Top 10 Reasons to Use a Property Manager

ADVERTISING YOUR RENTALS A property manager in Grand Rapids at any time has many tenants looking to lease properties at a time. This means that a manager can follow fair housing guidelines and find the VERY best tenant for your property. If there are tenants that qualify, the property manager will find them. TENANT SCREENING A property…

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Lawn Care Rental Properties

Lawn Care Rental Properties

Many owners ask the question, “Should I pay for lawn care and landscaping or should the tenant pay?  Should I pay for snow removal?”.  Read below to learn about lawn care rental properties! When someone is looking for property management in Grand Rapids, they usually ask us about snow removal.  Snow removal is always an easy…

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Evictions! Part 2

EVICTIONS GRAND RAPIDS If you haven’t checked out evictions part 1, check it out here!  Evictions Grand Rapids isn’t all that tough!  Once you win at court, the tenant has a certain amount of days to pay.  If the tenant does not pay, then you file again with the court for the writ. Then the court will…

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Evictions! Part 1

Evicting tenant Grand Rapids can be tough (but not if you have a property manager in Grand Rapids!).  You have a relationship with the person- sometimes it can be a personal friendship.  The tenant then doesn’t pay and you feel terrible about evicting your friend. OR you may not know the process of evicting… EVICTING TENANTS…

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Rental Property Water Bills

Rental Property Water Bills

Rental property water bills can be a challenge! As a property manager in Grand Rapids we know that the water stays with the property, not the tenant. That means if the tenant moves and doesn’t pay their water bill, then you (the owner) must pay it. To counter this, make sure in your lease that the…

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Lower Maintenance Costs with Rental Property Management

Lowering Maintenance Costs

Many of our owners ask us what they can do to lower their maintenance costs. Since we deal with property management in Grand Rapids everyday, Simple Property Management knows how to lower maintenance costs.  There are a couple things that we strongly suggest doing.  Some work on only single family homes, and some will save…

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