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By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, May 27, 2016

DIY – PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 101

Prepping to Rent“It’s so easy, I could train a monkey how to do it!” – Jeff Christensen, 2009Ready to learn? Good. Now put down that banana and let’s get started!ESTABLISH THE RENTAL AMOUNT – Go to Craigslist or Zillow and see what owners of pr...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, May 6, 2016

RUSHING INTO THINGS

Recently I joked with Michael, my website designer, asking if he had ever heard of the shortest book ever written, titled “The Benefits of Rushing Into Things”. I was surprised by his response:“Well why don’t you see if you can put a positive spin on that ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Monday, April 18, 2016

WHY ARE WE BETTER THAN OTHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES?

What makes for an excellent property management company? AND HOW CAN RED ROOF RENTALS BE ONE?PASSION & EXPERTISE – We know what we are talking about, we actually like what we do and we do it on a daily basis. We have paid attention all thru our 40 years in real estate ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, February 26, 2016

TAKING CONTROL OF LONELINESS

I’ve tasted loneliness, and like a hungry jackal in the night, it has tasted me too.A certain amount of loneliness is normal. After all, if you are alone then it’s understandable to feel alone. You might be missing a person or a place (lonesome) or just feel...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, February 5, 2016

PIERCE COUNTY RENTAL RATE CHANGES

Everyone knows that property values have bounced back a bit since “The Great Recession of 2008”, but what about rental rates on single family homes … what are they doing? Have they gone up?First, let me say that most rents NEVER WENT DOWN here in Pierce County!...

By Red Roof Rentals - Saturday, January 16, 2016

HOW TO MANAGE PROPERTY – 101

You know, I have often told people that a monkey could be trained to do property management … and that I am the proof! There are some finer points to the craft that only those with years of experience can implement, but there are also some BASIC PRINCIPLES that anyone...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, December 25, 2015

PUTTING THE SUNSET TO WORK FOR YOU

First Bob forgot to set his alarm and woke up late. He rushed to morning court for his divorce hearing and his attorney lost his case. On his way to work the check engine light came on and he had to call Triple A for help. The lab called – his biopsy came back positive &hel...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, December 4, 2015

TO FLUSH or NOT TO FLUSH – Potty Talk from Red Roof

Now that we have your attention …Actually we DO want to talk about your toilet in this blog posting, particularly what NOT to put into your toilet, whether you rent from Red Roof or not.Toilets normally behave just fine but if you put the wrong things into them, well&helli...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, November 13, 2015

THE “GREAT RECESSION” OF 2008 and RENTAL PROPERTIES (or “What every farmer knows”)

Consider the story of a dairy farmer and his favorite cow, for which he paid $1,000. Every day, without fail, old bossy produced 5 gallons of rich, creamy milk for the farmer. The cow was happy and so was the farmer!Then one day, for reasons puzzling and unknown to the farmer, th...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, October 23, 2015

FORGIVENESS FOR DUMMIES

I have lived a few years, been thru a few divorces and had a lot of counseling (some say “Not enough!”). Through it all, I have learned a few things about THE BUSINESS OF FORGIVENESS which I will now share witlh you in modified “bullet point” format.WHAT F...

Red Roof Rentals Blog

DIY – PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 101

RUSHING INTO THINGS

WHY ARE WE BETTER THAN OTHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES?

TAKING CONTROL OF LONELINESS

PIERCE COUNTY RENTAL RATE CHANGES

HOW TO MANAGE PROPERTY – 101

PUTTING THE SUNSET TO WORK FOR YOU

TO FLUSH or NOT TO FLUSH – Potty Talk from Red Roof

THE “GREAT RECESSION” OF 2008 and RENTAL PROPERTIES (or “What every farmer knows”)

FORGIVENESS FOR DUMMIES

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