Category: Renters

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How Do Property Management Companies Collect Rent?

As a property owner, you know the feeling all too well. It’s the first of the month, and you find yourself anxiously waiting for rent checks to arrive. Or worse, you’re dealing with the stress of late payments, the awkward conversations about overdue fees, and the constant administrative burden of

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What Services Does a Property Management Company Offer?

Being a property owner can be a rewarding venture, offering the potential for consistent income and long-term asset growth. However, the day-to-day realities of managing rental properties – from finding reliable tenants to handling maintenance requests in the middle of the night – can quickly become overwhelming. This is where

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This comprehensive guide from Rhino Property Management will delve into the intricacies of the inspection process, including the types of inspections performed, tenant rights, and the various aspects that landlords and property managers assess during these crucial onsite evaluations.

What Do Property Managers Look for During Property Inspections?

Property inspections are a critical component of effective property management. They serve as a proactive measure to maintain the value and integrity of rental properties while ensuring a safe and habitable environment for tenants. Whether you’re a seasoned property owner or a new renter, understanding what property managers look for

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Renters’ Due Diligence

Renters due diligence includes different steps depending on what you hope to get out of a rental property. Here are some tips for tenants, whether you’re a first-time renter or a veteran. Set Your Budget Is there anything worse than browsing listings and falling in love with a property, only

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Fight for Your Right to Rent

Although many property owners like to rent a home for supplemental income, the bottom line can’t be the only driving force in rental property management. There are certain rights afforded to tenants of a rental unit, some of which Rhino Property Management details below. Tenant Rights All Landlords Should Know

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Understanding Utah’s Rental Market

If there is one word that could be used to describe the housing market here in Utah, that word would have to be volatile. Thanks to the rapid expansion of cities such as Herriman, Vineyard, St. George, and Draper, legions of housing developments — including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartment

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What to Expect When You Move Into An HOA

If you’re considering moving into a home that has an HOA(Homeowners Association), you probably have a few questions. The quality of the HOA that you are moving into will vary depending on where you are moving, as no two HOAs are the same. Before making a decision to move into

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5 Easy Decorating Ideas for Renters

When you live in a rental unit, it can be hard to make the space feel like your own. You want to feel comfortable, and make it feel like home. But you also don’t want to sacrifice your deposit by painting the walls or drilling a bunch of holes into

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Why You Want Millennials to Fill Your Vacancies

The majority of your future clientele consists of millenials. There are changes and trends that come with every new generation, and as you clientele begins to change as the generations get older, you need to learn and develop new skills and tactics to market your properties more efficiently.

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8 Ways to Save on Apartment Utilities

Many of us made New Year’s resolutions last month to put more money in the bank every month, and if you’re still not saving as much as you’d like, it’s a good idea to take a look at your utility usage. Winter, after all, can be your most expensive season

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How to Handle Tenants with Pets

One major decision you have to make as a property manager is whether or not you are going to allow your renters to have pets. And even when you do decide you want to allow pets, there are a variety of concerns and accommodations you’ll want to consider. Here is

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Add Some Hygge to Your Home this Winter

Now that daylight savings time has kicked in, we’re all looking out our windows in astonishment when 6pm brings total darkness. The long, dark nights and freezing temperatures drive us all indoors. We’re left fretting in our houses, getting blue, missing the sun.

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What Kind of Property Are You Looking For?

When searching for a new home, some of us have a hard time even knowing where to get started. Most listing sites will make you start with choosing what kind of property you’re looking for, whether that’s an apartment in a high rise, a unit in a multi-family home, a

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Four Unique Tips for Savvy Apartment Hunters

With one quick visit, it can be hard to tell how a new place will work out. However, there are some creative solutions that can give you a better idea of what you’re looking for. Try out these tips while you’re hunting for a new rental property. 1. Go to

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6 Ways to Make a Rental Feel Like Home

So your living situation is temporary. That doesn’t mean that it can’t feel like home! One of the most common dilemmas of renters is that they are unable to make changes to suit their personal aesthetic. It’s true that you don’t want to make changes that will take a chunk

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How Increasing Renters are Raising Prices

Over the past several years, we have seen a dramatic rise in rental prices across the country, as people are paying more and more to rent property, rather than utilize other housing options. Indeed, this current pricing structure is the highest level of rent-to-income proportions since the 1950’s. Nearly half

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Benefits of Renters Insurance

Sometimes, it can be stressful to rent property when you afraid that you could be held legally and financially accountable to many of the inadvertent disasters that can happen to your home. This is certainly understandable! However, there is a solution that can help renters have a little peace of

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Breaking Your Lease

There are many different reasons why someone might want to break their lease, and very few of them aren’t born of circumstance. There are many situations, however, that can make this a difficult process. This is why it is very important to figure out a plan for breaking a lease

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Rental, Sweet Rental: Making a Rental a Home

So, you’re renting an apartment or townhome, and you want to make it feel more like a home. Renting property is extremely convenient for those who are always on the move and for those who are waiting to buy a home, but one major downside to renting is how it

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Utah Rental Laws

Renting is always a tricky business, as many renting companies hide hidden clauses in their contracts, or seem to want to get as much money out of you as possible.  It is possible to protect yourself from sneaky companies.  Below are some laws that you may not have known about

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Things to Watch for When Looking at Apartments

Looking for a new apartment can be an exhausting process, but it’s important not to make any hasty decisions out of frustration, or else you might be spending the next year in a place that you hate. It’s important to analyze all of the details so that you can find

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Buying vs. Renting a Home

There are many, many options of where to live in this world. However, one choice that you should get out of the way right at the start is whether you want to buy or rent a home. There isn’t necessarily a right answer to this question, as it almost entirely

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Keeping Your Rental Walls Damage-Free

Most of us live in a rented apartment, town home, or home at one point or another, where we must adapt to living by landlord standards. As a renter, you have less freedom to change up the look of your home, and any form of decoration must be done without

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Moving Supply Checklist for Renters

Moving from one rental to another can be daunting, and with a little preparation beforehand with the right supplies, you can make the pro cess a great deal easier. Here is a list of moving supplies that will come in handy as you move out of your rental.

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Contract Red Flags

Renting property and signing a lease agreement go hand in hand. It’s acceptable and encouraged protocol to protect both you as a renter and the landlord as a property owner. There are some things you should look out for before agreeing to take on a rental contract, and it’s a

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Avoiding Rental Scams

Have you run across a really great deal on a rental property, one that has everything you’re looking for and is well under your budget? Well, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, to use the common phrase. Rental scamming has become a major problem in

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