Red Roof Rentals Blog

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, October 2, 2015

WHERE HAVE ALL THE RENTALS GONE?

“Is it me or is there a shortage of rental homes available right now?”No, it’s not your imagination… for the first time in as long as I can remember (40 years!) there are not enough rental homes available to meet demand. Historically we would usually hav...

By Red Roof Rentals - Saturday, September 12, 2015

ARE RENTALS A GOOD INVESTMENT?

Whether you already own a rental property or are thinking about buying one, the question is the same:“Is real estate really still a good investment?”Let’s look at some facts and compare the most commonly held investments to each other. Many research firms track ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, July 17, 2015

HOW TO ENJOY A GOOD LIFE WITH A HAPPY ENDING

I have found that your business life comes in 3 stages, and NO, it’s not the good, the bad and the ugly! They are the LEARNING YEARS, the EARNING YEARS and the YEARNING YEARS.Years ago, when colleges asked incoming freshmen science majors to bring a slide rule, I was given ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, June 26, 2015

RENTING vs BUYING

Can there be anything good about RENTING instead of BUYING?Consider a 3 bedroom / 2 bath 1,100 sq. ft. home. The owner will sell it to you for $149,000 or rent it for $1,100 … your choice.Let’s say you are going to be living in the area for 3-4 years before you get t...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, June 5, 2015

AN OWNER’S QUANDARY – TO RENT IT OR TO SELL IT

“I’ve got to move but I don’t know whether to SELL my home or try to RENT it out. What should I do?”You might be an owner who asks this question and struggles to find answers that make sense. The market prices just aren’t what they used to be so it d...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, May 15, 2015

HOW TO LIVE WELL

Ah … the good life! We all seek it and advertising tells us we deserve it … but WHAT is it and HOW can you get it? … and once you have “the good life”, what should you do with it? Let me share some answers from my own personal experience for you t...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, April 24, 2015

WE SAVE YOU MONEY!

Hi, my name is Jeff Christensen and I am the founder of Red Roof Rentals, LLC, Pierce County’s original FLAT RATE property management company. Not to brag, but I have owned a few rentals during my 40 years in the real estate business, and as a result I have had a lot of fir...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, April 3, 2015

THE VALUE OF FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE

Should you let someone who doesn’t own a rental property manage for you?It’s unfortunate but it happens all the time … rental property owners suffer at the hands of inexperienced property managers. It can be COSTLY and totally FRUSTRATING when you have trusted ...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, March 13, 2015

PREPPING YOUR HOME FOR RENT – WHAT DO RENTERS EXPECT?

Renters are a lower class of people that don’t care much about their homes, right?WRONG!Renters are like owners … just like you and me. In fact, many renters used to be owners who lost their homes in “The Great Recession of 2008” that we just went through...

By Red Roof Rentals - Friday, October 17, 2014

CORRECTION with CARE (aka confrontation with consideration)

Occasionally someone we deal with in the property management business needs correction. Whether it be a renter, owner or service provider, I always try to be mindful to be “careful” in my correction of others. Unfortunately, though, the ability to do this doesn’...

Red Roof Rentals Blog

WHERE HAVE ALL THE RENTALS GONE?

ARE RENTALS A GOOD INVESTMENT?

HOW TO ENJOY A GOOD LIFE WITH A HAPPY ENDING

RENTING vs BUYING

AN OWNER’S QUANDARY – TO RENT IT OR TO SELL IT

HOW TO LIVE WELL

WE SAVE YOU MONEY!

THE VALUE OF FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE

PREPPING YOUR HOME FOR RENT – WHAT DO RENTERS EXPECT?

CORRECTION with CARE (aka confrontation with consideration)

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