Maintenance management for your properties is a massive part of your business operations. Keeping your spaces updated and free from issues is critical to positive relationships with your tenants. As you prep, your units for your future tenants, think about who you want to attract to the space. What are your expectations for daily activities and
Nearly every simple task in today’s modern world happens online. From shopping to communication, technology plays into all aspects of life. Given this is the standard, it’s time to collect rent online. Changing your rent collection method may seem overwhelming, but trust us — many tenants want or even expect the option for digital payments. In fact, many
We’ve talked extensively on the topic of online rent collection, but there’s more to managing rental properties than collecting rent. Tenant communication and making sure you keep up on what’s going on in your units is just as important. We know from experience that keeping up with documentation is a tall order, especially when you
Let’s face it — computers and smartphones are part of our daily lives, sometimes we still like to take care of our business responsibilities the old fashioned way. We get it. Manually inputting your information is ingrained in your process. It’s what you know. But it can also present a series of challenges and leave
Think to yourself, why did you get into real estate? We’re willing to bet that the added cash flow is one of the big reasons. We’re also willing to bet that you dream of the day that you can tell your W2 employer that you’re done. It takes grit and determination to scale, but it
Enabling text notifications in RentMindMe is not only easy, it provides several benefits to both landlords and tenants. When you have text notifications enabled, you’ll get instant confirmation of rent payments, maintenance issue updates and lease renewals. This tutorial will step you through how to enable text notifications for your RentMindMe profile. Because we know
Managing rental properties provides great “passive income” but what if you could make that “passive income” a little more passive? That was our thought process when we set out to build RentMindMe. When you have the right tools in place, you can make owning and operating rental properties a breeze. Know your tenant’s setup status
Over the last 12 years, I’ve moved a lot. Moving out of state for college, I moved (on average) once a year. When I moved back home to start a career, I moved a few more times. Nearly all of those moves were into a rental unit. With new rentals come the challenges of new
Today, accepting payments online is becoming a standard practice for many businesses — yes, that includes landlords and property managers. When it comes to larger payments like rent, some tenants may not feel comfortable using a credit card (or that may not have one). Also, the payee may not want to incur the fees associated
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Toni Wood of Elite Bookkeeping Plus. After many years of managing the office and accounting for a local realtor and auctioneer, Toni decided to follow her dream of owning her own bookkeeping business. With the flexibility provided by technology and several property managers as clients, Toni
