no question that security deposit deductions spark disputes between landlords and tenants.

Landlords are allowed to deduct for those items that qualify as damage, but not for normal wear and tear. Those terms are vague and mean different things to different people. What’s more, the amount to be deducted can be difficult for...

Hey Owner! Is Your Lease Legal? 

The longer you are a landlord the more you strive to create the perfect lease/rental agreement.

Landlords learn in the school of hard-knocks that some tenants are certified trouble makers and we try our best to protect ourselves with a carefully structured restrictive lease.

That’s...